NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria has built a reputation as pro-military and proudly moderate in one of the nation's most Navy- and Defense Department-dependent swing districts.
But she's also agreed to join a House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which could raise uncomfortable questions about links between the military and extremist groups and test her centrist credentials.
Luria, a 20-year Navy veteran and nuclear-trained surface warfare officer, insists the committee can stay bipartisan.
But with the prospects of a close midterm election battle next year already looming, the political blowback could still have a lasting effect.
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