VA-05 Republican nominee?
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AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Marine Corps veteran
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderFemale
LocationVirginia
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BackgroundU.S. Marine Corps veteran
Notable personal detailsMelanie Lucero is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District (VA-05) in the 2026 election cycle. She is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served as an Intelligence Analyst and later worked in the intelligence community. She is also a real estate business owner in Virginia and the founder/team lead of The M Group Real Estate serving the Lake Anna area and surrounding counties.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports cutting government spending and reducing taxes, favors trade measures (tariffs) to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., and emphasizes pro-business, limited-government economic policies.
Healthcare
Supports repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and favors empowering patients to choose private health plans rather than expanding federal healthcare programs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strengthening border security and enforcement, including funding ICE and empowering Border Patrol, and seeks to end sanctuary city funding. Frames immigration policy around securing the border and ending illegal immigration rather than expanding legal pathways or broad regularization.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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