# Jennifer Kiggans

Jennifer Kiggans is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Virginia’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Virginia’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000399
- FEC candidate IDs: H2VA02064

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000399 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

18% of Kiggans’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.1 times the House Republican average of 8.9%.

## What Kiggans says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,617 classified statements: 1,289 posts on X, 183 press releases, 99 newsletters, 46 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kiggans | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 173 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.1% | 15.1% | 131 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 71.2% | 67.7% | 93 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.4% | 8.9% | 18 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 45.4% | 37.4% | 57 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 3.0% | 188 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 55% (House Republicans 24%); Health 29% (House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 13% (House Republicans 9.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.01), from 5,218 donors and 2,401 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.9% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.1% (97.1%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 56 bills: 56 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 422. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 111 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1508: Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Clinical Nurse Specialist Week". (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1508
- H.R. 9582: National Service Animals Monument Location Act (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9582
- H.Res. 1360: Expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2026, as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day". (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1360
- H.R. 8691: Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8691
- H.R. 8659: Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8659
- H.R. 8550: To allow States to require payment of State fees related to boating as a condition for issuance of a vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction… (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8550
- H.R. 8336: Helping Ensure Reliable Opportunities in Child Care for Military Families Act (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8336
- H.R. 8052: Veteran Infection Prevention Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8052
- H.R. 8011: SECURE Health Act (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8011
- H.R. 7908: 20-Year Promise Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7908

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $7.6M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 24% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 63% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2114789664657752205
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2114807457658929542
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2114811149204238560
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Kiggans, Goodlander Work to Strengthen Oversight of Navy’s Shipyard Modernization Program · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://kiggans.house.gov/2026/10/26/kiggans-goodlander-work-to-strengthen-oversight-of-navys-shipyard-modernization-program/
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2114463423870452191
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2114072001312653438
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2113703391549411791
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2113385969952927921
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJenKiggans/status/2112980034214400149
- 2026-10-21 · Newsletter · The Weekly Debrief · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming

## Links

- Official site: https://kiggans.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJenKiggans
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjenkiggans
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjenkiggans
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repjenkiggans
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000399

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000399