Leaving office January 3, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Jen Kiggans

U.S. Representative, VA-2 since 2023. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Representative, VA-2Born 1971Naval aviator

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2023
Bills became law: 0; 56 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.9%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −8.5; Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Natural ResourcesEnergy and Mineral ResourcesWater, Wildlife and Fisheries
House Committee on Armed ServicesSeapower and Projection ForcesCyber, Information Technologies, and InnovationMilitary Personnel
House Committee on Veterans' AffairsOversight and Investigations · ChairwomanHealth

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 56 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 7618 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 7365 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia…
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 5063 Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 3494 VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
Armed Forces and National Security · Passed House Sep 2025

HR 8052 Veteran Infection Prevention Act
Armed Forces and National Security · In committee Sep 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kiggans sits in the U.S. House

Kiggans is closer to the center than 92% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Ryan Mackenzie, Zach Nunn, María Elvira Salazar

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Kiggans’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills37%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kiggans’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Kiggans	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kiggans was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20192020202120222023202420252026202720282029Virginia State Senate, District 7 U.S. House, VA-2

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Virginia's 2nd District	Lost	D+8.5	R+0.3	−8.8
2024	U.S. House, VA-2	Won	R+3.8	—	—
2022	U.S. House, VA-2	Won	R+3.4	—	—
2019	Virginia State Senate, District 7	Won	R+0.9	—	—