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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Jen A. Kiggans

Jen A. Kiggans

U.S. House · Virginia District 2

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Elaine G. Luria

Elaine G. Luria

Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 2

NationalDemocrat

Jen A. KiggansCurrent repElaine G. LuriaChallenger

Job fit

Jen A. Kiggans

Offices held

  • United States Navy, 1993-2003; 1
  • elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2023-present). 1

Education

  • B.A. Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1993; 1

Elaine G. Luria

Offices held

  • elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2023); 2

Education

  • M.S., Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., 2004; 2
  • B.S., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1997; 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Jen A. Kiggans

No stated positions on file yet.

Elaine G. Luria

  • Health care costs
    Pledges to 'reinstate the ACA tax credits that helped lower costs for middle class families, expand access to health care, cut prescription drug prices, and ensure Medicaid and Medicare are properly funded.' 3
  • Guns
    Own campaign site quoted saying: 'commonsense measures are necessary to keep our communities safe... I joined bipartisan commonsense reform efforts like requiring universal background checks and encouraging red flag laws.' 4
  • Crime & safety
    Co-sponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, lowering the criminal-intent standard to convict officers for misconduct and limiting qualified immunity as a defense. 5

No public stance found on: Cost of living & jobs

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How they voted on top issues

Jen A. Kiggans

  • Crime & safety → Tougher sentences and more police (9 of 9 votes) 6
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (8 of 8 votes) 6
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (5 of 5 votes) 6

Elaine G. Luria

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Jen A. Kiggans

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$784Klarge donors$2.2Mcompanies$392Kotherpoliticians$334Kindustryassociations$141KOther kinds ofdonors$264K$4.4M raised
$784,1127Small individual donors
$2,203,3527Large individual donors

Elaine G. Luria

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)membership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$562Klarge donors$2.8Motherpoliticians$145Kpolitical allies(same party)$101Kmembershiporganizations$15KOther kinds ofdonors$15K$3.8M raised
$562,1968Small individual donors
$2,816,5438Large individual donors

Checks

Jen A. Kiggans

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Elaine G. Luria

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. KIGGANS, Jennifer | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. LURIA, Elaine | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. elaineforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. ontheissues.org used in: Top issues
  5. ontheissues.org used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Elaine G. Luria
Candidate A

Elaine G. Luria

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $3.8M raised, 74% from large donors, 11% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $405,442.31 (11% of $3,792,412.97 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $276,041.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, more rules on who can buy guns, cutting pollution and moving to clean energy.

Sources

1 Background: LURIA, Elaine | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 more rules on who can buy guns: Candidate statement

5 cutting pollution and moving to clean energy: Candidate statement

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Geral D. "Bishop" Staten
Candidate B

Geral D. "Bishop" Staten

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Geral D. "Bishop" Staten biography · checked 2026-10-19

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J. Matt Baker
Candidate C

J. Matt Baker

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: ABOUT | Matt Baker · checked 2026-10-19

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Jen A. Kiggans
Candidate D

Jen A. Kiggans

RepublicanShown above

$4.4M raised, 50% from large donors, 28% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,250,100.68 (28% of $4,448,986.72 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,131,600.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: KIGGANS, Jennifer | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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