Representative Jen Kiggans
This February, Representative Jen Kiggans will speak to VSRA Membership at the Februrary General Membership Luncheon on February 20th.
Congresswoman Jen Kiggans is serving Virginia’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes Virginia Beach, the Eastern Shore, part of Chesapeake and Southampton, Isle of Wight, Suffolk, and Franklin City.
Jen is a proud Navy Wife to her husband Steve, a retired F-18 pilot, and mom to their four children who motivate her every day.
Jen was winged as a Naval Aviator in 1995. She served our nation for 10 years as a helicopter pilot flying H-46 and H-3 helicopters, completing two deployments to the Persian Gulf. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Jen went back to school and became a board-certified Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Nursing School and Vanderbilt University’s Nurse Practitioner program, Jen has worked in several long-term care and nursing facilities in Virginia Beach and Norfolk in addition to serving as a primary care provider for a small private practice in Virginia Beach.
Jen eventually took her experience to get into politics, where she served three sessions in the Virginia State Senate. In November of 2022, Jen was elected into the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's Second Congressional District. She is currently running for re-election this year.
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