A Senator, Navy Wife, Nurse & Mother | Jen Kiggans life | Jen Kiggans & Elaine Luria | Election Results 2022.

 
Jen Kiggans is a State Senator, geriatric nurse practitioner, U.S. Navy veteran, mother, Navy wife, and Republican candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 2nd District.
In 2019, Jen was elected to the Virginia State Senate representing District 7, which includes parts of both Virginia Beach and Norfolk. In Richmond, Jen has stood up to the liberal one-party rule and has been a champion for veterans, active duty military, the unborn, seniors, patients, and working families. She has fought for local job creation, lower healthcare costs, less wasteful spending, and more secure elections.

Jen is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Virginia Geriatrics Society, American Nurses Association, and the American Legion Post 110. She is a recipient of the Boston University Scarlet Key Award for exceptional leadership and is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. She lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her four amazing kids and husband, Steve, who is a retired U.S. Navy F-18 pilot.

Before beginning her service in the U.S. Navy in 1995, Jen earned a degree in International Relations from Boston University and taught English in public high schools in Matsuyama, Japan. Jen then served for ten years in the U.S. Navy, completing two deployments to the Persian Gulf as an H-46 and H-3 helicopter pilot.

After leaving the Navy, Jen went back to school using her GI benefits to earn her certification as an Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She obtained her nursing degree from Old Dominion University and her nurse practitioner degree from Vanderbilt University. In Virginia Beach, Jen works as a primary care physician at a small private practice. In Virginia Beach and Norfolk, she has experience working in several nursing homes and long-term care institutions.

Jen is a fervent supporter of the availability and affordability of mental health care and mental health screening in addition to geriatrics. She speaks up for the elderly and their families and possesses the knowledge to have a big impact on care standards.