[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

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Goblin House Intelligence

Jennifer A. Kiggans

Republican · Representative, VA ·2

Score Components

21 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

0 → 0

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

64 → 16

Intelligence Volume 10%

50 → 5

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

Kiggans' April 26, 2023 floor speech on the Limit, Save, Grow Act explicitly objected to the bill's repeal of wind energy tax credits, stating 'these credits have been very beneficial to my constituents, attracting significant investment and new manufacturing jobs for businesses in southeast Virginia' — a district-specific deviation from Republican orthodoxy

primary · 2023-04-26

In a WTKR interview on June 1, 2023, Kiggans described the bill as 'truly a compromise' and 'representative of divided government,' acknowledging 'We needed to find a place in the middle where both sides gave a little and both sides got a little.' She also noted the defense spending increase was below the rate of inflation.

primary · 2023-06-01

Kiggans was among 149 Republicans who voted yea on H.R. 3746, representing 67.7% of the GOP conference. The 'party_defection' label is incorrect under the platform's own definition — she voted with, not against, the party majority.

primary · 2023-05-31

Kiggans' official May 31, 2023 press release stated 'I came to Congress to restore strength in our economy' — not 'I was sent to Washington to govern' — and did not criticize those who voted nay as making a 'political statement.' The release framed her yea vote as the governing option to avoid default.

primary · 2023-05-31

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 39.1

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: veteran population: ~17% of residents

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 69.9%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 8.52%

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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $93,757

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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Virginia Constitutional Amendment — Expand Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Soldiers Who Died in the Line of Duty (2024) — passed, margin 93% Yes — 7% No

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 (share 0.097)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.103)

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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.145)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (36188 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Retail Trade (38602 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Health Care & Social Assistance (54491 employees)

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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Virginia's 2nd Congressional District encompasses the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, the Eastern Shore (Accomack and Northampton counties), Suffolk, Isle of Wight, and parts of Chesapeake. The district is home to approximately 787,890 residents with a median household income of $93,757 — well above th

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Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling)) on 2023-05-31: Party defection: Kiggans voted YEA on the bipartisan debt-ceiling deal negotiated by Speaker McCarthy and President Biden. While 149 Republicans supported it, 71 Republicans voted NAY — Kiggans chose the governing wing of her party over the conservative opposi

primary · 2023-05-31

Voted yea_unverified on H.Con.Res. 14 (Establishing the Congressional Budget for FY 2025) on 2025-02-25: Against constituent interest: Kiggans voted YEA on the FY25 budget resolution requiring $1.5 trillion in mandatory savings over 10 years, setting the framework for the Medicaid and SNAP cuts later enacted in H.R. 1. The AFL-CIO and CWA opposed the resolut

inferential · 2025-02-25

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Budget Reconciliation)	yea	2025-07-03	mixed
Establishing the Congressional Budget for FY 2025	yea_unverified	2025-02-25	misaligned
Israel Security Assistance Support Act	yea	2024-05-16	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling)	yea_unverified	2023-05-31	deviating

Last contradiction analysis: Never

reversal 90/100

Platform: ""Balancing the federal budget must not come at the expense of those who depend on these benefits for their health and economic security" — Kiggans sig"

Vote: on "Kiggans voted YEA on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the Congressional Budget Office e"

In April 2025, Kiggans signed a letter explicitly opposing Medicaid cuts, stating budget balancing 'must not come at the expense' of beneficiaries. Weeks later, on May 22 and July 3, 2025, she cast the decisive vote for H.R. 1, which the CBO estimate

position_evolution 60/100

Platform: ""I'm a pro-life candidate. I always have been" — Kiggans during her 2022 congressional campaign."

Vote: on ""I've never supported a federal ban on abortion. I've always supported those exceptions for rape, in"

In 2022, Kiggans declared herself a 'pro-life candidate' and was endorsed by SBA Pro-Life America. By October 2024, she asserted she had 'never supported a federal ban on abortion' and emphasized exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother. W

Last silence detection: Never

No active silences

No donor interests mapped

No constituency baseline modelled

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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