Jen will continue to fight Democrats’ efforts to defund or abolish police departments.
Will continue to fight efforts to defund or abolish police departments.
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Evidence
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The congresswoman said she is "proud to back the blue in Congress" and said she would "continue to do everything I can" to ensure law enforcement officers have the resources they need. The page also says she has cosponsored H.Con.Res. 4 and voted for H.Con.Res. 40, the resolution condemning calls to defund or abolish the police.
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Roll Call 227 shows the House passed H.Con.Res.40, a resolution expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies. Jennifer A. Kiggans (VA) is recorded as voting Aye.
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Roll Call 225 shows passage of the POLICE Act. Jennifer A. Kiggans (VA) is recorded as voting Aye. The bill was part of a package the House considered alongside police-support measures.
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Kiggans said she voted to pass the Secure America Act, described the measure as funding CBP and ICE through September 30, 2029, and said it also funds cooperation with state and local law enforcement.
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Kiggans joined local, state, and federal law enforcement leaders for a public-safety discussion focused on recruitment, retention, technologies, violent extremism, cybercrime, personnel quality of life, and ways federal agencies can strengthen resources and support for local law-enforcement operations. Her office said she had secured federal investments for law enforcement and first responders and cosponsored law-enforcement support bills.
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Roll Call 165 shows the House passed H.Con.Res.96, Expressing support for law enforcement officers, and records Jennifer A. Kiggans of Virginia voting Yea. GovInfo text for H.Con.Res.96 says policies seeking to defund or dismantle local police departments undermine public safety and places officers and communities at greater risk.
Assessments
Kiggans promised to continue opposing efforts to defund or abolish police departments. During her current federal House service, she voted for H.Con.Res.40 in 2023 and H.Con.Res.96 in 2026, both explicitly supporting law enforcement and condemning or rejecting efforts to defund, dismantle, or abolish local police departments. Additional same-term public statements, cosponsorships, and votes for law-enforcement funding/support measures reinforce continued advocacy. Because the promise was about continued opposition and advocacy rather than achieving a final statutory outcome, these same-term votes and actions are sufficient for delivery.
The promise was to continue opposing efforts to defund or abolish police departments, and the record shows Kiggans did that while in office. She voted for H.Con.Res. 40, which explicitly condemned efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies, and her office also highlighted related pro-law-enforcement actions and cosponsorship. Because this promise is about sustained advocacy and legislative opposition rather than securing a final standalone enactment, those same-term votes and sponsorships are sufficient to count as delivered.
Kiggans promised to continue fighting efforts to defund or abolish police departments, which is an advocacy and legislative-position promise rather than a promise to enact a specific final policy. During her same federal House term, she voted for H.Con.Res. 40, a House-passed resolution expressly supporting local law enforcement and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies, and she publicly cited co-sponsorship and votes aligned with that position. This is sufficient same-term delivery of the promised fight, even though the evidence mainly shows House action and symbolic/position-taking measures rather than a binding enacted statute.
Kiggans promised to continue fighting efforts to defund or abolish police departments. During the same congressional term, she voted for H.Con.Res.40, which expressly condemned efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies, cosponsored H.Con.Res.4 according to her office, and publicly reiterated support for ensuring police have resources. Because the promise was framed as continued opposition/fighting rather than enactment of a specific binding law, these official votes and public legislative actions satisfy the promised outcome.