She will never support legislation that weakens law enforcement in Virginia or makes it harder for our police officers to do their job.
Will never support legislation that weakens law enforcement in Virginia or makes it harder for police officers to do their job.
Occurrences
I will continue to ensure they have the tools and support they need to succeed
Evidence
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The campaign issues page says Kiggans will continue to fight Democrats' efforts to defund or abolish police departments and that she will never support legislation that weakens law enforcement in Virginia or makes it harder for police officers to do their job.
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Congress.gov shows Kiggans as a cosponsor of H.R. 2240, a bill in the Crime and Law Enforcement policy area requiring DOJ reporting on violent attacks against law enforcement officers and related wellness resources.
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Kiggans said the Virginia governor's decision to end cooperation with federal immigration services was reckless and said she was proud to join an effort to strengthen cooperation between federal and state authorities so law enforcement can do its job effectively and safely.
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On May 13, 2026, the House passed H. Con. Res. 96, 'Expressing support for law enforcement officers.' The Clerk's roll-call record shows Kiggans (VA) voted Yea.
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On May 14, 2026, the House voted on H.R. 6260, the 'Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act.' The Clerk's roll-call record shows Kiggans (VA) voted Nay on the motion to recommit; the underlying bill passed.
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Kiggans' office said she voted for the Secure America Act, which fully funds CBP and ICE through September 30, 2029. The release says the bill also funds immigration enforcement and cooperation with state and local law enforcement, including reimbursements for governments participating in border-enforcement operations.
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Kiggans' official House news page currently lists latest posts dated September 2 and September 1, 2026, with no newer September 6-8 law-enforcement bill, vote, or statement shown on the page.
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Kiggans' office said she joined FBI Director Kash Patel and local, state, and federal law enforcement leaders for a public-safety discussion focused on recruitment, technology, threats, intelligence sharing, investigative resources, and support for local law-enforcement operations. The release also says she worked to secure federal investments for Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and joint law-enforcement training facilities, and cosponsored multiple bills supporting or protecting officers.
Assessments
Kiggans has taken repeated same-term actions consistent with the pledge, including pro-law-enforcement votes, cosponsorship of officer-safety legislation, public support for state-federal law-enforcement cooperation, and efforts framed around resources and support for Virginia law enforcement. However, the promise is a continuing negative commitment to never support weakening legislation, so it cannot be fully marked delivered while she remains in active federal office absent a completed term-wide record. No supplied evidence shows a reversal or vote that clearly weakened law enforcement.
Kiggans’ record in the relevant federal office is materially consistent with the pledge so far, but the promise is an ongoing negative one and not fully provable as permanently delivered while she remains in office. In her current House service after the 2024 campaign, she voted for the May 13, 2026 resolution expressing support for law enforcement officers, voted against the May 14, 2026 motion to recommit on H.R. 6260, cosponsored the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act in 2025, and joined the March 27, 2026 287(g) cooperation bill framed around strengthening federal-state law-enforcement cooperation. That is meaningful affirmative effort, and the supplied record shows no contrary vote for legislation weakening Virginia law enforcement. But because a member of Congress cannot conclusively settle a broad 'will never support' pledge mid-career, and the evidence shows alignment rather than a completed end-state, partial is the strongest justified outcome.
Kiggans has taken same-term actions consistent with the pledge, including voting for a pro-law-enforcement resolution, opposing a motion tied to a public-safety bill, cosponsoring law-enforcement officer safety legislation, and publicly backing legislation to preserve state-federal law-enforcement cooperation. However, the promise is a broad negative commitment to never support weakening legislation, and the evidence does not establish a complete record proving she has never done so across all relevant federal votes and actions. Credit is therefore partial rather than fully delivered.
The evidence supports that Kiggans has acted consistently with the pledge during the same term by backing or cosponsoring pro-law-enforcement measures, including legislation on officer safety data and cooperation with federal immigration services. However, the promise is a broad negative pledge to never support any legislation that weakens law enforcement in Virginia or makes police work harder. The provided record does not establish a comprehensive review of all relevant votes or an endpoint showing the promise was fully satisfied, so the best rating is partial rather than delivered.