Initial ON FOX: Virginia point out Sen. Jen Kiggans, who served as a Navy helicopter pilot, claims she’s "prepared to provide" yet again, in Congress.

Kiggans, who previous week received the Republican nomination in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, just one of the most competitive Residence seats in the place, highlights in a paid out media work by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) that "as a 3rd-technology member of the armed companies, honor, obligation, services, I served my nation as a Navy helicopter pilot, served my family as a mother of four, and served my neighborhood as a nurse practitioner and point out senator."

Pointing to skyrocketing fuel charges and soaring inflation, as nicely as the controversial U.S. exit from Afghanistan last summer time, Kiggans argues that "like so quite a few Us residents, I have found the devastating benefits of Democrats’ one-celebration rule. More than enough is sufficient."

"1-party rule in Washington has created it tougher for households to make finishes fulfill and the street to the American dream is obtaining more durable and more challenging to obtain. Costs are also large, pupils have been still left at the rear of, and households do not experience secure in their communities," Kiggans charges. "People are the challenges I want to support remedy."

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The NRCC is creating Kiggans the 3rd applicant it's showcasing in its "Job Spotlight" initiative to highlight top party recruits who represent what the House GOP reelection arm phone calls "the unique tales and diversity of the Republican Celebration in communities across the place." Kiggans’ video was shared 1st with WHD News Digital on Monday.

Kiggans is set to confront off in November with fellow veteran and Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria, who served two many years in the Navy, expending most of her time assigned to Navy ships as she rose to the rank of commander.

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The recently redrawn 2nd District, in southeastern Virginia, is anchored by Virginia Beach front, and incorporates components of Norfolk, Hampton, Chesapeake, Suffolk, the Isle of Wright, and the state’s Japanese Shore. It’s regarded as a best battleground condition and Luria is one of the NRCC's top targets as they intention to regain the Home greater part in November’s midterm elections.

Rep. Elaine Luria, vice chair of the Home Armed Expert services Committee, speaks on Iran negotiations on Capitol Hill, April 6, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photographs)

"Jen Kiggans is one particular of the most achieved candidates I’ve witnessed," NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer emphasized in a assertion. "Her practical experience as a Navy helicopter pilot, nurse practitioner, and mom makes her uniquely certified to address the a lot of crises Elaine Luria and Washington Democrats have established for Virginia households."

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The NRCC kicked off its "Job Highlight" collection in April by that includes Monica De La Cruz, the GOP nominee in Texas’ 15th Congressional District, a district alongside the U.S.-Mexico border. Last thirty day period, it highlighted Lisa Scheller in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. NRCC officials stated their initiative will attribute 1 prospect for each thirty day period foremost up to the November elections. 

Although the GOP misplaced the White Household and the Senate majority in the 2020 elections, Residence Republicans defied expectations and took a major chunk out of the Democrats' greater part in the chamber. The GOP desires a internet achieve of just 5 seats in the 435-member chamber in November to acquire again the the vast majority they lost in the 2018 midterms.