| New reporting exposes vulnerable Republican Congresswoman Jen Kiggans by revealing that she secretly “removed parts of her campaign website discussing the cost of gas and the economic struggles of Virginians” as prices continue to skyrocket.
Kiggans’ website re-write comes after she voted to allow health care costs to skyrocket, and as she says she “couldn’t be a stauncher supporter” of the war in Iran that is causing gas prices to surge across Virginia.
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“Jen Kiggans is shamelessly scrubbing her website in the hopes that Virginians will forget her broken promise to lower costs. It’s a direct admission of guilt and shows even Kiggans knows she is responsible for unleashing higher prices after voting to allow health care costs to skyrocket and gas prices to surge. Her broken promises keep piling up, and it’s why voters will fire her in November.”
Read highlights from the reporting for yourself:
- As gas prices rose across Virginia this year, Hampton Roads area Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R) removed parts of her campaign website discussing the cost of gas and the economic struggles of Virginians.
- Like most political candidates, Kiggans has a campaign website with a page that discusses her stances on different issues and her record.
- A section on this page called, “The Cost of Living,” was previously called, “Cutting Inflation & The Cost of Living,” according to an April version of the webpage archived on the Wayback Machine, a digital repository.
- Today, those parts have been cut, even as inflation has surged in the wake of the US and Israel’s war with Iran. A report from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday showed consumer prices in April were at their highest level in almost three years.
- Kiggans’ issues page no longer mentions gas prices, which have risen sharply since President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran in late February. In the Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News area, gas prices are averaging $4.318, up from $2.997 a year ago, according to AAA. Kiggans’ district is anchored by Virginia Beach.
- Kiggans’ office did not respond to requests for comment for this story.
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