Jessica Killin

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says she is running "to restore competence, courage, and character to Washington" and would be an independent voice.[1]
• Points to her service as an Army captain and paratrooper and more than a decade at USAA working to protect military families during the 2008 financial crisis.[1],[2]
• Says her time in Washington showed her the need for change in both parties.[1]

Background

• Chief of staff to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, The White House · Until January 2025[3],[4]
• Chief of staff, Office of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)[3]
• Chief of staff, Office of U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL)[3]
• Executive and lead lobbyist, USAA · More than a decade[2],[3]
• Captain, military police officer and paratrooper, U.S. Army[2],[3]

Education

• Law degree, Georgetown University Law Center[2],[3]
• High school diploma, Falcon High School[2],[3]

Where they stand

• Economy & Jobs
  Says she would end tariffs she calls irrational, which she says raise prices, and would act against price gouging by oil and grocery companies and against corporate landlords raising rents.[5]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, ending congressional pay during shutdowns, creating an independent congressional ethics office and overturning Citizens United.[5]
• Health Care
  Supports repealing recent federal Medicaid cuts, letting Medicare negotiate prices for more drugs, capping insulin at $35 and protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions.[5]
• Veterans
  Supports more staffing at VA clinics and full funding for the Veterans Crisis Line.[5]
• Energy & Environment
  Opposes selling federal public lands and supports more resources for wildland firefighting, the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management.[5]

Voting record

Jessica Killin has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words