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Shannon L. Taylor

Commonwealth's Attorney for Henrico County, the county's elected prosecutor, since 2012. Campaign affiliation: Democratic.

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Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Shannon L. Taylor

Background

  • Henrico County's elected prosecutor. She won the job in 2011 and was re-elected in 2015, 2019 and 2023.
  • Her campaign says she started programs for victims of human trafficking and a task force on the opioid epidemic.
  • She ran for attorney general in 2025 and lost the Democratic primary.

What they say they want to do

  • Ban stock trading by members of Congress and bar them from ever becoming lobbyists.
  • At least a year in jail for any member of Congress who steals $10,000 in public money, with no plea deals.
  • 12-year term limits for the House and Senate, which she says she will follow herself either way.
  • Restore the lapsed Affordable Care Act tax credits and widen Medicare drug-price negotiation.
  • A constitutional amendment to limit the presidential pardon power, and an end to Citizens United.

What the official record shows

  • Nov 8, 2011 Elected Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney with 45.7 percent in a three-way race.
  • Nov 3, 2015 Re-elected with 55.9 percent.
  • Nov 5, 2019 Re-elected with 62.7 percent.
  • Nov 7, 2023 Re-elected with 61.7 percent.
  • Jun 17, 2025 Lost the Democratic primary for attorney general, 48.9 percent to 51.1 percent.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Leadership PACs 35 committees$133,500
Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 3 committees$103,500
PAC - Qualified 19 committees$60,000
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 9 committees$42,500
House 16 committees$37,500
Labor Organization PACs 6 committees$35,000
Committees the FEC records no type for 16 committees$17,315
Membership Organization PACs 4 committees$13,600
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Nonqualified 2 committees$2,380
Party committees 1 committee$221

Source: Federal Election Commission

Money from political committees in the 2025-26 cycle, through July 15, 2026 (FEC lines 11B, 11C and 12). The rows sum to 445,515.47 dollars. Donations from individuals, including through ActBlue or WinRed, are not counted here.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

Shannon L. Taylor

No corporate PAC money

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her agenda pledges never to take corporate PAC money, as a candidate or as a member of Congress.

What the record shows · Jul 15, 2026

Her filings through July 15, 2026 show $341,794.70 from other committees, none the FEC ties to a corporation; her 2025 run for attorney general reported $800,000 from Dominion Energy's PAC.

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What they say

Her agenda pledges never to take corporate PAC money, as a candidate or as a member of Congress.

“I pledge never to take a dime from corporate PACs, as a candidate for Congress or as a member of Congress.”

What the record shows · Jul 15, 2026

Her committee's filings through July 15, 2026 list $341,794.70 from other political committees on line 11C. None of those committees is one the FEC records as connected to a corporation. The money came from members' leadership PACs, other candidates' campaigns, labor unions' PACs, membership groups' PACs and unconnected PACs.

Limit: This covers filings through July 15, 2026, and relies on the FEC's label for each committee. Leadership PACs and joint fundraising committees that gave to her can take corporate PAC money themselves. The pledge is about her run for Congress: her 2025 state campaign for attorney general reported $800,000 from Dominion Energy's Virginia PAC.

Shannon L. Taylor

Elected in 2011 and re-elected three times

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she was elected Henrico's Commonwealth's Attorney in 2011 and has been re-elected three times.

What the record shows · Nov 7, 2023

State election records show her winning the office in 2011 with 45.7 percent in a three-way race, then again in 2015, 2019 and 2023.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says she was elected Henrico's Commonwealth's Attorney in 2011 and has been re-elected three times.

“In 2011, she was elected as Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney...she has since been re-elected three times”

What the record shows · Nov 7, 2023

The state's election records show her winning the office in 2011 with 45.7 percent in a three-way race, then again in 2015 (55.9 percent), 2019 (62.7 percent) and 2023 (61.7 percent).

Limit: Her site also says she won by bringing together Republicans, independents and Democrats. Vote totals cannot show who voted for her, so that part is not tested.

Shannon L. Taylor

An 86% drop in Henrico murders

Matches stated record claim

What they say

Her campaign says she has overseen an 86% drop in Henrico's murder rate over the past year.

What the record shows · Dec 31, 2025

Henrico Police counted 22 homicides in 2024 and 3 in 2025, an 86% drop in the count, and the report does not measure the prosecutor's role.

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Quotes, full record and limits

What they say

Her campaign says she has overseen an 86% drop in Henrico's murder rate over the past year.

“Shannon has overseen an 86% drop in Henrico’s murder rate over the past year.”

What the record shows · Dec 31, 2025

Henrico Police's 2025 crime report counts 22 homicides in 2024 and 3 in 2025, which it calls an 86% decrease.

Limit: The figure is a count of homicides, not a rate per resident. The police report does not measure what the prosecutor's office did. Her own pages also give the drop as 80% and "over 80%".

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Issues in this record

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Health care costsEthics and how Congress worksTaxes and the cost of livingEnergy and utility billsCrime and public safetyThe Chesapeake Bay

Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. Occurred Sep 29, 2026

    race event

    The ballot is set

    The state's candidate list, revised September 29, shows Taylor and Wittman as the two qualified candidates for the 1st District.

  2. Occurred Jul 15, 2026

    race event

    Both campaigns report through July 15

    The pre-primary reports end here, the latest period both campaigns have filed. Taylor reports $1.00 million on hand and Wittman $4.29 million.

  3. Through Jul 15, 2026

    finance

    FEC filing snapshot

    Pre-Primary 2026 (amended), principal campaign committee SHANNON TAYLOR FOR VA.

  4. Occurred Jun 17, 2025

    race event

    Taylor loses the attorney general primary

    Taylor loses the statewide Democratic primary for attorney general to Jay Jones, 48.9 percent to 51.1 percent.

  5. Occurred Nov 8, 2011

    race event

    Taylor is first elected

    Taylor wins the Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney race with 45.7 percent of the vote in a three-way contest.

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Sources15 source records

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  1. 2023 general election, Commonwealth's Attorney, Henrico Countyhttps://historical.elections.virginia.gov/contest/164379

    Virginia Department of Elections · Published Nov 7, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Shannon L. Taylor 66,928 votes, 61.71 percent, winner; Shannon L. Dillon 41,119. The database prints no party for either name in this contest. Found by contest number: the candidate page for Shannon Leigh Taylor lists only 2011 to 2019.

    official election record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money; Elected in 2011 and re-elected three times

  2. 2011 general election, Commonwealth's Attorney, Henrico Countyhttps://historical.elections.virginia.gov/contest/46108

    Virginia Department of Elections · Published Nov 8, 2011 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The state's elections database. Shannon Leigh Taylor (Democratic) 26,010 votes, 45.73 percent, winner; William Robert Janis (Independent) 21,585; Matthew Patrick Geary (Republican) 9,054.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Elected in 2011 and re-elected three times; Taylor is first elected

  3. Shannon Taylor for Congress, homehttps://shannontaylorva.com/

    Shannon Taylor for VA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; identified by its "Paid for by Shannon Taylor for VA" line, and the FEC committee's filed website. Carries her biography and priorities and links her X, Facebook and Instagram accounts.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Elected in 2011 and re-elected three times; An 86% drop in Henrico murders

  4. June 17, 2025 Democratic primary, Attorney General, official resultshttps://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/virginia/elections/2025-June-Democratic-Primary

    Virginia Department of Elections · Published Jun 17, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The state's results site; the election record is marked official results (isOfficialResults true, as of 2025-07-01). All 133 units reporting: Jay C. Jones 252,976 (51.1 percent), winner; Shannon L. Taylor 241,969 (48.9 percent).

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Taylor loses the attorney general primary

  5. Shannon Taylor for Congress, Serve the People First agendahttps://shannontaylorva.com/agenda/

    Shannon Taylor for VA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; about 1,900 words. Her ethics agenda, including the corporate PAC pledge. The site serves eight pages in all, per its own page sitemap.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; No corporate PAC money

  6. Shannon Taylor for Congress, prioritieshttps://shannontaylorva.com/priorities/

    Shannon Taylor for VA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Five headings: corruption, health care, utility costs, public safety, taxes and the economy.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  7. 2015 general election, Commonwealth's Attorney, Henrico Countyhttps://historical.elections.virginia.gov/contest/66477

    Virginia Department of Elections · Published Nov 3, 2015 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Shannon Leigh Taylor (Democratic) 34,857 votes, 55.91 percent, winner; Tuong Tony Huu Pham (Republican) 27,318.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Elected in 2011 and re-elected three times

  8. 2019 general election, Commonwealth's Attorney, Henrico Countyhttps://historical.elections.virginia.gov/contest/135054

    Virginia Department of Elections · Published Nov 5, 2019 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Shannon Leigh Taylor (Democratic) 65,296 votes, 62.67 percent, winner; Catherine Owen Inge Conway (Republican) 38,582.

    official election record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Elected in 2011 and re-elected three times

  9. SHANNON TAYLOR FOR VA, itemized receipts from political committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00918029&two_year_transaction_period=2026&is_individual=false

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01 by tools/fec-money/money.py: lines 11B (2 rows), 11C (174 rows, 19 of them memo entries) and 12 (87 rows, 81 memo), each reconciled to the filed totals with no difference. No line 11C contributor is a committee the FEC records as connected to a corporation.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; No corporate PAC money

  10. SHANNON TAYLOR FOR VA, pre-primary report 2026 (amended)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00918029/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. The amended pre-primary report, the most recent version, covering 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-15: file number 2006817, beginning image 202608179899533815, received 2026-08-17. It replaces file 2001599 of 2026-07-23.

    fec filing

    For: No corporate PAC money; Both campaigns report through July 15; FEC filing snapshot

  11. Shannon Taylor for Virginia, campaign finance report for June 6 to June 30, 2025https://cfreports.elections.virginia.gov/Report/ReportXML/448153

    Virginia Department of Elections · Published Jul 15, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her state campaign committee (CC-24-00375) for attorney general, report filed 2025-07-15. Schedule A lists Dominion Energy Inc. Political Action Committee - Virginia giving $150,000 on 2025-06-12, for a total to date of $800,000. Her earlier 2024-25 reports list the other gifts that make up that total, from $25,000 on 2024-08-14 to $250,000 on 2025-06-05.

    official election record

    For: No corporate PAC money

  12. 2025 Henrico Police crime statistics, Part I crimes (document)

    Henrico County Division of Police · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The county police division's annual report. Homicides by year: 15 (2020), 25, 30, 24, 22 (2024), 3 (2025); it calls 2025 an 86% decrease from 2024. PDF sha256 457e51ec...a5276250, read 2026-10-01.

    official office record

    For: An 86% drop in Henrico murders

  13. Candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election, all officeshttps://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/candidate-list/november-3-2026-gen-elect-all-offices/

    Virginia Department of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read 2026-10-01; its download is named rev-9-29-2026. All 18 localities in the 1st District list two candidates, both with Status Qualified: Shannon L. Taylor, Democratic, party ballot order 1, Incumbent No; Robert J. "Rob" Wittman, Republican, party ballot order 2, Incumbent Yes.

    official election record

    For: The ballot is set

  14. Candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election, federal officeshttps://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/candidate-list/november-3-2026-gen-elect-federal-offices/

    Virginia Department of Elections · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read 2026-10-01; its download is named rev-9-14-2026. Lists the same two 1st District candidates in the same order, with campaign websites shannontaylorva.com and robwittman.com.

    official election record

    For: The ballot is set

  15. ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS, pre-primary report 2026https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00441014/?cycle=2026

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Read from OpenFEC on 2026-10-01. Unamended pre-primary report covering 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-15: file number 2001660, beginning image 202607239894443659, received 2026-07-23.

    fec filing

    For: Both campaigns report through July 15

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