Shannon L. Taylor
Points to her record as Henrico's prosecutor. In Congress she would pass laws to get drugs like fentanyl off the streets and support law enforcement.
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Issue record
Crime and public safety
In short
Taylor's campaign cites her record as Henrico's prosecutor and backs laws against drugs like fentanyl and support for police. Wittman's campaign backs border enforcement, action on cartels and fentanyl, help for local police and the Laken Riley Act. On the record, Henrico Police counted 22 homicides in 2024 and 3 in 2025, an 86% drop in the count; the report does not measure her role. Taylor won the office in 2011 and three more times.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Robert J. "Rob" Wittman
Wants border enforcement, action against cartels and fentanyl, and resources for local police. Says he supported the Laken Riley Act; he voted Yea on it in January 2025.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim
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.
Full detail
Her campaign says she has overseen an 86% drop in Henrico's murder rate over the past year. 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%".
official action
Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim
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.
Full detail
Her campaign says she was elected Henrico's Commonwealth's Attorney in 2011 and has been re-elected three times. 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.
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Sources9 source records
- 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: Shannon L. Taylor: campaign position
- Re-Elect Rob Wittman for Congress, issueshttps://robwittman.com/issues/
Rob Wittman for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Captured 2026-10-01. Written in the first person: economy, education, fiscal accountability, health care, infrastructure, security, natural resources and energy.
candidate statement
For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: campaign position
- House roll call 23, 2025 (document)
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
On passage of S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, 2025-01-22. Passed 263-156. Wittman voted Yea. It became Public Law 119-1.
official legislative record
For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: campaign position
- 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: Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim
- 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: Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim
- 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: Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim
- 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: Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim
- 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: Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim
- 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: Shannon L. Taylor: Matches stated record claim