Shannon Taylor
DCommonwealth's Attorney, Henrico County
Won the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary with 53.0% of the vote
Shannon Taylor is the Commonwealth's Attorney for Henrico County and the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 1st District. She is campaigning on congressional ethics reform, including bans on stock trading and lobbying by members of Congress, alongside lowering costs for families.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Says she will fight to restore Affordable Care Act subsidies and expand Medicare's ability to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies.[1]
“I will fight to restore the Affordable Care Act subsidies that Rob Wittman allowed to expire and restore funding for rural hospitals.”
In their words — priorities
- Proposes mandatory jail time of at least one year for members of Congress who misuse at least $10,000 in taxpayer funds, and a lifetime ban on members of Congress becoming lobbyists for industries they regulated.[2]
- Proposes a ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks while in office and pledges to refuse corporate PAC contributions.[2]
- Says she will fight to restore expired Affordable Care Act subsidies and expand Medicare's ability to negotiate prescription drug prices.[1]
Background
- Graduated from Albemarle High School; earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1989 and a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1995.[1]
- Has served as Commonwealth's Attorney (chief prosecutor) for Henrico County since 2012, saying her office secured a 90% homicide conviction rate.[2]
- Ran unsuccessfully for Virginia Attorney General in 2025, losing the Democratic primary to Jay Jones 51.1% to 48.9%.[1]
Campaign money
Raised $2.1M · spent $1.1M · $1.0M cash on hand (through 2026-07-15) FEC filing ↗