Shannon Taylor
Shannon Taylor
VA-01 Democratic nominee?
$13.6K
AUG 5, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationVirginia
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of Virginia (graduate)
Notable personal detailsShannon Leigh Taylor is an American attorney and prosecutor who has served as the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County, Virginia since January 2012. She previously ran for the Democratic nomination for Virginia Attorney General in 2025 and later filed to run for the U.S. House in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. She is associated with the principal campaign committee "Shannon Taylor for VA."
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Positions
Healthcare
The candidate supports protecting access to healthcare programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, lowering health-care costs for families, and defending reproductive health care; she criticizes votes that she says would cut Medicaid or raise premiums.
Immigration & Border
The candidate emphasizes that the U.S. immigration system is broken and that due process must be respected; she has raised concerns about ICE arrests at local courthouses and the effect those actions have on immigrant communities' willingness to access courts. Her public comments prioritize protecting constitutional and procedural protections for immigrants while calling for fixes to the system.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Shannon Taylor supports and has pledged to defend access to abortion care and has said she would not prosecute people for obtaining or providing abortions; she has committed to protecting reproductive rights in her role as a prosecutor and as a candidate. Her public statements and actions emphasize opposing efforts to criminalize or roll back abortion access and supporting constitutional protections for reproductive choice in Virginia.
Climate & Energy
The candidate's campaign platform mentions investing in energy and creating good-paying jobs from energy and infrastructure investment but does not provide detailed climate or emissions policy. Public reporting shows substantial campaign contributions from Dominion Energy, but there are no clear, specific policy commitments on aggressive emissions reduction, fossil fuel phase-out, or major clean-energy legislation on the campaign site.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports gun-safety measures and enforcement to reduce gun violence while working with law enforcement; advocates removing illegal firearms from the streets and has publicly praised recent Virginia gun-safety legislation.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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