Shannon Taylor has spent the past 14 years as Henrico County’s top prosecutor, protecting families. She’s never backed down from a fight – she’s locked up violent criminals, taken on fraudsters and scammers, made Henrico a statewide leader in prosecuting sex traffickers, and delivered justice with a 90% homicide conviction rate. Shannon has overseen an 86% drop in Henrico’s murder rate over the past year.
Now Shannon is running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st District to take on the corruption from both parties that’s jacking up our costs and hurting families. Congressman Wittman has spent nearly 20 years enriching himself at our expense, taking advantage of a corrupt system in Washington that serves politicians and special interests while raising costs on our families. Shannon will fight to lower costs, clean up Washington’s culture of corruption, and make Congress serve the people first.
Shannon Taylor is a lifelong Virginian and has dedicated her life to protecting our community. As Henrico’s top prosecutor for the last 14 years, Shannon has tried thousands of cases and put violent criminals, drug traffickers, and abusers behind bars. She pioneered programs to support victims of human trafficking, created a task force to tackle the opioid epidemic, and worked alongside law enforcement to get illegal guns off the streets.
In 2011, she was elected as Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney, making her the County’s top prosecutor. Violent crime rates have dropped under her watch, and she has since been re-elected three times – winning tough races by bringing together Republicans, Independents and Democrats. When Roe v. Wade was overturned, Shannon was one of the first prosecutors in the country to defend the right for Virginia women to have the freedom to access abortion care. She has a record of shutting down fraudsters trying to take advantage of working families and locking up violent criminals who threaten our safety.
Now, Shannon is running for Congress to take on a different kind of threat: the culture of corruption in Washington that is driving up costs for Virginia families. That is why Shannon has released her Serve the People First Agenda, committing to fight for a ban on members of Congress trading stocks while they are in office, placing a lifetime ban on members of Congress becoming lobbyists, mandating jail time for members of Congress who steal taxpayer funds, and 12-year term limits for members of the House and Senate. Shannon has pledged to never take a dime of corporate PAC money in this campaign or while representing us in Congress, so there is no doubt who she fights for.
When politicians like Rob Wittman trade stocks using information no other American has access to, they profit while everyday Virginians pay the price. Shannon will fight to ban congressional stock trading and ban members of Congress from cashing in on their influence by becoming lobbyists for the industries they were supposed to regulate. She will propose legislation to mandate jail time for politicians who steal taxpayer funds; she will propose term limits of 12 years for members of the House and Senate, and she pledges to follow that limit herself whether it passes or not. Shannon will reject all corporate PAC money so there is no doubt who she is fighting for.
Shannon will fight to restore the Affordable Care Act tax credits that Congressman Wittman allowed to expire, causing premiums to rise by hundreds of dollars a month. She will fight to restore funding to our hospitals like Rappahannock General, and she will work to expand Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies so no one has to choose between their medication and basic needs. Shannon will fight to make medical billing transparent by ending surprise billing, and fight to protect Social Security and Medicare for seniors who have paid into them their entire adult life.
Shannon has consistently opposed proposed utility price hikes here in Virginia. She has also called for legislation to mandate that any new data center construction does not result in increased energy costs for our families. In Congress, Shannon will continue to stand up to big corporations and special interests who try to profit by increasing costs for our community.
As Henrico County’s top prosecutor, Shannon Taylor has put public safety first. She is endorsed by 13 Sheriffs because of her record of taking on violent criminals, fraudsters, and scammers. Under Shannon’s watch, her office has successfully convicted 90% of homicide cases, and murder rates have dropped 80% over the last year. In Congress, Shannon will work to pass legislation that takes drugs like fentanyl off our streets and supports our law enforcement here in Virginia and nationwide.
Shannon will fight to cut taxes for working families and small businesses – not for billionaires and corporate special interests. While Rob Wittman gave himself a tax break last year, Shannon will put Virginians first. She will work to rein in the reckless tariffs and endless wars that are driving up the price of groceries, gas, and everyday goods. And Shannon will invest in energy, infrastructure, and good-paying jobs that strengthen Virginia’s economy.
Few politicians embody Washington’s culture of self-enrichment more than Rob Wittman. After nearly two decades in Congress, he’s used his power to pad his own pockets, enrich his donors, and raise costs on our families.
