BREAKING: New Poll from Washington Post Shows Shannon Taylor Leading Rob Wittman in Toss-Up Race for VA-01
HENRICO, VA – A new Washington Post-Schar School poll released today shows Shannon Taylor leading Rep. Rob Wittman 50% to 46% in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. The poll comes one day after Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the race from Leans Republican to toss-up, and as the Taylor campaign announces a major $2 million Q3 fundraising haul.
Wittman Votes to Continue Iran War as Diesel Hits Record Highs, Virginia Gas Prices Top $4.14/Gallon
Henrico, VA – Rob Wittman voted again last night to keep the Iran war going as diesel prices hit an all-time high of $6 a gallon and gas in Virginia climbed to $4.14 a gallon. It is the latest in a string of votes Wittman has cast to prolong a war that has already cost American taxpayers an estimated $40 billion and is squeezing families at the pump, in the grocery checkout line, and on their household budgets.
Prosecutor Shannon Taylor Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Rob Wittman’s Votes to Slash Virginians’ Healthcare
Shannon Taylor, Henrico’s top prosecutor and candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, joined SEIU and the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy PAC for a roundtable on how Rob Wittman’s votes to gut healthcare are hitting families and care workers across the district.
NEW AD: Prosecutor Shannon Taylor Launches TV Ad Highlighting Her Record Holding Powerful Democrat Joe Morrissey Accountable
Henrico, VA – Today, prosecutor Shannon Taylor launched a new TV ad in her campaign for Congress, “Doing What’s Right,” spotlighting how she took on then-powerful Democratic lawmaker Joe Morrissey after he was accused of having sex with an underage girl and possessing child pornography – because for Shannon, doing what’s right matters more than political party.
Wittman Voted 60 Times to Repeal the ACA — Now Wants Credit for Trying to Save It
Henrico, VA – A new report from the Virginia Mercury details how Congressman Rob Wittman spent nearly two decades in Washington voting more than 60 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Having once bragged about his voting record to slash healthcare coverage, Wittman is now attempting to hide behind a single vote earlier this year to extend the subsidies. In response to this election year pivot, candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, Shannon Taylor, released the following statement:
SIX MONTHS IN: Rob Wittman Has Voted Five Times to Continue A War in Iran That’s Raising Costs on Virginia Families
Henrico, VA – Today marks six months since the start of the cost-spiking war with Iran. Wittman continues to back the war despite the fact that it has resulted in the death of American servicemembers, has cost our country billions of dollars, and Virginians are forced to pay more at the gas pump and the grocery store.
NEW AD: Prosecutor Shannon Taylor Launches First TV Ad Highlighting Support From Law Enforcement and Record of Keeping Virginians Safe
Henrico, VA – Today, prosecutor Shannon Taylor launched her first general election TV ad in her campaign for Congress in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. The ad, “Prosecutor,” spotlights her record keeping Virginians safe and her backing from law enforcement officers across the Commonwealth.
ICYMI: “Rob Wittman Owns Shares In Energy Giant At The Center Of Proposed $67B Merger”
Wittman has traded $2.5M worth of stocks during his time in Congress and refuses to say if he will sell shares of controversial energy company Henrico, VA – Henrico County’s top prosecutor Shannon Taylor slammed Rob Wittman for his active stock portfolio after new reporting from Dogwood revealed that he owns shares in NextEra Energy, which is looking to merge […]
Rob Wittman Refuses to Oppose NextEra Merger While Maintaining Stock Holdings
Henrico, VA – Today, Shannon Taylor, candidate for Congress in VA-01 and Henrico’s top prosecutor, released the following statement in opposition to the proposed merger of Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy
Rob Wittman Says His Vote to Gut Health Care and Slash His Own Taxes “Helps Everybody”
Henrico County’s Top Prosecutor Shannon Taylor slammed Rob Wittman for recent statement about how the OBBB “helps everybody.” In voting for this bill, Wittman voted for the largest healthcare cuts in history — a bill that is already doubling and tripling premiums, stripping Virginians of coverage, and pushing rural hospitals toward closure. With that same vote, he handed himself one of the largest tax breaks of any member of Congress.