{"id":227,"date":"2024-03-05T02:04:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T02:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shannontaylorva.com\/?page_id=227"},"modified":"2024-03-07T17:32:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:32:55","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shannontaylorva.com\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Shannon&#8217;s Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"227\" class=\"elementor elementor-227\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223cde7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"223cde7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5078e69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5078e69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e4d23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03e4d23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c965a57 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c965a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 05-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Shannon Taylor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ea94e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84ea94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shannon Taylor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f409acd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f409acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commonwealth's Attorney, Prosecutor, Advocate For All Virginians. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99038c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99038c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d556d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a6d556d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"#main\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-alt-circle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 137-111 248-248 248S8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8s248 111 248 248zM212 140v116h-70.9c-10.7 0-16.1 13-8.5 20.5l114.9 114.3c4.7 4.7 12.2 4.7 16.9 0l114.9-114.3c7.6-7.6 2.2-20.5-8.5-20.5H300V140c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-64c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4226a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4226a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"main\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cda051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cda051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 05-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon Taylor, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, graduated from the University of Virginia in 1989. Her first job after college was as a paralegal at the Richmond-based firm of Hunton &amp; Williams (now Hunton Andrews Kurth), which inspired her to pursue a career in law.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon received her law degree in 1995 from the University of Richmond Law School and began her career as a prosecutor in the Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney Office for the City of Richmond.\u00a0 Based on her skillful and successful prosecutions, she was named as a Special Assistant in the US Attorney\u2019s office first in 1999 and then again in 2002-2004.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon was special counsel for the Richmond Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Jury from 2004 to 2008. This position provided an opportunity to gain valuable experience working with additional agencies, such as the Virginia State Police, the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, and the Virginia Department of Taxation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After three years in private practice, Shannon was elected Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney for Henrico County in 2011, the first woman to hold that position in the County\u2019s history.\u00a0 She was re-elected in 2015 and again in 2019, this time winning the entire County.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80f05e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b80f05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney, Shannon\u2019s number one priority is keeping our community and our families safe from crime. She works each and every day to keep Henricoans safe, keep violent criminals off our streets and remove illegal guns. Shannon prioritizes compassionate, effective policies to move Henrico forward, as the best way to keep the community safe while stressing rehabilitation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ba616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92ba616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shannon has diversified the office so that it resembles Henrico County with women and minority prosecutors. She has enhanced the victim-witness program and has Spanish-speaking translators available. <br \/>Shannon works closely with mental health caregivers and drug rehabilitation programs to give offenders the best chance to succeed and lead constructive lives in the community.<\/p><p>She fully recognizes the importance of civic involvement in public safety and works closely with neighborhood and community associations to ensure she is addressing their needs<\/p><p>Shannon is very active in the statewide Virginia Association of Commonwealth\u2019s Attorneys, serving as president in 2022-23 (VACA is a not-for-profit organization that represents prosecutors across the state and promotes communication, cooperation, training, and consultation on matters concerning crime and improving the legal system). Her leadership and office have received many recognitions and accolades during her tenure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c66d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c66d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shannon is a leading voice advocating at the General Assembly for policies that remove systemic racism and discrimination from the criminal justice system. 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