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Candidates › VA-01 race › 2025–2026
Shannon Taylor
D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, VA-01
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Virginia US House 1
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- Fight the Corruption That Allows Politicians, Special Interests, and Big Corporations to Cash In While Virginians Pay More
- Fight for Quality, Affordable Healthcare.
- Lower Utility Costs
- Keep Our Community Safe
- Lower Our Taxes & Grow the Economy
- Money
- $4.6M raised, $4M spent, $598.7K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 21% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 56% from Virginia · largest committee giver COMMON GROUND PAC, $10K
- Outside groups
- $1.7M supporting, $628.5K opposing Taylor
- Backed by
- Abigail Spanberger · Tim Kaine · Ralph Northam and 80 more. As the campaign lists them
- Polling
- 50% in the latest poll (The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government). The polls
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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.
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Rob Wittman has allowed healthcare prices to skyrocket.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As Henrico County’s top prosecutor, I have dedicated the past 14 years to keeping my community safe. I am proud of my office’s 90% homicide conviction rate and that murder rates have dropped by over 80% in our county in the past year. We have taken murderers, violent criminals, and fraudsters off our streets, bringing justice to thousands of Henrico families.
Now we need to go after a different kind of threat that is coming from politicians in Washington – from both parties. Corruption in Washington and the self-interested politicians within it are driving up the cost of everything.
When career politicians like Rob Wittman trade stocks using information we don’t have access to, they profit. When they take millions from special interests and vote to protect them, we pay higher healthcare premiums, higher grocery bills, and higher utility bills. When they become lobbyists after leaving office, the corporations they’re supposed to regulate keep calling the shots, and our costs keep climbing. Career politicians like Rob Wittman don’t serve us. They serve themselves and the ultra-wealthy donors who fund them. While they protect a corrupt system that makes them wealthy, the families they claim to represent are left paying the price.
I became a prosecutor to keep people safe. As I see what is happening to our community and our country, it has become clear to me that politicians in Congress must be held accountable at this moment. They must be held accountable not just for the corruption, but for what that corruption costs us every single day.
Just this year, we have seen multiple Democratic and Republican members of Congress resign in disgrace. We deserve better.
That is why, in my first term, I am proposing an agenda to ban stock trading by members of Congress who have information which no other American has access to, to stop the revolving door that allows Washington politicians to cash in on their influence by becoming lobbyists, and to mandate jail time for politicians who break the public trust.
I will fight to deliver justice for the people of our district just as I have delivered justice for victims in the courtroom. The stakes are too high, and it costs us too much to let the status quo that Rob Wittman has upheld for nearly 20 years continue.
We must put Washington on trial and make Congress serve the people first.
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Politicians of both parties in Washington play by different rules. When they break the rules, they are hardly ever caught; even when they are, they even more rarely face any real consequences. That needs to change. Running for office is a choice, and as an elected official, you are asking your friends, neighbors and community to trust you. If you break that trust, the consequences should be consistent and severe. In Congress, my first bill will mandate jail time of at least a year for any current or former member of Congress caught stealing $10,000 in taxpayer funds, including not paying their taxes. No resignations to avoid accountability, no plea deals, no deferred judgment, and no special favors.
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The dictionary definition of “conflict of interest” is “a conflict between the private interests and the official or professional responsibilities of a person in a position of trust.” When a Member of Congress regulates an industry group or corporation that could offer them a high paying lobbying job after they serve – that is a conflict of interest. Too often, former Members of Congress cash in on their influence and relationships to score jobs with the big businesses they are supposed to be regulating. That practice leads to bad decisions when they are in office and bad policy afterward, policies like tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and large corporations while cutting benefits for the rest of us. Anyone who tells you differently just isn’t being honest. That is why I will propose a lifetime federal lobbying ban on those who serve in Congress.
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Members of Congress have access to information that few, if any, other Americans have. In any other sector, using non-public information to trade stocks is “insider trading,” which is a crime usually punishable with jail time. Over his nearly 20 years in Congress, Rob Wittman ballooned his net worth by more than 40 times, from $200,000 to $8.1 million, in part by trading over $2 million in stocks while having access to information no American outside of government has. That’s not right, and it should be illegal. When elected, I will draw a hard line on not buying or selling any stock while in office. Rob Wittman took advantage of the system to his benefit; I will not, and I will not allow such corruption to continue. Our community deserves a Representative and a Congress that they can trust.
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As I have campaigned for Congress, I have heard from voters across the district that they simply do not trust Congress and are outraged that, in an era when corruption is rampant at the federal level, members of Congress accept contributions from corporate PACs. To me, a large part of leadership is listening, and as I work to clean up corruption in DC and restore trust in Congress, I want to do everything to ensure the community I serve can keep trusting me. For that reason, I pledge never to take a dime from corporate PACs, as a candidate for Congress or as a member of Congress. And, I will work to end their influence in Washington.
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Justice should apply equally to every American. In Henrico County, the merits of a case determine the consequences a defendant faces, not who their parents, friends, or supporters are. No matter how powerful or well-connected you are, or even if the President is your father, that standard should not change. President Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden was wrong. President Trump’s pardon of Hondorun President Jaun Orlando Hernandez, who helped smuggle hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States, was wrong. As a member of Congress, I will support a constitutional amendment to curb the Presidential pardon power, so no President of either party can circumvent the justice system for friends and family.
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The root of corruption in our system is that when politicians get elected, their sole focus becomes getting reelected and doing what their big donors want to fund their campaigns. Most of those donors lead large corporations or otherwise stand to gain from preferential treatment that grows their bottom line at our expense. Their donors get tax breaks, and we get tax increases. Rob Wittman has spent nearly two decades in Washington and made millions while voting for cost-spiking policies for the rest of us. In my first term, I will propose legislation to enact 12-year term limits in the House. I will also follow that limit myself, whether or not a term limit bill passes. We need fewer career politicians, not more. If you can’t solve the problem in 12 years, give someone else a chance.
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There is too much money in our politics, and that means candidates are beholden to those who can write them big checks, rather than the people they are supposed to serve. As a member of Congress, I will fight for campaign finance reform and work to overturn the Citizens United decision that has opened the floodgates of big money. On my first day I will sign on to a constitutional amendment to reduce the ability of special interests to buy our elections and return power to where it belongs, to American citizens. I will co-sponsor the DISCLOSE Act, which would require Super PACs to disclose their biggest donors. Until we reduce the influence of money in politics, we cannot ensure that our leaders serve our best interests and keep our pocketbooks in mind. Until we ensure donor transparency, the people cannot hold their leaders accountable.
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Whether it is big tech companies, big pharma companies, or big banks, corporations have too much power. Corporate monopolies raise our prices and face no accountability. In Congress, I will fight to ensure our markets are competitive by supporting legislation to break up illegal monopolies. This will lead to lower costs and remove the unchecked power currently held by a few large entities.
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