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U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District
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Shannon L. Taylor

Candidate for U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney
Campaign website
shannontaylorva.com

Henrico County's Commonwealth's Attorney (chief prosecutor), first elected in 2011 and re-elected three times.

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Documented positions

Economy & jobs

  • Proposes reining in tariffs to lower consumer prices.

    Shannon Taylor for Virginia

    Campaign website · Shannon Taylor for VA · shannontaylorva.com

    “She will work to rein in the reckless tariffs and endless wars that are driving up the price of groceries, gas, and everyday goods.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports requiring data centers not raise household energy costs.

    Shannon Taylor for Virginia

    Campaign website · Shannon Taylor for VA · shannontaylorva.com

    “She has also called for legislation to mandate that any new data center construction does not result in increased energy costs for our families.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports restoring the expired ACA premium tax credits.

    Her campaign also lists expanding Medicare drug-price negotiation and ending surprise medical billing.

    Shannon Taylor for Virginia

    Campaign website · Shannon Taylor for VA · shannontaylorva.com

    “Shannon will fight to restore the Affordable Care Act tax credits that Congressman Wittman allowed to expire”
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Government & transparency

Courts & justice

  • Proposes mandatory jail time for members who steal taxpayer funds.

    Her proposed first bill would set a minimum of one year for current or former members caught stealing $10,000 or more in taxpayer funds.

    Serve The People First Agenda — Shannon Taylor for Virginia

    Campaign website · Shannon Taylor for VA · shannontaylorva.com

    “my first bill will mandate jail time of at least a year for any current or former member of Congress caught stealing $10,000”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Shannon L. Taylor on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (40)

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