U.S. House Candidate Profile

Shannon Leigh Taylor

Updated October 6, 2026

DemocraticU.S. HouseVirginia01

Background

Shannon Leigh Taylor is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in Virginia's 5th congressional district in the 2026 election cycle. She has served as the Commonwealth's Attorney for Henrico County, Virginia since 2012. For the 2026 election cycle, her campaign reported $2,140,980 in receipts, $1,136,753 in disbursements, and $1,004,227 in cash on hand. She announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 5th district in September 2025, following the 2026 Virginia redistricting amendment.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Taylor_(attorney); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Leigh_Taylor.

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Virginia Department of Elections — Candidate List lists Shannon L. elections.virginia.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Shannon Leigh Taylor raised $2,140,980, spent $1,136,753, reported $1,004,227 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Shannon Leigh Taylor raised $2,140,930, spent $1,136,751, reported $1,004,179 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Shannon Leigh Taylor raised $1,300,040, spent $477,785, reported $822,256 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Shannon Leigh Taylor's committee id is C00918029

Shannon Leigh Taylor's latest reported disbursements $1,136,753. en.wikipedia.org

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Shannon Leigh Taylor profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 28. Primary-source references 28. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-18.

Published claim kinds: Background 11, Finance 3, Other sourced notes 4.

Other ids: Other sec-edgar:_run.

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Amanda Pohl. Democrat. status challenger
Andrew Lucchetti. Democrat. status challenger
Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti. Democrat. status challenger
Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs. Democrat. status challenger
Ericka Kopp. Democrat. status challenger
James Michael Shea. Democrat. status challenger
Jason Knapp. Democrat. status challenger
Lewis Littlepage. Democrat. status challenger
Lisa Vedernikova Khanna. Democrat. status challenger
Melvin Tull. Democrat. status challenger
Robert J. Wittman. Republican. status incumbent
Sean Sublette. Democrat. status challenger

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