Shannon Taylor
Democrat
Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney
Non-Incumbent · Public Record R2B
PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
61.7%
Top positive drivers
- T16 Created first-in-Virginia police integrity position reviewing use-of-force, body cameras, misconduct. Citizen hotline. 4/4
- T3 Pledged stock trading ban; attacks Wittman's $2.56M trades on Armed Services Committee. 3.75/4
- T7 VPM (PBS); Virginia Mercury questionnaire; WRIC; WaPo; Fox5 DC; AG debate; hostile Dominion criticism. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums. 0/4
- T17 No documented positions on immigration system transparency. 0/4
- T18 No documented positions on education transparency. 0/4
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- T1 Campaign website with contact info; public events. As CA held community events. No specific frequency/schedule. 2.88/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums. 0/4
- T3 Pledged stock trading ban; attacks Wittman's $2.56M trades on Armed Services Committee. 3.75/4
- T4 Criticizes Wittman on End Citizens United Most Corrupt list. Took $650K+ from Dominion Energy in AG race (state-level). 2.88/4
- T5 FEC filings available. No proactive donor tools or breakdowns. 1/4
- T6 Campaign website; press releases; media interviews (VPM, Virginia Mercury, WRIC, Hopium Chronicles). 2.88/4
- T7 VPM (PBS); Virginia Mercury questionnaire; WRIC; WaPo; Fox5 DC; AG debate; hostile Dominion criticism. 3.75/4
- T8 EMILYs List; Everytown; New Democrat Coalition; DCCC Red to Blue. 2.88/4
- T9 Campaign website with press releases; social media; press releases on policy. 2.88/4
- T10 Lower costs; hold the corrupt accountable; references everyday struggles. No multilingual materials. 2.88/4
- T11 Criticizes Wittman for raising healthcare premiums; lower prescription drug costs. No transparency mechanisms. 2.25/4
- T12 References rising costs generally. No specific housing transparency tools. 1/4
- T13 Goes after price gouging and corporate cost manipulation. No specific disclosure mechanisms. 2.25/4
- T14 Anti-corruption platform implies spending accountability. No specific proposals. 2.25/4
- T15 Data centers must use clean energy; should pay for energy costs not pass to residents. 2.88/4
- T16 Created first-in-Virginia police integrity position reviewing use-of-force, body cameras, misconduct. Citizen hotline. 4/4
- T17 No documented positions on immigration system transparency. 0/4
- T18 No documented positions on education transparency. 0/4
- T19 Anti-corruption framing; End Citizens United connection; clean elections stance. 2.88/4
- T20 Prosecutorial background centered on accountability; stock trading ban; Wittman self-enrichment callout. 3.13/4
- T21 Multiple media interviews across AG and congressional campaigns. Responded to hostile Dominion coverage. 3.13/4
- T22 No PolitiFact ratings. No false claims documented. Wittman stock claims verified. 25-year prosecutorial career. 3.13/4
- T23 Created police integrity position and citizen misconduct hotline (functionally a reporting mechanism). 2.88/4
- T24 No specific FOIA reform or open data proposals. 0/4
- T25 Anti-corruption matches prosecutorial career; reproductive rights matches pledge; gun safety matches Everytown; police integrity matches creation. 3.75/4
E Efficiency
58.2%
Top positive drivers
- E9 90% homicide conviction; first woman elected Henrico CA; 756 trafficking charges; 1500+ drug charges; opioid task force. 4/4
- E16 25 years prosecutor; diversion programs; opioid task force 50+ partners; human trafficking support; police integrity. 4/4
- E6 13+ years managing CA office; first woman elected; reelected 3 times; 62.68% in 2019; $875K+ in 5 months. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E14 No documented immigration efficiency positions. 0/4
- E15 No documented education efficiency positions. 0/4
- E20 No national security cost-effectiveness positions. 0/4
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- E1 No sunset clauses or benchmarks named. 90% homicide conviction rate is outcome metric from prior role. 2.25/4
- E2 Cites Wittman $2.56M trades; $1T Medicaid cuts; 23K+ Virginians losing healthcare. 2.88/4
- E3 Anti-corruption framing implies effectiveness evaluation. No specific proposals. 2.25/4
- E4 Human trafficking victim support; opioid task force with 50+ partners; diversion programs; citizen hotline. 3.13/4
- E5 Data center energy policy position. No broader IT modernization proposals. 2.25/4
- E6 13+ years managing CA office; first woman elected; reelected 3 times; 62.68% in 2019; $875K+ in 5 months. 3.75/4
- E7 Opioid task force with 50+ partners; VA Association of CAs President; Democratic + law enforcement endorsements. 3.13/4
- E8 Stock trading ban references existing legislation; healthcare references existing programs; data center implementation. 2.88/4
- E9 90% homicide conviction; first woman elected Henrico CA; 756 trafficking charges; 1500+ drug charges; opioid task force. 4/4
- E10 Stock trading ban; police integrity review process; anti-corruption platform. 2.88/4
- E11 Lower prescription costs; opposes Medicaid cuts; protects affordable healthcare. No specific mechanisms. 2.25/4
- E12 References housing affordability. No specific housing supply mechanisms. 1/4
- E13 Data centers must use clean energy and pay own costs; investing in energy for jobs. 2.88/4
- E14 No documented immigration efficiency positions. 0/4
- E15 No documented education efficiency positions. 0/4
- E16 25 years prosecutor; diversion programs; opioid task force 50+ partners; human trafficking support; police integrity. 4/4
- E17 Good-paying jobs through energy, infrastructure, small businesses. No specific programs. 2.25/4
- E18 Anti-corruption implies spending efficiency; criticizes Wittman self-enrichment. No specific proposals. 2.25/4
- E19 Investing in infrastructure for jobs. No specific delivery proposals. 2.25/4
- E20 No national security cost-effectiveness positions. 0/4
- E21 General platform on making government work. No specific processing targets. 2.25/4
- E22 Criticizes Wittman tax on beach house; opposes tax breaks for wealthy. No comprehensive framework. 2.25/4
- E23 No positions on GAO/IG recommendations. 0/4
- E24 Diversion programs for non-violent offenders; police integrity; opioid task force changed prosecution approach. 2.88/4
- E25 General accountability platform. No specific agency oversight proposals. 2.25/4
A Affordability
64.2%
Top positive drivers
- A1 Campaign centered on rising costs; skyrocketing healthcare; seniors exploited by fraudsters; Wittman beach house. 3.13/4
- A3 Prosecuted senior fraud/exploitation; opioid task force addresses economic impacts; human trafficking support. 3.13/4
- A8 Goes after price gouging, predatory lenders, senior scams. 25 years prosecuting fraud. 3.13/4
Top negative drivers
- A13 No documented education affordability positions. 0/4
- A19 No transportation affordability positions. 0/4
- A12 References escalating housing costs. No specific mechanisms. 1/4
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- A1 Campaign centered on rising costs; skyrocketing healthcare; seniors exploited by fraudsters; Wittman beach house. 3.13/4
- A2 $2.56M Wittman trades; $1T Medicaid cuts; 23K+ affected; Wittman net worth growth. 2.88/4
- A3 Prosecuted senior fraud/exploitation; opioid task force addresses economic impacts; human trafficking support. 3.13/4
- A4 Stopping corporations from taking advantage through high interest rates and price gouging. 2.88/4
- A5 References costs for families generally; keep more money in pocketbooks. No household-level analysis. 2.25/4
- A6 Campaign launched during inflation; criticizes Wittman Medicaid votes; Wittman beach house tax breaks. 2.88/4
- A7 Opposes tax breaks for wealthy. No specific redirection quantification. 2.25/4
- A8 Goes after price gouging, predatory lenders, senior scams. 25 years prosecuting fraud. 3.13/4
- A9 Working families; hardworking Virginians pocketbooks; families fed up with rising costs. 2.88/4
- A10 Lowering costs is one of three campaign pillars (costs/corruption/healthcare). 2.88/4
- A11 Lower prescription costs; opposing $1T Medicaid cuts; protecting ACA; 23K+ Virginians. 3.13/4
- A12 References escalating housing costs. No specific mechanisms. 1/4
- A13 No documented education affordability positions. 0/4
- A14 Opposes Wittman beach house tax; opposes tax breaks for wealthy; supports working family pocketbooks. 2.88/4
- A15 Goes after price gouging, predatory lenders, senior scams, organized retail theft. 25 years as prosecutor. 3.13/4
- A16 Good-paying jobs through energy, infrastructure, small businesses. No specific wage proposals. 2.25/4
- A17 Criticized Wittman vote to slash food assistance. No specific food mechanisms. 1/4
- A18 Data centers should pay own energy costs not pass to residents; investing in energy. 2.88/4
- A19 No transportation affordability positions. 0/4
- A20 Three-pillar platform (costs/corruption/healthcare). Not connected into coherent cross-cutting strategy. 2.25/4
- A21 25-year prosecutorial career on consumer protection/fraud matches rhetoric. First Democrat elected in 24 years. 3.13/4
- A22 Opposes $1T Medicaid cuts; protects ACA; committed to Medicare/Social Security; criticizes food assistance cuts. 3.13/4
- A23 Seniors (fraud protection); working families; healthcare broadly; reproductive rights. 2.88/4
- A24 Healthcare broad; lowering costs broad; anti-corruption benefits all. 2.88/4
- A25 EMILYs List; DCCC Red to Blue; New Democrat Coalition; Everytown; law enforcement leaders; Gov Spanberger; Sen Kaine. 2.88/4
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Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 61.7% | — | 61.7% |
| Efficiency | 58.2% | — | 58.2% |
| Affordability | 64.2% | — | 64.2% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 61.4% | |
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