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Shannon Taylor (Virginia)

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Shannon Taylor
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 17, 2025

Education

High school

Albemarle High School

Bachelor's

University of Virginia, 1989

Law

University of Richmond School of Law, 1995

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Lawyer
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Shannon Taylor (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Virginia. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 17, 2025.

Taylor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Shannon Taylor graduated from Albemarle High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1989 and a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1995. Her career experience includes working as a lawyer.[1][2]

Elections

2025

See also: Virginia Attorney General election, 2025

General election

General election for Attorney General of Virginia

Incumbent Jason Miyares and Jerrauld Jones are running in the general election for Attorney General of Virginia on November 4, 2025.

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Jason Miyares (R)
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Jerrauld Jones (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia

Jerrauld Jones defeated Shannon Taylor in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia on June 17, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jerrauld Jones
 
51.1
 
252,976
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Shannon Taylor Candidate Connection
 
48.9
 
241,969

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 494,945
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Miyares advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Virginia.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Taylor received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Taylor's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Shannon Taylor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Taylor's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Shannon Taylor is a native Virginian, and has always taken on tough fights to help the people of Virginia. Taylor became the first Democrat elected Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County in over 20 years, winning re-election three times with bipartisan support. Taylor knows how to beat powerful interests that get in the way of progress: she’s taken on the gun lobby to reduce illegal guns on our streets, held fraudsters accountable for exploiting seniors and driving up costs, and was one of the first prosecutors in the nation to push back against criminalizing women and doctors for accessing abortions after Roe was overturned, sparking a national movement for other prosecutors to do the same. Virginia needs an Attorney General with prosecutorial experience, a proven record of winning tough fights, and the track record to stand up to Trump and Elon Musk to protect our rights. As Attorney General, Taylor will be a steadfast last line of defense for protecting Virginia’s families, communities, and pocketbooks.
  • Shannon Taylor will be a steadfast leader to protect Virginians from the chaos coming from the Trump Administration.
  • Shannon Taylor will always stand up to protect abortion rights. After the Dobbs Decision, Shannon was one of the first prosectors in the nation to take action and say that she would never prosecute a woman for seeking abortion access or a doctor for providing abortion access.
  • Shannon will fight to keep Virginians safe. Shannon has served as a prosecutor for nearly 30 years, working to take illegal guns off the streets and hold scammers accountable for targeting the most vulnerable.
Shannon Taylor has lead the fight against hate crimes in Virginia, taking on the KKK and the neo-nazi's who marched on the UVA lawn in Charlottesville. She will always fight to protect our families.
When Trump and Elon Musk are targeting Virginia families and the federal workers who call Virginia home, we need an Attorney General who will always stand up for the rule of law and has taken on the tough fights to keep our family safe.
As a prosecutor with nearly 30 years of experience in the court room, Shannon Taylor has taken on the tough fight necessary to go toe-to-toe with the Trump administration.

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Campaign finance summary

Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Shannon Taylor for Attorney General, "Meet Shannon Taylor," accessed May 5, 2025
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 6, 2025
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