GOTV Intel

Shannon L. Taylor

Candidate for Virginia 1st Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Virginia 1st Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Virginia Department of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election, Federal Offices candidate list · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (2)
  • Virginia Department of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election, Federal Offices candidate list (updated 2026-09-03): Member, House of Representatives, 1 District — 'Shannon L. Taylor', Democratic
  • identity CONFIRMED
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Running for Virginia 1st Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 1 public poll, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Virginia 1st Congressional District covers

Covers all of King and Queen County, King William County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Westmoreland County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, James City County, Lancaster County, Middlesex County, Mathews County and Williamsburg city; parts of Hanover County, Chesterfield County, New Kent County, York County, Henrico County and Poquoson city.

Includes Mechanicsville, Poquoson (part), Tuckahoe (part), Gloucester Point, Short Pump, Williamsburg, Ashland, Bon Air (part), Brandermill, Deltaville (part), Glen Allen (part), Gloucester Courthouse and 27 more.

Map of Virginia 1st Congressional District with 224 precincts

224 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Virginia Department of Elections, per-locality precinct shapefiles (133 localities, elections.virginia.gov redistricting/gis)

Key Votes

The record

  • No congressional voting record

    Shannon L. Taylor has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for VA, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
New finance report · Sep 29
Raised
$2,140,980cycle to date through Jul 15
Cash on Hand
$1,004,227cycle to date through Jul 15
Spent
$1,136,753cycle to date through Jul 15
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jul 15
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Shannon Taylor For Va: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Shannon Taylor For Va: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026

    Raised $2,140,980.12 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,136,752.66 · cash on hand $1,004,227.46 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,687,926.35 (79%); PACs and other political committees $341,794.70 (16%); Party committees $220.77 (0%); Transfers from authorized committees $103,500.00 (5%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $7,538.30 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $317,658.29; digital $191,008.50; staff, contractors and reimbursements $117,474.22; polling $77,900.00; direct mail $29,313.86; media and advertising $18,851.80.

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Filings

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Shannon

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $92,800–$121,800 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $74,593–$85,495; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $52,991. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$1,600; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $70,102. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads · HMP (supporting)

    HMP — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 5 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $74,593–$85,495 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 5 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · Shannon Taylor for VA (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Shannon Taylor for VA). 14 ads since Nov 2024; $92,800–$121,800 (Google creative spend ranges).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS (opposing)

    ROB WITTMAN FOR CONGRESS — opposing this candidate (evidence: competing campaign). 16 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $0–$1,600 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 16 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $365,804 supporting, $156,645 opposing, across 32 reports.

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“The way I've always conducted myself and will continue to conduct myself, is to understand that things are very multifaceted.”
Taylor aims to rein in private equity in healthcare, restore Medicaid funding and ACA subsidiesSep 15, 2026 · Press · Virginia Mercury (Charlotte Rene Woods) · source
“(We should) start from a premise that there should be no one getting rich off people getting sick — period. Then we'll see what that looks like moving forward.”
Taylor aims to rein in private equity in healthcare, restore Medicaid funding and ACA subsidiesSep 15, 2026 · Press · Virginia Mercury (Charlotte Rene Woods) · source
“No private equity should be profiting off of people's healthcare and their health situation. It's just morally wrong.”
Taylor aims to rein in private equity in healthcare, restore Medicaid funding and ACA subsidiesSep 15, 2026 · Press · Virginia Mercury (Charlotte Rene Woods) · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website and social accounts

    Campaign site: https://shannontaylorva.com

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, VA-01 · Democratic

    Listed as “Shannon L. Taylor”, Democratic. Other candidates in the race: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman (Republican).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · source

  • U.S. Representative · VA-01

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Virginia Department of Elections

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_kss4kky11.

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