Shannon Taylor

Shannon Leigh Taylor is an American attorney and prosecutor serving as the Commonwealth's Attorney for Henrico County, Virginia since 2012. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond School of Law. In 2011, she announced her campaign for the 2011 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election, winning against Bill Janis and Matthew Geary, and subsequently being reelected in 2015, 2019, and 2023. Taylor ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Attorney General of Virginia in the June 2025 election, but lost to Jay Jones.