EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) faces a competitive reelection campaign against Henrico County’s top prosecutor, but he’s betting that her biggest asset — a background in law and order — might instead be a liability on the campaign trail.

Shannon Taylor, considered a top recruit for Democrats, has leaned into her background on the campaign trail. She’s the four-time elected prosecutor in one of the district’s biggest counties and ran for Virginia attorney general in 2025. Her campaign website boasts that “she’s locked up violent criminals, taken on fraudsters and scammers, made Henrico a statewide leader in prosecuting sex traffickers, and delivered justice.”