Meet the candidates in Virginia's 1st Congressional District
Virginia’s 1st Congressional District is made up of parts of the Richmond suburbs and it extends east to include Poquoson, Williamsburg, James City, and York County.
A longtime Republican member of Congress faces a challenge from Henrico County’s top prosecutor to represent Virginia’s 1st Congressional District.
US Rep. Rob Wittman is a Republican who was first elected to represent Virginia’s 1st Congressional District in 2007. Prior to that, he served in Virginia’s House of Delegates from 2006 to 2007. In Congress, Wittman serves on the House Armed Services Committee, where he is vice chairman, and the Committee on Natural Resources.
Wittman’s pitch to voters has focused on his support for “putting public safety first, supporting law enforcement, and delivering for Virginia families.”
Wittman is being challenged by Democrat Shannon Taylor, who has served as Henrico’s commonwealth’s attorney since 2012. Taylor “pioneered programs to support victims of human trafficking, created a task …