Clean Virginia, a nonprofit that advocates for clean government and clean energy, is launching a six-figure ad campaign targeting Shannon Taylor, a Democratic candidate for attorney general, because she has accepted $375,000 from Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest public utility.
The 30-second ad will air in the expensive Washington, D.C., media market, aimed at reaching Northern Virginia voters ahead of the June 17 primary.
“Our power company was caught overcharging Virginians with some of the highest electric bills in the country, and now they’re Shannon Taylor’s largest donor,” the ad says. “They pollute our air and water, hurting our health and climate while Shannon Taylor cashes their checks.”
Taylor, the Henrico County commonwealth’s attorney, faces former Delegate Jay Jones,