Tom Perriello
D
Won the August 4, 2026 Democratic primary with 79.8% of the vote
Tom Perriello previously represented Virginia's 5th District in Congress from 2009 to 2011. He is a Yale-trained attorney whose career since leaving Congress has included international human-rights and diplomatic work and leadership at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Key votes in Congress
- YesAffordable Care Act — final House passage · H.R. 3590 · Passed 219–212 · 2010-03-21 roll call ↗Established health-insurance marketplaces with premium subsidies, expanded Medicaid eligibility, and barred insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
On the record — official actions
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21).[12]
Background
- Earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2001; worked as an advisor to the international prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and on international justice efforts in Kosovo, Darfur, and Afghanistan.[3]
- Represented Virginia's 5th District in the U.S. House from 2009 to 2011, serving on the House Committees on Veterans' Affairs and on Transportation and Infrastructure; lost re-election in 2010.[3]
- Served as CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, directed the State Department's 2014 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, and was appointed by President Obama in 2015 as special envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa.[3]