Tom Perriello

Tom Perriello is one of two climate champions running in the Democratic primary for the toss up House race for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. 

ON THE ISSUES

• Committed to bold climate action
• Earned a 90% score on LCV’s 2010 National Environmental Scorecard

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Toss up House race
• Climate champion is Mike Pruitt also running in the Democratic primary
• Flipping this seat in Virginia will help win a pro-environmental majority in the House, making it easier to pass climate legislation at the federal level

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Tom Perriello is running to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has spent the last 25 years serving his community and country as a Congressman, diplomat, non-profit leader and teacher. In 2008, he was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. He earned a 90% score on LCV’s 2010 National Environmental Scorecard.

As a civil society leader, he has fought for protections for our freedoms, including voting rights, civil liberties, and reproductive freedom. He has marched with union workers in Southside and protested hate groups in the streets of Charlottesville. As a diplomat, he served as the United States Envoy for the African Great Lakes under President Obama and as the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan in the Biden Administration. Most recently, he led negotiations to broker breakthroughs of the world’s largest humanitarian embargo, impacting over 35 million Sudanese people. He volunteers with MutualAidSudan.org, a charitable platform supporting the Emergency Response Rooms and related efforts to provide lifesaving food and medicine inside Sudan. Previously and with generous support from Charlotteville donors, Tom co-founded Bird of Light Ukraine working on the ground to provide emergency relief to Ukrainian civilians caught on the frontlines.