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<h4>Virginia's proposed congressional districts and who is running | Special Report</h4>

<p>“This is just ridiculous — McGuire is using insider information to make himself richer while voting to make all of us poorer,” said Tom Perriello, the Democratic candidate challenging McGuire in Virginia's 5th District.&nbsp;“No wonder McGuire has been hiding from his constituents for nearly two years. He has been voting to raise our taxes and costs, while making sure to look out for himself.”</p>

<h4>Rep. John McGuire Caught Trading Stocks on Insider Information Again<br></h4>

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<h2>Energy & Climate</h2>

<p>HARRISONBURG, Va. — On Tuesday, March 10 at 11:30 a.m. at Sage Bird Ciderworks, former Congressman Tom Perriello and Harrisonburg community members will join Protect Our Care Virginia to discuss <a href="https://gcdtx86ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iHemUO3XuduTd99qFW43hRn8_JJZxeLVEYhUmfNdHnr5qXZJq-ySBrYSiC8Yld-E_A92R0Bq0ImPaLwtjtlvTVxMHW8cRVNbw4cgjejvsP3GRdJ33NUcoQCMbb4xLrHf76cwmGjN1xbfapEo_vFgBbMI1Acg_NM09MilfyPUgV3QVCV2LLjMU4PGfcw7wmuHkXEFrAHVfGZ61PTuGsUWXevSHZKfpRu1A9wTEMlgbFBj2n-bIMYNDw==&amp;c=pmxDyIry_uUMpZS2UBPSUHWg458mkrOkyFETW_qjGpB68cy_7xxgEg==&amp;ch=c2F511uuB_4IRcG6uiU8DqLzpuBqtB0t4horqBneQKyK2j9kEBngog==" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a new report</a> kicking off Protect Our Care’s March Madness campaign, which highlights how Donald Trump and his allies in Congress, including Rep. Ben Cline, are turning their backs on the American people and gutting health care coverage to give the ultra-wealthy another tax break.</p>

<h4>Former Congressman Tom Perriello &amp; Harrisonburg Community Members to Discuss New Health Care Report</h4>

<p>HARRISONBURG, VA (<a href="http://rocktownnow.com/">Rocktown Now</a>) — Former Congressman Tom&nbsp;Perriello&nbsp;and several Harrisonburg community members held a roundtable discussion today at Sage Bird&nbsp;Ciderworks&nbsp;to discuss&nbsp;healthcare under the Trump&nbsp;Administration.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Former Congressman Tom Perriello joins Harrisonburg community members in roundtable discussion</h4>

<p>After voters approved a congressional map that would have likely given Democrats a major advantage, various candidates across the state shifted to run in differing districts - including <a href="https://www.tomperriello.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Perriello</a>, a former U.S. Representative, former U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and 2017 gubernatorial candidate.</p>

<h4>Former Congressman Tom Perriello shifts back to run in VA5 after VA Supreme Court decision</h4>

<p>A closer look at the proposed redistricting map reveals some opportunities for candidates that the mapmakers may not have intended.</p>

<h4>10 more things to know about the Democrats’ proposed redistricting map</h4>

<p>ROANOKE, Va. — On Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m., former Congressman Tom Perriello will visit Evie’s Bistro and Bakery for an informal roundtable on how a Paid Family and Medical Leave program would benefit women-owned small businesses.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Former Congressman Tom Perriello to Visit Evie’s Bistro & Bakery for Roundtable</h4>

<p>Tom Perriello, a Virginia Democrat who was swept from the House in 2010, in large part because of his vote for the Affordable Care Act, is trying for a comeback this year — but far from running away from that vote more than a dozen years ago, he’s embracing it.</p><p>“What’s aged politically even better than my support for the A.C.A.,” Mr. Perriello said, “was the fact that I was pushing right to the end for it to be stronger.”</p>

<h4>When Voters Worry About ‘Affordability,’ Many Point to Health Care</h4>

<p>Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said Perriello enters the race as a clear favorite for the Democratic nomination, citing his experience, name recognition and political network.</p><p>“Perriello is a ringer for the Democratic nomination,” Sabato said. “He has national, international, as well as local contacts galore. He has the financing that he’s going to need to run. He has the right positioning for this particular year.”</p>

<h4>Analysis: Tom Perriello brings experience to Virginia’s Fifth, faces tough district</h4>

<p>Republican incumbent John McGuire and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello are both centering their campaigns on the economy and affordability, while offering sharply different visions for addressing rising costs facing voters across the district.</p>

<h4>Candidates clash over economy, affordability in 5th District race</h4>

<p>At an event to open his campaign headquarters Saturday, the Democratic candidate for the 5th District laid out his path to victory.</p>

<h4>Big local turnout, overperforming in red areas key for Tom Perriello</h4>

<p>Calling the current political situation "an all-hands on deck moment," former Virginia Congressman Tom Perriello announced his comeback candidacy in the 5th district on Tuesday morning.</p>

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<h4>Tom Perriello to run for Democratic nomination in 5th district</h4>

<p>Amid clinic closures, projected hospital funding cuts, and millions at risk of losing health insurance, health care issues will put Democrats on the offensive against Republicans.&nbsp;</p><p>“It’s easy to think that the country is polarized, but there is a lot that is uniting people,” Periello said in a recent call. “The hunger for more affordable health care crosses all district lines.”</p>

<h4>Health care costs and access will feature prominently in 2026 Congressional Midterms</h4>

<p>Charlottesville’s event also included a number of tables set up by supporters of the <a href="https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-state-supreme-court-rules-redistricting-referendum-can-occur-while-it-considers-the-case/">redistricting referendum</a>, who urged attendees to vote yes on the amendment, as well as volunteers with local Democratic congressional candidates, drumming up support for&nbsp; Tom Perriello, Suzanne Kryzanowski and others.</p>

<h4>Thousands gather once again in Charlottesville, Forest Lakes for ‘No Kings’</h4>

<p>One advantage that Perriello might have, Richards said, is that “McGuire is a relatively weak candidate, he hasn’t done very much, he hasn’t sort of been out and about until the last few weeks, and maybe there’s some chance, and Perriello is relatively well known.</p>

<h4>What the Virginia Supreme Court decision means for 5th and 6th district candidates</h4>

<p>Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, is attempting to make a comeback, 15 years after he left office, as he campaigns in Lynchburg and surrounding counties, with the goal of winning back his old seat next November.</p>

<h4>Perriello prioritizes Lynchburg voters in bid to reclaim old congressional seat</h4>

<p>“I just walked into a food pantry in the Shenandoah Valley and the African-American woman who runs it broke down in tears and said for the first time in her life she thought she was going to have representation,” Mr. Perriello recalled Friday. “This is what the last two months have been about, about hope for the first time for people.”</p>

<h4>‘No Seat for Me’: Virginia Democrats Are Forced to Play Musical Chairs</h4>

<p>Tom Perriello: 100+ Hours of Town Halls</p><p>John McGuire: Zero Town Halls</p><p>In case you missed it, the <a href="https://gcdtx86ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001As4cuMbHluyBK3-_h9tjtpnXYFAp9ty7USy-aNt1RnA8Gu7TdcwHDMFcJ2MEIaupEbnJQIXiCibUaxVPd0DNt_fGVeHspMbg931FrytV3aUJCDeAbYMFSbMbCt84B5Lno9JpOo9CHAgUFvHIoWlRWxKNb84ZnaphdQGh93xPlnP7jlw7dlV0Ga-FF114TJgpnL8lLwW7z3A0LDZZs3O9TRys_GSupySriyz2PtRhYc5CVJ58auR-WijPThJOdrpooQed2b_3pqjxHZ4qL2B2C_3tJtc5VMgB&amp;c=ZllColn58AJaeAv1uA3wN1wygP5I00vQ9-rcPV58KJjIBlASzxOG8A==&amp;ch=UOhfcgio4MtloGoGMRgJ7fQ9KJvPTw20pObpWM_ewmdYApQNooR_Zw==" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daily Progress on Thursday reported</a> that “many constituents” across the current 5th Congressional District have said that U.S. Rep. John McGuire is “especially weak this election cycle because of his refusal to host public events and engage with the community.”</p>

<h4>The Town Hall: A Tale of Two Virginia Congressmen</h4>

<p>Tom is focused on getting costs down, paychecks up, and corruption out lowering costs, raising wages, and taking government back from the powerful special interests driving up prices for working families.</p>

<h4>Perriello Launches General Election Campaign to Lower Costs, Tackle Corruption, Restore Common Sense</h4>

<p>HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - At a community gathering at Sage Bird Cider Works, local Democrats and health care providers said they are deeply worried about the rising cost of care and what they described as a system tilted in favor of insurance companies rather than patients.</p>

<h4>Local Democrats, medical providers talk health care issues at community gathering</h4>

<p>The endorsements are rolling in and the opponents are dropping out as Democrat Tom Perriello prepares to take another swing at his old seat in Congress.</p>

<h4>Democrats clear way for Perriello to retake old congressional seat</h4>

<p>"I think that our politics right now don't fit neatly into red and blue, despite how it's covered," he said.</p><p>If elected, Perriello said he'd bring jobs to the area and lower the cost of living: "I don't care what your political affiliation is, I still think you deserve a raise, and I think your costs should come down."</p>

<h4>Frustration with McGuire drives both sides of 5th Congressional District primary</h4>

<p>Very impressive fundraising by Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Eugene Vindman, Elaine Luria, Tom Perriello, Beth Macy, etc.</p>

<h4>Graphics: As of 6/30, Cash-on-Hand for Virginia’s Candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. House</h4>

<p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Tom Perriello stopped in Charlottesville on Sunday, meeting with community members as part of his campaign for Congress.</p><p>Perriello said he’s encouraging voters to support the upcoming referendum. He added that one of the biggest concerns he’s hearing from people in Charlottesville is the rising cost of living, from groceries and gas to healthcare and electricity.</p>

<h4>Tom Perriello, candidate for Congress, makes stop in Charlottesville</h4>

<p>Virginia’s 5th Congressional District includes Charlottesville, parts of Albemarle County, Louisa County, Fluvanna County, Buckingham County and many others as it <a href="https://www.vpap.org/offices/us-representative-5/district/">reaches all the way down to the North Carolina border</a>. This year, it is the only district in the state holding both Republican and Democratic primaries.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Q&A with three candidates seeking Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 5th District</h4>

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<p>Tom Perriello discusses why he's running for Virginia's 5th District Congressional Seat.</p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">"The biggest challenge right now is the affordability of the American dream.&nbsp; We see that with trying to get the healthcare system working for people again, we see it with electric bills that are too high, we see it with just&nbsp; bad priorities in Washington - corrupt priorities...."</span></p>

<h4>Tom Perriello, Democratic Candidate for Virginia’s 5th District Congressional Seat</h4>

<p><a href="https://www.tomperriello.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Tom Perriello</strong></a> knew when he cast his vote for the <strong>Affordable Care Act</strong> in 2010 that it may very well cost him his job as a freshman congressman.</p><p>He did it anyway.</p><p>Because it was the right thing to do.</p>

<h4>Tom Perriello: ‘What people remember is when we stand up for people’</h4>

<p>“There’s nobody I would trust more to run this campaign, because Lily is dedicated to giving hardworking families across the Blue Ridge a fair shot, and she knows how to win,” said Perriello in a statement. “She knows that families around here deserve more from Congress than jacked up prices and rural healthcare cuts. I know that no one will work harder for our region to get a real voice in Congress.”</p>

<h4>Tom Perriello taps Southwest Virginia rising star Lily Franklin as campaign manager</h4>

<p>Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, will continue to run for Congress, whether it’s in the existing 5th Congressional District, or the 6th district under a new congressional map proposed by Democrats in Richmond.</p>

<h4>Tom Perriello wants to represent Nelson County, regardless of redistricting</h4>

<p>Mike Pruitt, who is currently a member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, announced on Wednesday that he would end his campaign for the congressional seat currently held by Republican John McGuire.</p><p>Instead, Pruitt is endorsing fellow Democrat Tom Perriello, who represented the Fifth District from 2009 to 2011, when he lost to Republican Robert Hurt.</p>

<h4>Pruitt ends congressional campaign, backs Perriello</h4>

<p>Full Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Full Charlottesville City Council and Commonwealth’s Attorneys Endorse Tom Perriello’s Congressional Bid</p><p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Former Congressman Tom Perriello today welcomed the consolidated support of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Charlottesville City Council, and both Albemarle and Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorneys.</p>

<h4>Charlottesville and Albemarle County Officials Back Tom Perriello for Congress</h4>

<p>Democrat Tom Perriello has nearly three times as much money in his campaign treasury as Republican incumbent John McGuire as the two candidates prepare for an expected fall clash in the Republican-leaning 5th Congressional District.</p>

<h4>Perriello has nearly three times as much cash as McGuire; Macy outraises Cline</h4>

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<p>"I'm hearing about this from people of every political stripe," Perriello said. "I don't just mean red and blue. I mean the whole colors of the rainbow. People from very different political ideologies can agree on the simple thing: Local communities have to have a voice. Local communities have to have a stake in this, and we can't abuse people's property rights in this way without a benefit to communities and without that transparent process."</p>

<h4>Perriello addresses Valley Link project</h4>

<p>“This is an opportunity to have someone who’s going to really care about this area and the communities across the Blue Ridge and really focus on making health care more affordable, ending this war that nobody thinks is a good idea and bringing down prices,” Perriello said, “and I think that’s what people feel they’re going to get from the Perriello campaign.”</p>

<h4>Albemarle County Democrats hold spring fundraiser, talk redistricting and elections</h4>

<p>Perriello said during a Tuesday press conference that the court’s ruling is “a series of decisions by unelected judges who will make it more likely that there’s not that system of checks and balances at play,” adding that its decision will “basically leave extremely unrepresentative and rigged maps in place.”</p><p>He added that he will not drastically pivot his campaign strategies despite the court ruling, but said that he remains committed to defeating incumbent VA-05 Rep. John McGuire (R).&nbsp;</p>

<h4>State leaders react to Virginia Supreme Court overturning redistricting referendum</h4>

<p>Organized by JMU students and city representatives, the event featured speeches given by Harrisonburg City Mayor Deanna Reed, former District 34 Democratic candidate Andrew Payton, congressional candidate Tom Perriello, Councilwoman Monica Robinson and Harrisonburg-Rockingham NAACP Vice President David Evans, alongside several JMU and EMU students.</p>

<h4>Students gather at City Hall for minority injustice protest</h4>

<p>A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkjffKo5q9TcJ4GLK9LS-00iPmeBhGS5/view?usp=sharing">new poll</a> of Virginia's Fifth Congressional District shows Tom Perriello in a statistical tie with incumbent John McGuire. Perriello takes a sizable lead in the poll once voters learn more about both candidates' records. The data confirms that voters are looking to shake up Congress, and VA-05 is one of the top Democratic pickup opportunities in the country.</p>

<h4>NEW POLL: Perriello Moves Virginia's 5th District Into a “Toss-Up” Race</h4>

<p>Senator Mark Warner made a campaign stop, speaking with voters and fielding questions alongside 5th District candidate Tom Perriello.</p>

<h4>Sen. Mark Warner speaks in Louisa County alongside 5th District candidate Tom Perriello</h4>

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<p>“What I'm most proud of with the Affordable Care Act fight was right up until the last minute of it, I was fighting with [President Barack Obama] for it to be stronger,” Perriello said. “I was fighting for it to have a public option. I was fighting for there to be a Medicare buy for people who are 50 and above. I was fighting for stronger negotiation on prescription drug rates. That should have been the floor of making healthcare more universal and more affordable.”</p>

<h4>Congressional candidate Tom Perriello comes to Waynesboro</h4>

<p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Former Congressman Tom Perriello of Charlottesville today announced his candidacy for Congress in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Former Congressman Tom Perriello Announces Candidacy for 5th Congressional District</h4>

<p>“Tom Perriello is exactly the kind of leader this moment demands,” said Mayor Reed in a release. “He has the experience, the courage, and the progressive values to fight for every family in this district. The people of the Shenandoah Valley, of Charlottesville, of Lynchburg, of Harrisonburg deserve a representative who will show up for them every single day. Tom has been doing that his entire career, and I am proud to stand with him.”</p>

<h4>Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed endorses Tom Perriello for Congress</h4>

<p>On Tuesday, Democratic candidate Tom Perriello held a press event in Charlottesville to advocate for a federal law that would enshrine access to contraception into the Constitution and says he wants incumbent Congressman John McGuire to do the same.</p>

<h4>Perriello advocates for federal contraception bill as 5th District campaigns ramp up</h4>

<p>Perriello, a Charlottesville native, also raised more than triple the amount brought in by his challenger for the Democratic nomination, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors member Mike Pruitt.</p>

<h4>Tom Perriello outpaced John McGuire in fundraising to close out 2025</h4>

<p>The initial results:</p><p>Undecided/don’t know 35.38%<br>Perriello 34.38%<br>Rasoul 15.47%<br>Macy 12.59%<br>Someone else 2.19%</p><p>The second thing we see is that, among the candidates, Perriello is the frontrunner. This isn’t surprising to me.</p>

<h4>Poll: Perriello has wide lead over Macy in potential Democratic primary in redrawn 6th District</h4>

<p>“I am fired up to keep fighting for my hometown and the region that I love to get our voice back in Congress. Folks across the Blue Ridge and the Valley know that I have been fighting for decades to increase wages and access to affordable health care for families....District lines may shift, but my values and commitments to working families across Virginia never will.”</p>

<h4>Former Congressman Tom Perriello’s Statement on Proposed 2026 Virginia Congressional Map</h4>

<p>Congressional Candidate Mike Pruitt Exits Race and Throws Support Behind Perriello&nbsp;</p><p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Former Congressman Tom Perriello welcomed the endorsement of Albemarle Supervisor Mike Pruitt, who today announced that he has ended his campaign and will support Perriello in flipping this Congressional District.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>Mike Pruitt Endorses Former Congressman Tom Perriello</h4>

<p>On March 9, Americans for Healthy Families, an advocacy organization that backs paid family and medical leave and other policies it says strengthen the health and economic security of American families, convened a roundtable in Roanoke on the need for paid leave. Three small-business owners and former Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello, who is running for Congress, participated.</p>

<h4>Roanoke small-business owners discuss the need for paid leave legislation</h4>

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