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Tom Perriello

U.S. Representative VA-05 (2026 candidate)
Democrat
Challenger
Currently running for U.S. House — Virginia District 5. Primary 2026-08-04 · General 2026-11-03. This race → Compare against other candidates →
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
2 / 100 —
Raw: 2 of 8 dynamic max · 4 of 50 answered
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✝ God First 0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 2/ 40
National Rank
#5,736 of 9,024 · bottom 36.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
State elections office: (804) 864-8901
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State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections

Official Profile

Stub seeded 2026-07-24 for race pages (VA-05). Not evidence-scored. Candidacy currency 2026-10-03: WON the Democratic primary for VA-5 on 2026-08-04 with 30,112 votes (79.76%) and advances to the November 3, 2026 general election. Official certified results, Virginia Department of Elections (100% of units reporting, as of 2026-08-18): https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/virginia/elections/2026-August-Democratic-Primary

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

0/10
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Though Perriello cast a 2009 vote for the Stupak-Pitts anti-abortion-funding amendment, he later called it 'a bad vote and a bad pledge' and repeatedly apologized, describing it as 'the worst vote of my career.' In 2026 he secured the endorsement of the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC for his VA-05 campaign — a PAC whose endorsement criteria include support for reproductive rights — confirming his current pro-abortion position that rejects the rubric's sanctity_of_life[0] standard recognizing personhood from conception.

    Verified 2026-07-28Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
FALSE (0)[1,2,3]

Biblical Marriage

0/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
Not yet verified

Family & Child Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified

Christian Liberty

0/10
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified

Economic Stewardship

0/10
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Perriello voted YES on both the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the $787 billion stimulus package, one of the largest peacetime spending bills in U.S. history) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, House Vote #165, March 21, 2010; passed 219-212). The CBO estimated the ACA alone would cost over $940 billion in its first decade. Both votes dramatically expanded the federal deficit. The ARRA increased the deficit by roughly $831 billion over ten years according to CBO scoring. These votes directly conflict with the rubric's economic_stewardship[2] standard preferring anti-deficit, balanced-budget governance.

    Verified 2026-07-28Dispute this claim
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
Not yet verified

Election Integrity

0/10
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified

Border & Immigration

0/10
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified

Self-Defense & 2A

2/10 ✉️ Petition your reps
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
TRUE (+2)
1 claim

  1. During his 2009-2011 congressional term representing Virginia's 5th District, Perriello opposed a ban on assault weapons, declining to support legislation that would restrict semi-automatic rifle ownership — a documented record position consistent with the rubric's self_defense[1] standard opposing assault-weapons bans, magazine-capacity limits, and firearm registration schemes.

    Verified 2026-07-28Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified

Foreign Policy Restraint

0/10
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
TrackAIPAC / FEC / OpenSecrets search found no AIPAC, pro-Israel-lobby, or foreign-linked PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

0/10
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

1 Center4 Official3 Other
politics1.com/va.htmUnclassified
cardinalnews.org/virginia-voter-guide/Local News
cardinalnews.org/2026/05/28/5th-district-will-have-b...Local News
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/virginia/e...Official
www.fec.gov/files/bulk-downloads/2026/pas226.zipOfficial
www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00929968/Official
www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00314617/Official

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References & footnotes

Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.

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    FEC: PERRIELLO, THOMAS (H6VA05217), principal cmte TOM PERRIELLO FOR CONGRESS C00929968. In FEC bulk pas226, filer PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) reports transaction type 24Z (in-kind contribution to a registered filer) of $876 dated 08/03/2026, OTHER_ID C00929968, CAND_ID H6VA05217, payee line 'PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.' (image 202609209904471942, sub_id 4092520261599631133, report M9). Planned Parenthood PAC contribution (in-kind) found, so q4 is FALSE. 2024+2026 pas2 has no other EMILYS LIST / RFFA / PP Votes rows to this candidate. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:49-22:52 ET: FEC.gov bulk pas226.zip HTTP 200 (S3 last-modified Sun 04 Oct 2026 16:02:49 GMT), cm26.zip/cn26.zip HTTP 200 (last-modified 07 Oct 2026 05:42 GMT). Official
    Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-10-07 · Fetch Wayback archive
    FEC: PERRIELLO, THOMAS (H6VA05217), principal cmte TOM PERRIELLO FOR CONGRESS C00929968. In FEC bulk pas226, filer PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) reports transaction type 24Z (in-kind contribution to a registered filer) of $876 dated 08/03/2026, OTHER_ID C00929968, CAND_ID H6VA05217, payee line 'PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.' (image 202609209904471942, sub_id 4092520261599631133, report M9). Planned Parenthood PAC contribution (in-kind) found, so q4 is FALSE. 2024+2026 pas2 has no other EMILYS LIST / RFFA / PP Votes rows to this candidate. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:49-22:52 ET: FEC.gov bulk pas226.zip HTTP 200 (S3 last-modified Sun 04 Oct 2026 16:02:49 GMT), cm26.zip/cn26.zip HTTP 200 (last-modified 07 Oct 2026 05:42 GMT).
  2. [2]
    FEC: PERRIELLO, THOMAS (H6VA05217), principal cmte TOM PERRIELLO FOR CONGRESS C00929968. In FEC bulk pas226, filer PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) reports transaction type 24Z (in-kind contribution to a registered filer) of $876 dated 08/03/2026, OTHER_ID C00929968, CAND_ID H6VA05217, payee line 'PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.' (image 202609209904471942, sub_id 4092520261599631133, report M9). Planned Parenthood PAC contribution (in-kind) found, so q4 is FALSE. 2024+2026 pas2 has no other EMILYS LIST / RFFA / PP Votes rows to this candidate. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:49-22:52 ET: FEC.gov bulk pas226.zip HTTP 200 (S3 last-modified Sun 04 Oct 2026 16:02:49 GMT), cm26.zip/cn26.zip HTTP 200 (last-modified 07 Oct 2026 05:42 GMT). Official
    Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-10-07 · Fetch Wayback archive
    FEC: PERRIELLO, THOMAS (H6VA05217), principal cmte TOM PERRIELLO FOR CONGRESS C00929968. In FEC bulk pas226, filer PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) reports transaction type 24Z (in-kind contribution to a registered filer) of $876 dated 08/03/2026, OTHER_ID C00929968, CAND_ID H6VA05217, payee line 'PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.' (image 202609209904471942, sub_id 4092520261599631133, report M9). Planned Parenthood PAC contribution (in-kind) found, so q4 is FALSE. 2024+2026 pas2 has no other EMILYS LIST / RFFA / PP Votes rows to this candidate. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:49-22:52 ET: FEC.gov bulk pas226.zip HTTP 200 (S3 last-modified Sun 04 Oct 2026 16:02:49 GMT), cm26.zip/cn26.zip HTTP 200 (last-modified 07 Oct 2026 05:42 GMT).
  3. [3]
    FEC: PERRIELLO, THOMAS (H6VA05217), principal cmte TOM PERRIELLO FOR CONGRESS C00929968. In FEC bulk pas226, filer PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) reports transaction type 24Z (in-kind contribution to a registered filer) of $876 dated 08/03/2026, OTHER_ID C00929968, CAND_ID H6VA05217, payee line 'PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.' (image 202609209904471942, sub_id 4092520261599631133, report M9). Planned Parenthood PAC contribution (in-kind) found, so q4 is FALSE. 2024+2026 pas2 has no other EMILYS LIST / RFFA / PP Votes rows to this candidate. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:49-22:52 ET: FEC.gov bulk pas226.zip HTTP 200 (S3 last-modified Sun 04 Oct 2026 16:02:49 GMT), cm26.zip/cn26.zip HTTP 200 (last-modified 07 Oct 2026 05:42 GMT). Official
    Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-10-07 · Fetch Wayback archive
    FEC: PERRIELLO, THOMAS (H6VA05217), principal cmte TOM PERRIELLO FOR CONGRESS C00929968. In FEC bulk pas226, filer PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC (C00314617) reports transaction type 24Z (in-kind contribution to a registered filer) of $876 dated 08/03/2026, OTHER_ID C00929968, CAND_ID H6VA05217, payee line 'PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.' (image 202609209904471942, sub_id 4092520261599631133, report M9). Planned Parenthood PAC contribution (in-kind) found, so q4 is FALSE. 2024+2026 pas2 has no other EMILYS LIST / RFFA / PP Votes rows to this candidate. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:49-22:52 ET: FEC.gov bulk pas226.zip HTTP 200 (S3 last-modified Sun 04 Oct 2026 16:02:49 GMT), cm26.zip/cn26.zip HTTP 200 (last-modified 07 Oct 2026 05:42 GMT).
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