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Thomas Perriello OppScore Rating: -1.31

Thomas Perriello is a Democrat House representative for Virginia district 5 and holds an OppScore of -1.31. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Tom Perriello is a Democrat and former U.S. representative seeking to reclaim Virginia's 5th Congressional District in 2026. A Yale-educated attorney from Charlottesville, he first won the seat in 2008 as a progressive Democrat in a conservative district and is defined by his record of casting key votes for the Affordable Care Act and against Wall Street bailouts.

Thomas Perriello rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: House
• State: Virginia
• District: 5
• OppScore: -1.31 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 17 of 44 scored questions

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• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
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• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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