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Tom Perriello for Congress

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Proud Democrat for VA-05 | Fighting for working families Former diplomat / Neighbor / Community Advocate Let’s build a stronger Virginia together store.tomperriello.com

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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 45m
What's happening in Lynchburg right now is truly generational. I am ecstatic to receive the endorsement from Lynchburg Voters League, a pillar of protecting minority voting rights in the city, alongside @MarkWarnerVA and Lynchburg Better Together
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 22h
Scenes from the heart of Virginia #FiveCountyFair
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Over 200 frontline healthcare heroes have been trying to tell Washington that the current system is broken. It's about time someone listen to them.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With 35 days to election day, I was grateful to spend last night with some of our closest supporters for a night of celebration of what we've built and the work left to come. Let's get down to business!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It was SWEET to join the Goochland Dems for their ice cream social today!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thank you to the VA Council of Nurse Practitioners for inviting me to your legislative session today!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rounding out the last days of summer with the Five County Fair! Great weather, good times, and the best company.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No matter what McGuire says, he has gutted rural healthcare with no real remedy. When the Big Ugly Bill's Medicaid cuts fully hit, thousands of hardworking Virginians will lose healthcare or be unable to afford it. The so-called "Rural Health Transformation Fund" is a band-aid on a bullet wound.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
More Friday Night Lights! Rivalry night was packed for Flucos vs Lions. Amazing TD run by Garrett Jordan in the 3rd for the home team, but Louisa left with the W.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wonderful and inspiring visit today to Beacon Academy and Harvest Outreach in Campbell County. Grateful to the teachers and mental health providers working there for explaining the barriers that students and their families face trying to access needed mental health services.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Had a wonderful time visiting the folks of Yogaville yesterday, where we enjoyed a beautiful sunset and discussed issues from Valley Link to the affordability crisis. Thank you for having me!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Big Ugly Bill has become a threat of life or death for our rural communities, especially women and the working class. We cannot allow the healthcare system to fall victim to the McGuire agenda.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An absolute pleasure to join the Buckingham NAACP last night to hear the issues that matter most to them this election. Don’t forget- be a September voter and get out to the polls TODAY for early voting!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nothing better than a mint chip shake to cap off a long day of campaigning!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
VA-05 is Warner + Perriello Country. @markwarner.bsky.social
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thank you to Aila Miyabi and the team at @29news.bsky.social for highlighting the great work of our Healthcare Heroes coalition! Looking forward to working with our frontline healthcare practitioners to fix this broken system at the federal level.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our healthcare heroes are the canaries in the coal mine. They are alerting us of a impending collapse– and we need to listen.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Cumberland votes EARLY! Great event last night in honor of the late voting activist Robert Scales. It's great to see so many people promoting civic engagement and carrying on the legacy!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As our Jewish neighbors gather for Yom Kippur tonight, I’m wishing everyone observing across Virginia a meaningful and easy fast. G’mar chatimah tovah.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
AI could become the most powerful tool humans have ever created, and voters are united in wanting leaders with the common sense to set guardrails and the courage to face down intimidation by Big Tech money.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
With gas prices at record highs, McGuire’s credibility reaches new low.
dailyprogress.com
John McGuire: Iran war not to blame for skyrocketing fuel prices
John McGuire is refusing to break with Donald Trump as fuel prices soar amid the president's war with Iran. Trump isn't to blame for the prices, he says; Biden is.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fun Charlottesville moment running into legendary reporter @katiecouric.bsky.social at the Farmers Market! I am out here talking to local families and business owners, and making sure everyone is ready to vote early. 🗳️
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Another Jug Bowl in the books, albeit one only Heritage may want to re-read. Enjoyed seeing old and new friends under the Friday night lights of Lynchburg.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am honored to have the support of National Security Leaders for America. Their members have dedicated their lives to defending our country, and I am grateful for their confidence in our campaign.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Americans aren’t losing their jobs to immigration- they’re losing their jobs to automation.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
AI presents existential risks to alignment and a catastrophic risk of unemployment at a pace never seen before. I refuse money from lobbyists or corporate PACs. Along with these leaders, I’m ready to go to Congress to establish regulations, fail-safes and accountability for AI.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
$38 billion wasted. Higher interest rates, gas prices, and grocery bills for American families. And still John McGuire has voted to continue Trump’s failed war in Iran. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Iran war driving up inflation for Americans, CBO report says
The Congressional Budget Office estimates inflation will continue to rise in the first quarter of next year.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
VA-05 is home to the brightest minds in science, biotech, and innovation. We need to keep it that way. At today’s Lunch & Learn, we spoke about what Washington must do to defend federal research funds from politics, lower healthcare costs, and put common-sense guardrails on AI.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Communities have said they don't want data center growth. If you need any more proof that John McGuire doesn't work for the people, here it is.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Vote by mail is safe, and secure! Today, the Supreme Court stood up for that basic principle. Go to Iwillvote.com to make a plan to vote.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Happy birthday to my sister, @paigeperriello.bsky.social! Charlottesville’s Pediatrician of the Year and, more importantly, a pretty great sister! 🎃
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Amazing turnout for our Chatham town hall. Southside respects leaders who show up. Four questions about AI tonight, along with urgency about saving rural healthcare and ending the forever wars.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Today, we remember those we lost and those who answered the call to serve. And we recommit ourselves to protecting the freedoms, the democracy, and the American experiment that they knew was worth defending. We will never forget. Full statement below:
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Danville PATHS team offer mothers and kids an oasis of quality care in the middle of a maternal health desert. I’m running for Congress to reverse McGuire’s gutting of rural healthcare, because your ZIP code should not determine whether you receive the prenatal and postnatal care you deserve.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, our nation was changed forever. Today we honor the lives of the 2,977 souls who died that day- read this thread to learn more about some of them from right here in the Fifth District.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A tale of two candidates.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The people actually building AI - not the ones profiting from its hype - are the people most worried it could kill us all. The need for strong federal guardrails is urgent (as is the need for a new Congress willing to pass them) www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-re...
businessinsider.com
An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'
An Anthropic researcher who once worked at OpenAI just quit. He's the latest insider warning that the AI race has become dangerously reckless.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW AD: Politicians like John McGuire take the dark money donations and sell us out brick by brick. That ends now. I'm taking a sledgehammer to the Wall of Corruption so that everyone has access to the American Dream.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you want to be hired by the people, you’ve got to show up for the job interview. With McGuire still scared of a public debate, more and more voters are ready to #FireMcGuire
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Workers are the backbone of this nation, and their unions are some of the most important institutions we have. I am humbled to have the endorsement of the Virginia AFL-CIO and SEIU as we work towards a more perfect "union"
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another great listening session in the books in Mecklenburg County. Thank you to everyone who showed up and shared your stories and struggles. You have a fighter in me.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Powerful conversation today outside Gethsemane Baptist Church in South Hill with Rev. Ronnie Betts. He reminded me that this is a year about right and wrong, decency and righteousness. His sermon: vote, and elect leaders who hold to God's standards.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Go eagles!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
When you're stuck in a hole, stop digging.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
What a joy it was to spend an afternoon with the students of the Southwood Boys & Girls Club. They asked great questions and put me to work signing snack wrappers. The future is looking bright!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I am proud to have the endorsement of the Rural Caucus! Now more than ever our communities need a fighter against data centers, Valley Link, and the health closures threatening their existence. I plan to be the voice rural communities deserve in their representation!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
From one corner of the district to another and back, you can bet I'll go the extra mile to restore common sense to Virginia's fifth!
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
From warlords overseas to insurance lobbyists in Washington—I’ve spent my life standing up to bullies.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Powerful message today from Pastor Lee at Scott Zion Baptist church, who asked “Who told you to be silent? Enter to worship. Depart to serve.”
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Thanks to my neighbors in Lovingston for coming out to last night’s town hall at the Nelson Center. Vote for me to keep the town halls coming!
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