CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Tom Perriello announced a record-breaking first quarter fundraising total of over $689,000 from thousands of supporters across every corner of the 5th and 6th district. Since launching his campaign in December, Tom has raised over $1.4 million total and currently holds over $1.1 million cash on hand.
“The flood of support from every corner of our region has been incredible. The message is clear: Virginians are ready to hold this Congress accountable for jacking up costs and hijacking our freedoms.” said Perriello. “People are excited to see a campaign that can win in November and can make that win matter by delivering results for hardworking families throughout the Blue Ridge.”
Building on this momentum, the campaign is hitting the ground running across the district, barnstorming this week with a full slate of listening events and rallies scheduled this week in Staunton, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, Roanoke, Charlottesville, Waynesboro, and Lynchburg.
Tom previously represented Virginia’s Fifth District, the only Democrat in a generation to have won a Congressional race in this region. Tom cast a courageous vote to pass the Affordable Care Act, and later worked for President Obama as a US Special Envoy. Tom led campaigns to double the minimum wage, expand Medicaid, protect reproductive freedoms and expand voting rights.
Tom enters the second quarter with growing support from across the Commonwealth. He has earned the backing of U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, Governor Abigail Spanberger, Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi, and former Governor Ralph Northam. Locally, Tom has secured over 30 endorsements from elected officials (and counting) including: Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade, Charlottesville Vice Mayor Natalie Oschrin, Harrisonburg Mayor Deanne Reed, Roanoke Vice Mayor Terry McGuire, Danville Mayor Alonzo Jones, former Mayor of Danville Sherman Saunders, every member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and Charlottesville City Council.
If the April 21st referendum passes fair election maps, Tom will run in the newly drawn 6th District — a lean-Democratic seat connecting Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Blacksburg, and parts of the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge, a district in which Tom won every single locality in the 2017 Democratic primary for Governor. Should the measure be defeated, Tom will continue his campaign in the current 5th District.
