The Political Trials of Tom Perriello

Tom Perriello
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The Candidate
Tom Perriello, 36, is the Democratic congressman from the Fifth District of Virginia. Having served only one term, he is in a fierce fight with the GOP candidate state senator Robert Hurt to keep his job.

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