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Tom Perriello

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1 Elections
- 1.1 2010
2 Voting record
- 2.1 Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership
- 2.2 Washington Post Analysis
3 External links
4 References

Tom Perriello was a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing the 5th district of Virginia.^[1]

He was succeeded by Robert Hurt.

Elections

2010

Perriello faced Republican Robert Hurt when he ran for re-election on November 2, 2010. Hurt won the race for the 5th district seat, with 50% of the vote over Perriello's 47.0%.^[2]

Voting record

Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership

According to a July 2010 analysis of 1,357 votes cast from January 1, 2009 to June 16, 2010, Perriello has voted with the House Democratic leadership 89.1% of the time.^[3] That same analysis reported that he also voted with party leadership 91.3% of the time in 2010.

Washington Post Analysis

A separate analysis from The Washington Post, concluded that he votes 90% of the time with a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives.^[4]

External links

Perriello's website with the House

References

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