U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?
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Tom S. P. Perriello
Running for U.S. House · Virginia District 5
NationalDemocrat
John J. McGuire III
U.S. House · Virginia District 5
NationalRepublican
Job fit
Tom S. P. Perriello
Top issues
Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)
Tom S. P. Perriello
- Health care costs
In a TV interview said Congress must 'get those Medicaid cliffs from happening' and 'return the tax credits for people in the middle class so they can afford healthcare again.' 3 - Cost of living & jobs
Campaign site says he 'voted AGAINST bailing out Wall Street and FOR investments in every public school and law enforcement unit,' and 'fought ... to double the minimum wage.' 4 - Immigration
In a candidate Q&A he said, 'We can and must protect our borders, our Constitution, and our humanity,' adding that money is 'better spent on real border security.' 5
No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety
More on their website →John J. McGuire III
No stated positions on file yet.
How they voted on top issues
We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.
Who pays them
Tom S. P. Perriello
Where the campaign money came from6
Checks
Tom S. P. Perriello
No voting record to check yet
About red flags
These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.
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Sources
- PERRIELLO, Tom | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- MCGUIRE, John J., III | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
- wric.com used in: Top issues
- tomperriello.com used in: Top issues
- cvilletomorrow.org used in: Top issues
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
- House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-09-01 used in: Checks
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Cooke C. Harvey
IndependentWe don't have campaign money records for this race yet.
Sources
1 Background: Cooke C. Harvey biography · checked 2026-10-19
Tom S. P. Perriello
DemocratShown above🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $2.1M raised, 84% from large donors, 5% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $106,850.00 (5% of $2,098,250.06 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $82,550.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, cutting pollution and moving to clean energy. 345
Sources
1 Background: PERRIELLO, Tom | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement
4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement
5 cutting pollution and moving to clean energy: Candidate statement
John J. McGuire III
RepublicanShown above$1.6M raised, 42% from large donors, 26% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $415,800.55 (26% of $1,579,069.11 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $147,500.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source 2
🚨 Stock trades on file: 11 since 2025. 3
Sources
1 Background: MCGUIRE, John J., III | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-19
2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle
3 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-09-01