Rep. Tom Perriello has dived into the health care concerns of his constituents, scheduling 21 town hall meetings around the 5th District during Congress’ August recess.

Feda Kidd Morton, a career educator and long-time grassroots activist in the Republican Party of Virginia, announced Friday that she is entering the race for the 5th District seat currently held by Democrat Tom Perriello.

Political speculation in the 5th District leaped ahead to 2010 Monday after former Rep. Virgil Goode announced he wouldn’t be a candidate for the Republican nomination.

Former GOP Congressman Virgil Goode’s latest fundraising total could hardly be called a warchest.

On Monday, a Roanoke-based television station started broadcasting a Republican Party group’s ad that targets Rep. Tom Perriello, the station’s general manager said Thursday.

Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, today introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to bring the National D-Day Memorial under the National Park Service’s supervision.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is airing a radio ad targeting U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, for his vote against investigating claims by Speaker Nancy Pelosi that the CIA misled her over its harsh interrogation techniques.

A stunning upset loss in last year’s election ended Virgil Goode’s six-term grip on the 5th District U.S. House of Representatives seat.
On Wednesday, however, Goode reappeared on the political radar as he filed a statement of candidacy form with the Federal Election Commission.

With the recent Senate passage of the newest economic recovery package, area business and community leaders are wondering when and how their slice of the pie will arrive, and with what restrictions.

Political corruption in Afghanistan is the top national security threat in the increasingly violent country, Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Va., said last week.

WASHINGTON — Democrat Tom Perriello was no sooner sworn in as the new representative of Virginia’s 5th district Tuesday than he saw his name atop a list.

After a recount of more than 316,860 votes, Democrat Tom Perriello was affirmed Wednesday as the winner in his closely contested race against six-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr.

A recount in Virginia’s 5th District will determine which political party holds a one-seat advantage in the state’s U.S. House delegation.

Facing the loss of his seat, U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. said Thursday that all late-arriving absentee ballots cast by U.S. troops overseas should be counted as part of next week’s recount in his 5th District race.

Still facing a recount and not yet sworn into office, Rep.-elect Tom Perriello is already taking care of constituents in Virginia’s 5th congressional district.