Tom Perriello — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently a candidate for the 2026 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district.
Served as U.S. Representative for Virginia's 5th congressional district from 2009-2011.
Held multiple diplomatic roles at the U.S. State Department, including Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes and Special Envoy for Sudan.
Appointed U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan in February 2024 to lead diplomatic efforts to end conflict and humanitarian catastrophe.
Served as executive director for U.S. Programs at the Open Society Foundations for over four years until July 2023.
Received his B.A. (1996) and J.D. (2001) from Yale University.

Biography

Thomas Stuart Price Perriello is an American attorney, diplomat, and politician. Born on October 9, 1974, in Charlottesville, Virginia, he is currently a candidate for the 2026 U.S.

House election in Virginia's 5th district. Perriello previously served as the U.S.

Representative for Virginia's 5th congressional district from 2009 to 2011, where he narrowly defeated six-term Republican incumbent Virgil H. Goode Jr. in 2008.