While he lost the Fifth District Congressional race to Republican Robert Hurt, Democrat Tom Perriello still managed to notch a few wins last week.
The Daily Beast blog recently awarded Perriello the "Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky Award," named for the Pennsylvania Congressional Representative who served a single term and lost a reelection bid after she cast a decisive vote in support of former the 1993 Deficit Reduction Act, which boosted income tax rates for the top percent of wage earners. (Fun fact: She was also reportedly the first single American woman to adopt a foreign child.)
Samuel Jacobs writes that Perriello showed his gratitude for the swell of Obama supporters who helped elect him through his subsequent support of the stimulus act and health care reform.
"Democrats say these votes make Perriello a profile in courage," writes Jacobs. "Republicans say Perriello got his just deserts, losing to GOP businessman Robert Hurt in November."
Perriello also offered a more recent round of thanks via the Augusta Free Press. The paper recently published the Congressman’s parting comments following passage of his Helping Heroes to Keep Their Homes Act, which protects soldiers from home foreclosures for up to nine months after they return from deployment.
And, just last night, PBS aired an interview with Perriello conducted by Judy Woodruff—part of a series of conversations with representatives who lost seats in the midterm election. Watch it below.
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