Norfolk, VA – On Friday, May 12, members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) joined Tom Perriello in Norfolk to formally announce the union’s endorsement of Perriello’s campaign for Governor of Virginia.

“The men and women of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades are proud to support Tom Perriello in his campaign to become the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Lynn Taylor, business manager/secretary-treasurer of IUPAT District Council 51. “Our members work long hours every day to provide for their families, and we need someone who can fight for the issues that matter most to them, like infrastructure investment, health and safety, and protection of wages and benefits. Working families need Tom Perriello in Richmond as our governor.”