Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2025 – May 21, 2025 On leave: April 28, 2025 – May 21, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Raskin |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Lynch (acting) |
| President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | |
| In office June 21, 2024 – November 25, 2024 Acting | |
| Preceded by | Michał Szczerba |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Perestrello |
| In office November 23, 2020 – November 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Attila Mesterházy |
| Succeeded by | Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – May 21, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Davis |
| Succeeded by | James Walkinshaw |
| Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office December 15, 2003 – January 2, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Hanley |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Bulova |
| Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Providence district | |
| In office March 28, 1995 – December 15, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Hanley |
| Succeeded by | Linda Smyth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Edward Connolly March 30, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 21, 2025 (aged 75) Mantua, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Cathy Smith (m. 1973) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Maryknoll College (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
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Gerald Edward Connolly (March 30, 1950 – May 21, 2025) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district from 2009 until his death in 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in 2008 to replace retiring Republican incumbent Tom Davis, who did not seek re-election and later resigned shortly after the election. The 11th district is situated in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. It is anchored in the affluent Fairfax County, where Connolly served on the county's board of supervisors before his election to Congress, and also includes the entirety of Fairfax City.
In April 2025, Connolly announced that he would not seek re-election in 2026 citing health concerns. He died in office on May 21, 2025, following treatment for esophageal cancer.