Gerry Connolly

Gerry Connolly
Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee
Designate
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingJamie Raskin
President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
In office
November 23, 2020 – November 28, 2022
Preceded byAttila Mesterházy
Succeeded byJoëlle Garriaud-Maylam
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 11th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Preceded byTom Davis
Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
In office
December 15, 2003 – January 2, 2009
Preceded byKate Hanley
Succeeded bySharon Bulova
Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
from the Providence district
In office
March 28, 1995 – December 15, 2003
Preceded byKate Hanley
Succeeded byLinda Smyth
Personal details
Born
Gerald Edward Connolly

(1950-03-30) March 30, 1950 (age 74)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Cathy Smith
Children1
EducationMaryknoll College (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website
Connolly's voice
Connolly on the President's authority to launch war on the Islamic State
Recorded September 17, 2014

Gerald Edward Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is an American Democratic politician.[1] He is the United States representative from Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009.

In November 2024, Connolly said that he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Connolly Seeks Higher Office, Julia O'Donoghue, Fairfax Connection, October 8, 2008
  2. ↑ "Virginia Rep. Connolly diagnosed with esophageal cancer". Spectrum News. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.