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Gerald E. Connolly
U.S. Representative, Virginia
Summary
Gerald Edward Connolly 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.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Jul 11, 2026
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Connolly stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 355 →HR 3490
HR 3490 · Introduced May 19, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Jun 9, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-96.
HR 3317
HR 3317 · Introduced May 9, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Apr 27, 2026: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3317, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
HRES 403
HRES 403 · Introduced May 9, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
May 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HRES 324
HRES 324 · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Health
Apr 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 2622
HR 2622 · Introduced Apr 3, 2025 · International Affairs
Apr 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 2416
HR 2416 · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · International Affairs
May 6, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HR 2417
HR 2417 · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HR 2361
HR 2361 · Introduced Mar 26, 2025 · Law
Mar 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 2180
HR 2180 · Introduced Mar 18, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Nov 20, 2025: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2180, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 10, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Connolly's 137 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 63were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
98.4%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
1.6%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
29.9%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Connolly sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Jan 9, 2025
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Connolly's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33