Gerry Connolly | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2022 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Tom Davis |
President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | |
In office November 23, 2020 – November 28, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Attila Mesterházy |
Succeeded by | Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam |
Chairman 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. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Cathy Smith |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Mantua, Virginia |
Education | Maryknoll College (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
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Website | House website |
Gerald Edward Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district, first elected in 2008. The district is anchored in Fairfax County, an affluent suburban county west of Washington, D.C. It includes all of Fairfax City and part of Prince William County. Connolly is a Democrat.