Gerry Connolly

Gerry Connolly
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district
Incumbent
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 (1950-03-30) March 30, 1950 (age 74) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cathy Smith
Children	1
Residence	Mantua, Virginia
Education	Maryknoll College (BA) Harvard University (MPA)
Signature
Website	House website
Gerry Connolly's voice Connolly speaks 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 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.