House Democrats are privately grousing about their party's inability to hold down committee leaders — due not just to advanced age, but also ambition. Why it matters: The day after Rep. Gerry ...

Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly died at the age of 75, weeks after revealing that his esophageal cancer had returned. Connolly is the third House Democrat to die in office since March ...

Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw will be the Democratic nominee in the upcoming special election to replace the ...

The race is on to fill Virginia's Congressional 11th district seat previously held by the late Gerry Connolly.James ...

Before passing away last month, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., endorsed Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw, his former chief of staff, to succeed him in Congress — but more than a month ...

The former chief of staff to the late Rep. Gerry Connolly clinched the Democratic nomination to fill Connolly’s seat in a ...

Now Connolly’s social media accounts have posted for the first time since announcing Connolly’s death on May 21. “Early voting starts TODAY in VA-11! Before passing, Gerry endorsed ...

Washington — Rep. Gerry Connolly announced on Monday he won't seek reelection in 2026 and plans to step back "soon" from his post as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

Parties will nominate candidates this week for a special election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, who represented Fairfax, Virginia, in Congress.

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) at the ribbon cutting for Silver Line Metro at Innovation Center (Nov. 15, 2022). Connolly died Wednesday morning, May 21, 2025, at the age of 75.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) died Wednesday morning, his family confirmed. Connolly, 75, has represented northern Virginia in Congress since he was first elected in 2008. Before that, he sat on ...