(21 May 2025)
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1. Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly speaking at protest over USAID cuts
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ARCHIVE: Fairfax, Virginia – 22 October 2020
2. STILL of Rep. Gerry Connolly attending local event with discussion about Saudi Arabia
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ARCHIVE: Washington, DC – 15 May 2023
3. Rep. Gerry Connolly speaking about attack on his office by man authorities said was mentally ill
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ARCHIVE: Washington, DC – 30 October 2019
4. STILL of Rep. Gerry Connolly listening to reporter question on House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump
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ARCHIVE: Washington, DC – 20 July 2023
3. Rep. Gerry Connolly speaking about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appearing at hearing on weaponization of government censorship
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ARCHIVE: Washington, DC – 15 November 2018
6. STILL of Rep. Gerry Connolly walking through basement of U.S. Capitol
STORYLINE:
U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday. He was 75.
Connolly, who most recently held a prominent position as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, served in Congress for more than 16 years.
He died at home in the company of family members, his family said in a statement. Connolly announced in 2024 that he had esophageal cancer and said a few months later that he planned to retire from Congress. His death leaves House Republicans with a 220-212 majority.
The spirited and at times bullheaded Fairfax Democrat became known for his voluble nature and willingness to engage in spirited debates. In one hearing, he accused Republicans of engaging in a witch hunt against the IRS, asking a witness if they ever read Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Connolly was a “hardworking, humble and honorable public servant” who used his perch on the Oversight Committee “to push back against the unprecedented attacks on the federal workers in his district and across the country.”
A fixture of Virginia politics for three decades, Connolly was first elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 1995. On the county board, he steered the transition of northern Virginia’s Tysons Corner from a traffic-heavy mall area to a downtown business hub.
In 2003, Connolly was elected board chairman, and he continued pushing for transportation investment that had been debated among officials for decades. Connolly sought billions in state and federal dollars to develop the regional rail system’s Silver Line connecting the national capital region to Tysons Corner.
Connolly’s dream was realized with the Silver Line’s opening in 2014, and eight years later, the rail line was extended an extra 11 miles (18 kilometers) to reach Dulles International Airport.
As the extension opened in 2022, Connolly said: “Doing big things is difficult — the world is filled with naysayers.”
Connolly’s local government experience launched his congressional career. He was elected in 2008 after flipping an open Republican-held seat by nearly 42,000 votes. In his victory speech, Connolly said he would use his position to ensure the federal bureaucracy is “a responsive, accountable instrument for the people we serve.”
“If we insist the government must work for all of our citizens again, we cannot fail,” Connolly said.
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