Gerry Connolly

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Gerry Connolly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Thomas M. Davis
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cathy Connolly
Residence(s)	Mantua, Fairfax County, Virginia
Alma mater	Maryknoll College, Harvard University
Occupation	public administration
Website	www.gerryconnolly.com

Gerald E. 'Gerry' Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district. A Democrat, Connolly first assumed office following the election of November 2008, where he defeated Republican Keith Fimian with 55% of the vote to Fimian's 43%. The seat was made open by the retirement of Republican Tom Davis. Connolly was previously Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Education and early career

Connolly graduated from Maryknoll College in Illinois, and completed a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 1979. He then began a 10-year career with the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, where he managed committee oversight of international economic issues, international narcotics control, and United Nations and Middle East policies, and published reports on U.S. policy in El Salvador, Central America, Israel and the Persian Gulf region. In 1992-93, Gerry served on the Fairfax Government Reorganization Commission. In 1995 he was elected Providence District Supervisor, serving for nine years.

Personal life

Connolly, his wife Cathy and their teenage daughter have lived in Mantua since 1979. He serves on the Boards of Directors for Fairfax Partnership for Youth, the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Washington Initiative Board of Trustees, the Medical Care for Children Partnership, the Institute for Regional Excellence, and the University of Virginia - Virginia Institute of Government. He previously served as president of the Mantua Citizens Association (MCA) president and two terms as president of the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations.

Connolly is also a company member of The Providence Players of Fairfax, a community theatre in Fairfax County, having acted in several of their shows .

Committee assignments

• Committee on the Budget
• Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia
  • Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2008#District 11
• Virginia's 11th congressional district

External links

• U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly official U.S. House website
• Gerry Connolly for U.S. Congress official campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Gerry Connolly at Curlie
• Fimian, Connolly Square Off Burke Connection, October 1, 2008
• Julia O'Donoghue, Connolly Seeks Higher Office Fairfax Connection, October 8, 2008