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Office of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia
Formerly the Office of Representative Gerry Connolly

The Washington, D.C., office and the district office of former Representative Connolly will continue to serve the people of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Representative Connolly passed away on May 21, 2025. See Press Release

Connolly to Host 16th Annual Open Season Workshop

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will hold his 16th annual Open Season Workshop on November 16, 2024 to assist federal employees, retirees, servicemembers, and veterans in navigating changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP) and dental and vision insurance programs. The program will feature a panel of experts, including representatives from the various health care…

Connolly Calls on Speaker Johnson to Release Matt Gaetz Ethics Committee Report

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, called on Speaker Mike Johnson to release the Ethics Committee report on its investigation into Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Gaetz, who was nominated to be Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump, resigned from Congress just days before the Ethics Committee was reportedly…

Connolly Joins More than 80 Lawmakers in Bicameral Push Urging Biden Administration to Sanction Members of the Netanyahu Government, Others for Actions to Incite Violence, Expand Settlements in the West Bank

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Today, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with Representative Sean Casten (IL-06), and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), in announcing their efforts to press the Biden Administration to hold members of the Netanyahu Government – specifically Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security…

Connolly Issues Open Letter to Constituents

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) issued the following open letter to his constituents: Dear Friends, A few days ago, I learned I joined the ranks of millions of Americans. I have cancer of the esophagus. It was a surprise because, except for some intermittent abdominal aches and pains, I had no symptoms. I’m going to undergo chemotherapy and immunotherapy right away. Cancer can be…

Connolly Leads Request to Tech Executives To Disclose Measures to Prevent Political Violence Following Election

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, sent a letter to executives at Meta, X Corp, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snap requesting information on how they plan to ensure their platforms are not used to spread violence or threaten public safety in the months following Tuesday’s…

Connolly, Turner Raise Concerns About October 26 Elections and Euro-Atlantic Future for Georgia

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Co-Chair of the Congressional Georgia Caucus, and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement: "We are deeply…

Connolly Commends Biden Administration for Addressing Double Taxation Issues with Taiwan

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, a co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement that the United States and Taiwan will begin negotiations on a comprehensive agreement to address…

Connolly Applauds Court Decision Stopping Governor Youngkin’s Illegal Voter Purges

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after a federal judge put an end to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s illegal voter roll purges happening within 90 days of an election: “Governor Youngkin’s effort to cancel voter registrations is clearly against federal law, which requires states to refrain from systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days of an…

Connolly Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging the Administration to Take Action on Double Taxation with Taiwan

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, and the author of the Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023, led four of his colleagues in writing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to urge the Administration to take action on the issue of double taxation with…

Connolly Commends DOJ For Suing to Stop Governor Youngkin’s Voter Roll Purges

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia for unlawfully and systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days of an election: “This week, I alerted the Department of Justice to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s daily, systematic purging of voter rolls in Virginia less than a month…