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Democrat from Virginia
Rep. Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly is serving his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 11th District, which encompasses Fairfax County, Prince William County, and Fairfax City in Northern Virginia. Connolly serves on the House Budget Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He is a member of two Foreign Affairs Subcommittees: Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade; and Mideast and South Asia. On the Government Reform Committee, he serves on: the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia; and the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Connolly received a B.A. in Literature from Maryknoll College in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and a M.A. in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1979. After graduating from Harvard, Connolly spent 10 years on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he handled numerous issues including oversight of international economic issues and policies concerning the Middle East and the United Nations. Connolly also worked in the non-profit and private sectors for organizations and companies involved in international trade, regulatory matters, and research.
Recent statements involving Gerry Connolly
Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"
"Gerry Connolly and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."
"America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "lines the pockets of the private insurance companies," increases costs for seniors and does not reduce the deficit.
"There hasn't really been a lot of net growth in the federal workforce when you compare it to say, 1990."
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