Gerry Connolly
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Davis |
| Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors | |
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In office December 15, 2003 – January 2, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Kate Hanley |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Bulova |
| Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Providence district |
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In office March 28, 1995 – December 15, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Kate Hanley |
| Succeeded by | Linda Smyth |
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March 30, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Connolly |
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Maryknoll College (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
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| Website | Official website |
Gerald Edward 'Gerry' Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district, first elected in 2008.
Connolly graduated from Maryknoll College in Glen Ellyn, Illinois with a B.A. in Literature in 1971, and completed a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 1979.
Connolly worked from 1979 through 1989 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. From 1989 through 1997 he was Vice President of the Washington Office of SRI International. He was also Director of Community Relations for SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation).
In local politics, Gerry served on the Fairfax Government Reorganization Commission from 1992 through 1993. In 1995 he was elected Providence District Supervisor, serving for nine years.
Connolly's career as a public official began on March 28, 1995 when he won a special election for the Providence District seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, defeating Republican Jeannemarie A. Devolites. A rematch against Devolites in November of that same year saw Connolly reelected to a full four-year term on the Board. Connolly ran unopposed for re-election in November 1999. In 2003, he was elected Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and was reelected in 2007.
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