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{{Officeholder
|name=Gerry Connolly
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Cathy Connolly
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Virginia
|district=11th
|terms=January 3, 2009 – present
|preceded=Tom Davis
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Gerald Edward “Gerry” Connolly''' (born March 30, 1950 (age {{age|1950|3|30}})) is a public administrator and [[liberal]] Democrat currently representing [[Virginia]]'s 11th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2008 election===
Connolly ran for and won election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 amidst a massive blue wave, defeating [[Republican]] opponent Keith Fimian by over ten percentage points. Aside from his 2010 election fight,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101103170939/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml November 2, 2010 General and Special Elections Unofficial Results]</ref> Connolly won his re-elections handily.
===Tenure===
Connolly supported<ref>Two references:
*[https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3684 Connolly Calls for Impeachment Inquiry into President Trump]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/09/virginia-democrat-gerry-connolly-calls-for-impeachment-inquiry-into-president-trump/ Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly Calls for Impeachment Inquiry into President Trump]</ref> and voted in favor of the sham articles of impeachment against [[President Trump]].<ref>https://twitter.com/GerryConnolly/status/1207389518246088711</ref> This was despite the fact that in early June 2018, he warned against trying to impeach Trump over potential voter backlash.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/06/democratic-congressman-if-we-run-on-impeachment-were-going-to-lose-elections-n2488148 Democratic Congressman: If We Run On Impeaching Trump, We're Going To Lose Elections]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://gerryconnolly.com/ Campaign Website]
*[https://connolly.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Gerald_Connolly Gerry Connolly - Ballotpedia]
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|name=Gerry Connolly
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Cathy Connolly
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Virginia
|district=11th
|terms=January 3, 2009 – present
|preceded=Tom Davis
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Gerald Edward “Gerry” Connolly''' (born March 30, 1950 (age {{age|1950|3|30}})) is a public administrator and [[liberal]] Democrat currently representing [[Virginia]]'s 11th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2008 election===
Connolly ran for and won election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 amidst a massive blue wave, defeating [[Republican]] opponent Keith Fimian by over ten percentage points. Aside from his 2010 election fight,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101103170939/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml November 2, 2010 General and Special Elections Unofficial Results]</ref> Connolly won his re-elections handily.
===Tenure===
Connolly supported<ref>Two references:
*[https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3684 Connolly Calls for Impeachment Inquiry into President Trump]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/09/virginia-democrat-gerry-connolly-calls-for-impeachment-inquiry-into-president-trump/ Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly Calls for Impeachment Inquiry into President Trump]</ref> and voted in favor of the sham articles of impeachment against [[President Trump]].<ref>https://twitter.com/GerryConnolly/status/1207389518246088711</ref> This was despite the fact that in early June 2018, he warned against trying to impeach Trump over potential voter backlash.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/06/democratic-congressman-if-we-run-on-impeachment-were-going-to-lose-elections-n2488148 Democratic Congressman: If We Run On Impeaching Trump, We're Going To Lose Elections]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://gerryconnolly.com/ Campaign Website]
*[https://connolly.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Gerald_Connolly Gerry Connolly - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Connolly, Gerry}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
{{Democrat establishment}}
[[Category:111th United States Congress]]
[[Category:112th United States Congress]]
[[Category:113th United States Congress]]
[[Category:114th United States Congress]]
[[Category:115th United States Congress]]
[[Category:116th United States Congress]]