Former Representative for Virginia’s 11th District, 2009–2025
Gerald E. Connolly
Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 7, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.31
- In office
- House 2009–2025
16 years in Congress
Did not complete the term. Connolly served 5 months of a term that ran to Jan 3, 2027 (died in office on May 21, 2025). Succeeded by James R. Walkinshaw (Democrat) in September 2025.
Bottom line
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
No counted statements yet; bills go to Government Operations and Politics and International Affairs.
- 47 bills sponsored, most on Government Operations and Politics.
- Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
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Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.
- 16 years in Congress.
His cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Connolly.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview
18% of his cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 17%); closest in his party: McIver and Lee Carter.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
1.20above the 0.40 peer median
3 of 40 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.20 against a peer median of 0.40.
- On the move: H.R. 7527 (passed a chamber), H.R. 4016 (passed a chamber), H.R. 1176 (passed a chamber).
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
118th Congress · bills from congress.gov
With his party on all 17 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Jul 27, 2023 NAY D 0–209
- H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Dec 14, 2023 YEA D 163–45
- H.R. 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 May 31, 2023 NAY D 165–46
- H.R. 3935 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 Jul 20, 2023 YEA D 164–38
- H.R. 5860 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Sep 30, 2023 YEA D 209–1
- H.R. 6363 Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 Nov 14, 2023 YEA D 209–2
- H.R. 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Sep 25, 2024 YEA D 209–0
- H.J.Res. 7 Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Feb 1, 2023 NAY D 11–197
- H.J.Res. 26 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Feb 9, 2023 NAY D 31–173
- H.R. 7888 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Apr 12, 2024 YEA D 147–59
Voted with his party on 9 of the 10 he voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Voted with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, broke 11 times (peer median 10).
- Position: −0.31, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 2 of 201, Environmental Protection 1 of 13, Transportation and Public Works 1 of 18.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.
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