Gerald E. Connolly

Former Representative for Virginia’s 11th District, 2009–2025 · Democrat

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

1.20· expected 0.60

Above expectations

Rank 121 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 218 minority-party members

How far Connolly’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

40 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 38 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Connolly’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Connolly. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s House.

Connolly in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 44 missed of 1,235

Voted on 1,191 of 1,235 roll calls; missed 44. Lower than 67% of House members.

35%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 102 of 218

Sided with the Democratic majority on 834 votes that split the parties. Higher than 67% of House members.

50%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

15/ 100

Chamber median 16 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 53% of House members.

0%60%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.31

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.24

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

Connolly’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

8 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Connolly’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 7527 Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2024Government Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber May 7, 2024Substantive701 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 4016 Veteran Fraud Reimbursement ActArmed Forces and National Security · Passed a chamber May 1, 2024Substantive327 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1176 Taiwan International Solidarity ActInternational Affairs · Passed a chamber Jul 26, 2023Substantive579 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 5532 Russia-North Korea Cooperation Sanctions ActInternational Affairs · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive1.5k words In committee
H.R. 8250 Clean Air in the Cloud ActEnvironmental Protection · In committee May 10, 2024Substantive345 words In committee
H.R. 5883 Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty ActGovernment Operations and Politics · In committee Nov 9, 2023Substantive2.5k words In committee
H.R. 4157 Not Just a Number ActArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Jul 25, 2023Substantive1.9k words In committee
H.R. 3083 National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse Act of 2023Health · In committee May 12, 2023Substantive211 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.