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Gerald Connolly
| Gerry Connolly | ||
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| U.S. House, Virginia, District 11 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 3, 2009-present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Thomas M. Davis (R) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 4, 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $6,674,365 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Board of Supervisors Chairman, Fairfax County, Virginia | ||
| 2004-2008 | ||
| Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, Virginia | ||
| 1995-2003 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Maryknoll College | |
| Master's | Harvard University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | March 30, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Profession | Public Administration | |
| Net worth | $1,822,522 | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Connolly is a "rank-and-file Democrat".[1]
Biography
Connolly was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned his bachelor's from Maryknoll College in 1971 and his M.P.A. in 1971 from Harvard University. After receiving his master's, he began working for the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Career
- 2009-present: U.S. House of Representatives
- 2004-2008: Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, Virginia
- 1995-2003: Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, Virginia
- 1979-1989: Staffer, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2013-2014
Connolly serves on the following committees:[2]
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
- Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on Government Operations Chair
- Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs
2011-12
Connolly was a member of the following House committees:[3]
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
- Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform
- Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, US Postal Service, Labor Policy
- Subcommittee Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Connolly voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[4]
Elections
2012
He won re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 6, 2012. He defeaetd Joe Galdo (G), Chris Perkins (R), Peter Marchetti (I), Chris DeCarlo (I), and Mark Gibson (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| U.S. House, Virginia, District 11 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gerald Connolly Incumbent |
61% | 202,606 | |
| Republican | Chris Perkins | 35.5% | 117,902 | |
| Green | Joe Galdo | 0.7% | 2,195 | |
| Independent | Peter Marchetti | 0.6% | 1,919 | |
| Independent | Chris DeCarlo | 0.9% | 3,027 | |
| Independent | Mark Gibson | 1.1% | 3,806 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 788 | |
| Total Votes | 332,243 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Full history
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Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Connolly is available dating back to 2008. Based on available campaign finance records, Connolly raised a total of $6,674,365 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 4, 2013.[9]
| Gerald Connolly's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | US House (Virginia, District 11) |  |
$2,241,573 | |
| 2010 | US House (Virginia, District 11) | |
$2,435,298 | |
| 2008 | US House (Virginia, District 11) | |
$1,997,494 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $6,674,365 | |||
2012
Connolly won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Connolly's campaign committee raised a total of $2,241,573 and spent $1,396,232.[10]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 11th District, 2012 - Gerald Connolly Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $2,241,573 |
| Total Spent | $1,396,232 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $549,441 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $531,424 |
| Top contributors to Gerald Connolly's campaign committee | |
| Northrop Grumman | $22,000 |
| JStreetPAC | $18,000 |
| New Democrat Coalition | $18,000 |
| SAIC Inc | $16,500 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | $13,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Computers/Internet | $126,729 |
| Retired | $107,425 |
| Public Sector Unions | $107,250 |
| Real Estate | $80,537 |
| Business Services | $69,725 |
2010
Connolly won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Connolly's campaign committee raised a total of $2,435,298 and spent $2,436,046.[11]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 11th District, 2010 - Gerald Connolly Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $2,435,298 |
| Total Spent | $2,436,046 |
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $2,877,373 |
| Total Spent by General Election Opponent | $2,799,027 |
| Top contributors to Gerald Connolly's campaign committee | |
| SAIC Inc | $22,000 |
| JStreetPAC | $19,700 |
| West Group Management | $18,500 |
| Mantech International | $15,800 |
| Reed Smith LLP | $14,300 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Leadership PACs | $137,700 |
| Public Sector Unions | $131,200 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $124,468 |
| Retired | $119,593 |
| Real Estate | $113,699 |
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Connolly missed 29 of 3,357 roll call votes from January 2009 to April 2013. This amounts to 0.9%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.[12]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Connolly paid his congressional staff a total of $866,822 in 2011. Overall, Virginia ranks 29th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[13]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Connolly's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $589,048 and $3,055,996. That averages to $1,822,522, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth decreased by 8.94% from 2010.[14]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Connolly's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $998,048 to $3,004,998. That averages to $2,001,523, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[15]
National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Connolly was 1 of 2 members who ranked 154th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[16]
2011
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Connolly was 1 of 3 members of congress who ranked 151st in the liberal rankings.[17]
Political positions
Percentage voting with party
November 2011
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Connolly voted with the Democratic Party 89.8% of the time, which ranked 149 among the 192 House Democratic members in November 2011.[18]
District 11
In 2011 redistricting, The Hill published a list of the Top Ten House Members who were helped by redistricting.[19] Connolly ranked 8th on the list.[19] The article noted that Connolly inadvertently benefited from a Republican plan to build up Republican incumbent districts in the redistricting process. Connolly's 11th district would lose portions of its Republican base to neighboring Frank Wolf's 10th district, resulting in a more Democratic district for Connolly.[19]. However, unless Virginia Republicans were able to win two seats in the state House, the plan would not go through and redistricting would be left up to the courts.[19]
Recent news
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- Food aid reform is running into trouble in Congress - Washington Post - Washington Post (blog)
- CAPAC Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - The Rafu Shimpo
- Rep. Alexander Introduces Bill to Allow Certain Armed Forces Members to ... - Targeted News Service (subscription)
- Data Center Consolidation Savings 'Minimal' So Far - Nextgov
- Conservative activist Ron Meyer confirms that he will challenge Gerry Connolly - Washington Post
- Northern Virginia 'Whistleblower' Star Witness at Benghazi Hearing on Capitol Hill - Patch.com
- Close Guantanamo Now! - Center for Research on Globalization
- Ride of the Patriots - The Connection Newspapers - Virginia Connection Newspapers
- Does Obama Still Have Enough Political 'Juice' to Wrangle Congress? - PBS NewsHour (blog)
- GSA plans to sell Southeast warehouse where residents want ?Half Street Market? - Washington Post (blog)
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Personal
Connolly and his wife, Cathy, have one daughter.[20]
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References
- ↑ Gov Track "Connolly" Accessed May 16, 2012
- ↑ CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress
- ↑ Official House website "Committee Assignments," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Washington Post blog "Gerry Connolly’s campaign war chest tops $1 million," April 12, 2012
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Gerald Connolly," Accessed April 4, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Connolly Campaign Contributions," Accessed February 24, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Gerry Connolly 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 10, 2011
- ↑ GovTrack, "Gerald Connolly," Accessed April 11, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Gerald Connolly," Accessed September 13, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Connolly (D-VA), 2011"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Gerry Connolly (D-Va), 2010," Accessed September 13, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 The Hill "House members most helped by redistricting" Accessed April 17, 2012
- ↑ Official House website "Biography," Accessed November 9, 2011
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas M. Davis |
U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia, District 11 2009-Present |
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Board of Supervisors Chairman, Fairfax County, Virginia 2004-2008 |
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Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, Virginia 1995-2003 |
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