Former member of Congress · last served 119th Congress
Gerald E. Connolly
Gerald Connolly was a Democratic U.S. representative from Virginia, first elected to Congress in 2009, who voted with most Democrats on 99% of the 119th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 8 bills that became law (113th–119th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- Not VotingOn Passage — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…May 20, 2025 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — ANCHOR ActMay 20, 2025 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…May 20, 2025 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Ordering the Previous Question — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…May 20, 2025 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActMay 19, 2025 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 3490 Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025Jun 9, 2026 · Became Public Law No: 119-96.
- H.R. 3317 Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty ActApr 27, 2026 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3317, a bill originally…
- H.R. 1601 Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity ActJan 8, 2026 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1601, a bill originally…
- H.R. 1600 Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition ActJan 8, 2026 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1600, a bill originally…
- H.R. 670 Lady Liberty Act of 2025Jan 8, 2026 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 670, a bill originally…
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 521 (117th) First Responder Fair RETIRE ActBecame law
- H.R. 2278 (117th) To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 1531 (114th) Land Management Workforce Flexibility ActBecame law
- H.R. 3243 (115th) FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017Became law
- H.R. 3096 (113th) To designate the building occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, Virginia, as the "Michael D. Resnick Terrorist…Became law
- H.R. 2617 (117th) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023Became law
- H.R. 1912 (119th) Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025Became law
- H.R. 2166 (116th) Global Health Security Act of 2020Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Connolly has won
Rep. Connolly has won 9 U.S. House elections (2008–2024). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.4 to 44.2 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Virginia’s 11th district done while Rep. Connolly served?
2012 to 2021 in VA-11: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.4 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Virginia’s 11th district during Connolly’s time representing it (2009 to 2025). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. VA-11 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2012 to 2021 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2009 to 2025.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
119th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 27 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 27 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 24 | See the 24 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 119th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.