CONNOLLY, GERALD EDWARD

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: Experience: House: District 11, 2009-Present; Home State: Virginia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,617,246Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Gerald 'Gerry' E. Connolly

Gender:Male

Family: Wife: Cathy; 1 Child: Caitlin

Birth Date: 03/30/1950

Birth Place: Boston, MA

Home City: Fairfax, VA

Education

MPA, Harvard University, 1979

BA, Literature, Maryknoll College, 1971

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Chair, Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, 2003-2007

Providence District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County, 1995-2003

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Government Operations, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Information Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Providence District Representative, Airports Advisory Committee, Fairfax County

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Korea

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Taiwan

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on US-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans

Former Vice Chair, Economic Advisory Committee, Fairfax County

Board Member, Executive Committee, Foundation for Virginia

Former Member, Fairfax County Emergency Preparedness Task Force

Former Chair, Legislative Committee, Fairfax County

Member, New Democrats Caucus

Chair, Northern Virginia Regional Commission

Former Chair, Northern Virginia Regional Commission

Former Chair, Northern Virginia Transportation Commission

Co-Chair, Smart Contracting Caucus

Co-Chair, Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus

Co-Chair, Task Force on Technology

Co-Chair, Technology, Education and Entrepreneurship Task Force

United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Member, United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Vice Chair, New Democrats, 2012

Member, Fairfax Government Reorganization Commission, 1992-1993

Professional Experience

Director, Community Relations, Science Applications International Corporation

Vice President, Washington Office, SRI International, 1989-1997

Staff, United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1979-1989

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Boards of Directors, American Red Cross of the National Capital Area

Member, Boards of Directors, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce

Member, Boards of Directors, Fairfax Partnership for Youth

Member, Boards of Directors, Greater Washington Initiative Board of Trustees

Member, Boards of Directors, Institute for Regional Excellence

Member, Boards of Directors, Medical Care for Children Partnership

Member, Boards of Directors, Virginia Institute of Government, University of Virginia

Former President, Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations

Former President, Mantua Citizens' Association

Former Chair, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Former President, Virginia Association of Counties

Former Board Member, Virginia Association of Counties

Co-Founder, Washington International Corporate Circle Program

Additional Information

Awards:

Scull Award, Council of Governments, 2000

Man of the Year, Boys' and Girls' Clubs, 2006

Outstanding Local Elected Official of the Year, Virginia Transit Association, 2005

Environmental Achievement Award, Hunter Mill Defense League, 2002

Outstanding Political Leader, Catholics for Housing, 2005

Outstanding Local Official in the United States, American Public Transportation Association, 2006

Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Service Award, Metropolitan Washington Council of Government, 2000

Total: 1

Metro not ready to be released from federal financial restrictions, report says

07/15/2015

By Paul Duggan | The Washington Post

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 107

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/24/2011	H.R.1713	Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2011	05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
05/13/2011	H.R.1812	Small Business Growth Act	05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions)
05/10/2011	H.R.1813	Gas Price Relief Act of 2011	05/10/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/08/2011	H.R.1424	Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 2011	04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions)
04/01/2011	H.R.1262	Reform the Postal Service for the 21st Century Act	04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy. (All Actions)
04/01/2011	H.R.1261	Chief Technology Officer Act	04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management. (All Actions)
04/01/2011	H.R.1068	Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act	04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy. (All Actions)
03/23/2011	H.R.237	To amend the Homeowners Assistance Program of the Department of Defense to give the Secretary of Defense flexibility regarding setting the commencement date for homeowner assistance for members of the Armed Forces permanently reassigned during the mortgage crisis.	03/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
03/18/2011	H.R.914	Federal Internship Improvement Act	03/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy. (All Actions)
02/15/2011	H.R.537	Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2011	02/15/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/10/2011	H.R.11	Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011	02/10/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/08/2011	H.R.51	Heat Island and Smog Reduction Act of 2011	02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . (All Actions)
02/08/2011	H.R.48	Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act	02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . (All Actions)
02/04/2011	H.R.481	Complete America's Great Trails Act of 2011	02/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
01/26/2011	H.R.52	OPERA	01/26/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions)
01/06/2011	H.R.55	Northern Virginia Metrorail Extension Act of 2011	01/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
01/06/2011	H.R.54	STOP Act	01/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (All Actions)
01/05/2011	H.R.53	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.	01/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/22/2010	H.R.6175	Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act	09/22/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/15/2010	H.R.6136	Heat Island and Smog Reduction Act of 2010	09/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 2329

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.J.Res.92	Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
06/14/2017	H.J.Res.76	Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.R.2877	To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prohibit any subsidy for flood insurance coverage for any property owned or operated by the President, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.Con.Res.33	Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.
05/22/2017	H.R.2583	To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.1625	Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.1329	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.311	Recognizing that for 50 years the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia.
05/18/2017	H.R.2227	MGT Act
05/18/2017	H.Res.293	Recognizing the 42nd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
05/18/2017	H.Res.274	Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
05/18/2017	H.R.1872	Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.223	Calling on the People's Republic of China (PRC) to cease its retaliatory measures against the Republic of Korea in response to the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017	H.Res.207	Expressing the continued support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement (the Belfast Agreement).
05/18/2017	H.Res.199	Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.

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