Gerald E. Connolly

A Representative from Virginia. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. , March 30, 1950. Graduated from The Venard High School, Clarks Summit, Pa. , 1967. B. A. , Maryknoll College, Glen Ellyn, Ill. , 1971. M. P. A. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1979. Business executive. Nonprofit organization director. Member of the Fairfax County, Va. , board of supervisors, 1995-2003. Chairman of the Fairfax County, Va. , board of supervisors, 2004-2008. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses. Served until his death on May 21, 2025 (January 3, 2009-May 21, 2025). Died on May 21, 2025, in Fairfax County, Va.