Gerald Connolly — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for VA's 11th Congressional District · Democrat

Gerald Connolly served as a Democrat U.S. Representative for VA's 11th Congressional District. This page tracks Gerald Connolly's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. Served from 2009 to 2025.

Gerald Connolly's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 95.73% — cast 471 of 492 roll-call votes (missed 21).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 83.57% of the time (16.43% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 4858 bills, 175 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Gerald Connolly Votes On

• Taxation
• Immigration
• Defense Spending
• Health Insurance
• Climate Change
• Infrastructure

How Gerald Connolly Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act” (2025-04-01) — Passed
• Not Voting on “Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act” (2025-03-31) — Passed
• Not Voting on “National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025” (2025-03-31) — Passed
• Nay on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".” (2025-03-27) — Passed
• Yea on “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act” (2025-01-22) — Passed
• Yea on “United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act” (2025-01-15) — Passed

When Gerald Connolly Broke With the Democrat Party

Gerald Connolly has voted against the Democrat majority on about 16.4% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Yea on “Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act” (2025-03-11) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.

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