Connolly Blog

Today is the 5-year anniversary of "Mission Accomplished." (AP) Read Gerry's plan to end the war in Iraq.

For Immediate Release April 28, 2008 Unions Cite Connolly's Record of Getting Real Results for Working People Fairfax, VA -- The Service Employees International Union and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 announced recently that they are endorsing Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, in the Democratic ...

Just yesterday, we learned that Gerry has won the endorsement of two major unions -- the Service Employees International Union and the United Food and Commercial Workers. These are huge endorsements. In fact, this is probably the most significant development in the campaign so far. SEIU and UFCW Local ...

We'll have a lot more on this later. Connolly Gets Two Unions' Endorsements

Four Democrats Vie for Seat Being Vacated by Republican Tom Davis Gerry Connolly has been a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors since 1995 and served as chairman since 2003. A long-time resident of the Mantua neighborhood in Annandale, Connolly, 57, began his career as an elected public official ...

CQ Politics released a list of Congressional candidates who raised the most and spent the least, leaving them with a high cash-on-hand total.  We made the list! Congressional candidates always aspire to show big overall receipts when they file their quarterly reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), as they did ...

The Hill Fairfax County Board Chairman Gerry Connolly (D) outraised former Rep. Leslie Byrne $500,000 to $230,000 in their race for retiring Rep. Tom Davis’s (R-Va.) seat. Below the Beltway The first-quarter fundraising numbers are out for the 11th District, and Gerry Connolly appears to be doing very well: DC Examiner Three Democrats looking to ...

For Immediate Release April 14, 2008 Fairfax County Chairman Gerry Connolly Raises $500,000 in First Quarter, Has $424,000 On Hand Fairfax, VA -- The Gerry Connolly for Congress campaign announced today that it raised over $500,000 during the first quarter of 2008 and has $424,000 remaining on hand. More than 90% of Connolly's nearly ...

The Connection covers the release of the Connolly Environmental Agenda. Should he be elected, Connolly would pursue a 10-point environmental plan that includes making a solar energy tax credit available to more people; creating a free home weatherization program; forming land conservation grants that protect drinking water; putting forward a cash ...

Swing State Project With high name recognition and a job performance approval of 61% as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Connolly is in a strong position to win... Election Advantage According to the poll, Connolly's big lead has been steady for the last several months over Byrne, who held this ...

For Immediate Release April 9, 2008 Lake Research Poll Shows Gerry Connolly with 20-Point Lead in VA-11 Democratic Primary Fairfax, VA -- The Gerry Connolly for Congress campaign released a new poll today showing Chairman Connolly with a 20-point lead in the Democratic primary in Virginia's 11th Congressional District.  The poll, performed by ...

The Washington Post's Virginia Politics blog highlights the fluid nature of the primary. Former state Sen. Joseph V. Gartlan Jr., for 28 years one of the most liberal voices of the General Assembly, has endorsed Gerald E. Connolly, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, for the Democratic nomination in ...

Dangerous Dozen Open House Seats Virginia’'s 11th: Rep. Tom Davis’ (R) retirement and the general drift of Washington, D.C.’s Virginia suburbs toward the Democrats create a significant problem for the GOP. Gerry Connolly, who chairs the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, begins with an edge for the Democratic nomination over former ...

We're proud to announce that we've added former Virginia State Senator Joe Gartlan to our list of endorsements. Senator Gartlan served the Commonwealth honorably for 28 years in the Virginia State Senate and has been an active environmentalist for his entire life.  Senator Gartlan will be honored by the 11th District ...

Saving Energy, One Bulb At a Time

For Immediate Release March 31, 2008 Fairfax, VA -- The Gerry Connolly for Congress campaign announced today that Chairman Connolly has been endorsed by four prominent members of the Virginia State Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw. Virginia State Senators George Barker (D-39), Janet Howell (D-32), Patsy Ticer (D-30) and Richard Saslaw ...

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The Washington Post covers Gerry's new initiative. Gerald E. Connolly, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, today will propose using county funds to purchase foreclosed properties and sell them at below-market prices to working families. Doing so would both create affordable housing in one of the nation's most expensive ...

The DC Examiner covers a new initiative Gerry will unveil in his State of the County address this evening. In his annual State of the County address, the Democratic chairman and 11th District congressional candidate will announce he wants to explore the use of some of the $23 million affordable housing ...

Earnie Porta, the Mayor of the Town of Occoquan, is on our list of endorsements.  Way back in January, he sent out this email urging his friends and supporters to support Gerry.   I figured I'd go ahead and repost it here. Dear Friends,   As some of you may know, the Chairman of the ...