FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly (D-Va.) has died less than a month after announcing plans to step down from his position for health reasons.

FILE - Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va. listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2014. Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, has died at age 75.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has died, after an extended battle with cancer that weeks ago prompted him to not seek reelection to Congress. He was 75 and “passed away peacefully at his home ...

Connolly's legacy also includes playing a key role in securing federal funding for transportation improvements in Northern Virginia, including completing the Fairfax County Parkway, widening the ...

FILE - Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va. listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2014. Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, has died at age 75.

FILE - Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va. listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2014. Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, has died at age 75. (AP ...

A fixture of Virginia politics for three decades, Connolly was first elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 1995. On the county board, he steered the transition of northern Virginia ...

Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, has died at age 75. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File) OLIVIA DIAZ, Associated Press May 21, 2025 / 09:54 AM CDT ...