Politician
Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly
Democrat · Virginia · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8VA11062
Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2024 Virginia 11th District race, $885K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $140 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$6.7M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
39%
$2.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$28K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia 11th District | $2.5M | 35% | $140 / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Virginia 11th District | $2.1M | 39% | $28K / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Virginia 11th District | $2.0M | 42% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MUnion $567KTrade group $339KOther $199KMembership $147KSuper PAC $62KLeadership PAC $41KParty $25K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Postal Supervisors PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionSuper PAC$20K
- Forward Together PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Grant Thornton LLP Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Support Our Firefighters and Paramedics PACfor $18K
- Association for Emergency Responders and Firefighters PACfor $10K
- Democratic Asian Americans of Virginiafor $140
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 10 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (40%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $85K | Present / not voting |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Present / not voting |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $85K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $105K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $425K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $105K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $73K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $2K$34K$29K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $34K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $203K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 2. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 50% support ±12VA-11 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 50% support ±12VA-11 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 73% support ±11VA-11 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $34K Pharma and health care wanted nay$29K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 70% support ±11VA-11 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±3Virginia (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 87% support ±8VA-11 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $34K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 93% support ±2Virginia (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Household disclosures
38 reported transactions, with volume $108K–$745K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 14 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 38 sells. Heaviest in defense contractors ($70K+).
Most traded
- LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$70K+14 trades
- D Dominion Energy, Inc. Common Stock$26K+12 trades
- SAIC Science Applications International Corporation - Common Stoc$12K+12 trades
Latest trades
- sellLDOS2025-05-13 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellSAIC2025-05-13 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellD2025-02-05 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellLDOS2025-02-05 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellSAIC2025-02-05 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellLDOS2024-10-10 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellSAIC2024-10-10 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellD2024-07-02 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Erin DelaneyFormer congressional staff
Assistant to Chief of Staff, Sen. Casey, Nov. 2015-Mar. 2017; Intern, Rep. Connolly, Sep. 2012-Jan. 2013; Intern, Sen. Kennedy, May 2009-Aug. 2009
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.
Andres BascumbeFormer congressional staff
Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman.
Now lobbies for Block INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly's 2024 campaign?
- Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2024 Virginia 11th District race, $885K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $140 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly?
- Forward Together PAC ($15K), Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC ($10K), Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC) ($10K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($10K), International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly's race?
- Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia ($140 for) in 2024.
- How much has Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly raised across elections?
- $2.5M in 2024, $2.1M in 2022, $2.0M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.