Rep. Gerry Connolly dies
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who according to Virginia law can call a special election to fill the congressional vacancy, did not share a timeline for the election.
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly has died at age 75. His family says he died at home Wednesday morning, surrounded by family members.
Connolly, a champion for federal employees and critic of the Trump Administration, died on Wednesday at the age of 75.
The death of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) revived a fierce battle over age that has bedeviled the Democratic Party. Connolly died on Wednesday at the age of 75 after a recurrence of cancer forced the Virginia lawmaker to step down as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee last month.
Members of the House Rules Committee were left visibly shocked after learning about the death of Representative Gerry Connolly during a meeting on Wednesday. Connolly, the most senior Democrat on the House Oversight Committee,
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