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12. He served well not just his constituents -- and I was one -- but the entire country.

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Wed May 21, 2025, 09:42 AM

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Rep. Gerry Connolly, top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, dies at 75 [View all] bearsfootball516 May 21 OP

Cross gently Sir. Hotler May 21 #1

Maybe Jake Tapper can write another book displacedvermoter May 21 #2

Maybe his haters will come up with some conspiracy theory that his death was "rigged". Oopsie Daisy May 21 #32

... 2naSalit May 21 #3

Requiescat in pace. niyad May 21 #4

Oh, my. So very sorry to hear this news that he was lost to a cancer that is particularly aggressive & unrelenting. hlthe2b May 21 #5

I have to be pragmatic homegirl May 21 #20

The Governor of Virginia will appoint a temporary replacement for Sen. Connolly FakeNoose May 21 #22

" a temporary replacement for Sen. Connolly" Give Peace A Chance May 21 #23

My bad, sorry FakeNoose May 21 #24

That's incorrect. The seat remains vacant until a special election is held. lapucelle May 21 #28

Glenn Youngkin will set a special election to replace Rep. Connolly Polybius May 21 #25

Right SCantiGOP May 21 #29

Unfortunately, this is a both-siders thing Polybius May 22 #35

In in onenote May 21 #34

RIP, Congressman Connolly, and thank you for your service! PunkinPi May 21 #6

Link to WTOP and to Wikipedia nitpicked May 21 #7

Holy shit BumRushDaShow May 21 #8

He had esophageal cancer so not at all unexpected. LisaL May 21 #26

Yeah BumRushDaShow May 21 #31

We are really getting hit by one sad event after another. JohnSJ May 21 #9

Cross gently sir MarineCombatEngineer May 21 #10

Cross gently, Rep Connolly Dennis Donovan May 21 #11

He served well not just his constituents -- and I was one -- but the entire country. onenote May 21 #12

Rest In Power IronLionZion May 21 #13

Gerry Clouds Passing May 21 #14

..He is one of three Democratic congresspeople to have died in office in the last three months, following Ral Grijalva riversedge May 21 #15

May Gerry Connolly Rest in Peace and May his Memory be a Blessing. n/t iluvtennis May 21 #16

Thank you for your service to this great JMCKUSICK May 21 #17

A good Democrat, a fine public servant mcar May 21 #18

Sad news. calimary May 21 #19

Rest In Peace gademocrat7 May 21 #21

R.I.P. This scares me as I had throat cancer 16 years ago and was diagnosed last year with sinkingfeeling May 21 #27

He was a great guy. tonekat May 21 #30

Such as great guy and Rep. What a loss for humanity and our "government". nt Exp May 21 #33