Democrat Gerry Connolly to Retire from Congress for Health ReasonsSean Moran 28 Apr 2025
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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) said Monday he would not seek reelection and will soon step down as the leading Democrat on the House Oversight Committee after revealing his cancer has returned.
“When I announced my diagnosis six months ago, I promised transparency. After grueling treatments, we’ve learned that the cancer, while initially beaten back, has now returned. I’ll do everything possible to continue to represent you and thank you for your grace,” Connolly wrote in an open letter to his constituents.
https://twitter.com/GerryConnolly/status/1916866858126320041Connolly had prevailed over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to be the leading Democrat on the Oversight Committee, a contest that represented the generational fight within the Democrat Party. Many other elder Democrats had stepped aside for newer generations of Democrat lawmakers who wish to hold more vigorous oversight of the Trump administration.
The Virginia Democrat announced last November that he had been diagnosed with esophagus cancer.
“I’m going to undergo chemotherapy and immunotherapy right away. Cancer can be tough. But so am I. I will attack this the only way I know how – with Irish fight and humor,” Connolly said in November.
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