Connolly, who died Might 21, had endorsed his former chief of workers, James Walkinshaw, to succeed him within the closely Democratic district.
WASHINGTON—A particular election will probably be held Sept. 9 for the U.S. Home seat in Virginia vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who died final month at age 75.
Connolly, who died Might 21, was first elected to the Home in 2008 and served for eight phrases representing the state’s eleventh Congressional District, which covers the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Fairfax County, Reston, and components of McLean. On the time of his demise, Connolly was the rating member of the Committee on Oversight and Authorities Reform, the Home’s principal investigative physique that seeks to carry the manager department accountable, beating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) within the election for that function.