Democrats and Republicans in northern Virginia have chosen candidates who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry ...

Democrats in Northern Virginia went with the establishment guy, James Walkinshaw, as their candidate to replace the late Gerry Connolly in Congress.

Social media accounts for the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) urged Democrats to vote for his former chief of staff James Walkinshaw in the party’s upcoming special election, in posts Tuesday.

Before passing away last month, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., endorsed Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw, his former chief of staff, to succeed him in Congress — but more than a month ...

Two weeks before his death, Connolly endorsed his former chief of staff, James Walkinshaw, to succeed him. Gerry Connolly died at the age of 75 after serving in the House since 2009 (Getty Images) ...

Two weeks before he died, Connolly tweeted an endorsement for his chief of staff, James Walkinshaw, who had thrown his hat in the ring to run for Connolly’s seat.

Walkinshaw said his tenure as Connolly’s chief of staff from 2009 to 2019 gave him an inside look into key policy battles, like the passing of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and the first Trump ...

James R. Walkinshaw is running for the U.S. Congress to represent Virginia’s 11th District. U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly recently announced that he will not seek reelection in 2026 due to worsening ...

Momentum has been building behind Connolly’s handpicked protégé, James R. Walkinshaw, a Fairfax County supervisor who has emphasized his experience working for the congressman and drawn the ...

James Walkinshaw and Irma Corado will have to first face off in the primaries on June 11 to decide who will appear as the Democratic candidate on the ballot on November 5, 2019.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) announced Tuesday that the special election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) in the state’s 11th Congressional District will be held Sept. 9.