Gerry Connolly will not seek reelection and steps down as top Democrat on Oversight Committee

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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will not seek reelection in 2026 and will step down from his position as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee due to a recurrence of cancer.

Connolly, 75, announced in November last year that he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. He said in a statement after “grueling treatments” that the cancer has returned.

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