Record

CONNOLLY, GERALD EDWARD

H · VA-11 · DEM

Disqualifying vote on record

At least one Tier 1 vote: a vote to advance a direct breach of a clear command, or against a clean protection bill under the stated rule.

Earlier record (not scored)

  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.Con.Res. 23, which recognizes Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.Con.Res. 130, which urges states to repeal laws criminalizing abortion.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.R. 12, which women's Health Protection Act: prohibits governmental restrictions on abortion.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.R. 782, which prohibits interfering with access to out-of-state abortion.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.R. 1723, which authorizes foreign-assistance funds for reproductive health care incl. abortion.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.R. 2573, which sense of Congress: federal law preempts state limits on dispensing medication abortion.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.Res. 28, which condemns Dobbs; commits to advance abortion access.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.Res. 269, which transgender Bill of Rights incl. gender-affirming care.
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.Res. 561, which opposes state criminalization of abortion, gender-affirming care, contraception (text).
  • In the 118th Congress this member cosponsored H.Res. 1448, which sense of House: right to emergency care including abortion.

This note is shown for completeness. It is not scored. A sponsorship in the 117th Congress or earlier stays a note. Prior-Congress resolutions are notes and do not cap. Operative class-A bills in the current and prior Congress can cap the label. The label window is the current and prior Congress, about four years.

History

Past floor votes

Past floor votes on life and on children count at a disclosed prudential weight. A vote in the prior Congress counts at 0.5. A vote two Congresses back counts at 0.25. Nothing older is scored. The weight counts toward the lane minimum: the votes add their weights, not one full vote each. An absence, or a present, on a bill that defends life or children still counts, at that same reduced weight. An absence on a bill that expands abortion does not. Scripture gives no half-life for sin. Recent conduct is better evidence of how a member uses the office now. The numbers 0.5 and 0.25, and the two-Congress limit, are chosen numbers, open to revision. Decay changes the score only. Whether a cap applies does not decay.

  • Yea on H.R. 3755 (117th Congress, house roll 295). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Abortion-expansion yea. It caps the label at Compromises on record and does not disqualify. Official roll.
  • Yea on H.R. 8296 (117th Congress, house roll 360). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Abortion-expansion yea. It caps the label at Compromises on record and does not disqualify. Official roll.
  • Yea on H.R. 8297 (117th Congress, house roll 362). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Cap only. Tier 1 eligible, pending human text review and Adam sign-off. Not applied as Tier 1. A yea caps the label and does not disqualify. Tier 1 eligible, pending human text review and Adam sign-off. Official roll.
  • Yea on H.R. 8404 (117th Congress, house roll 513). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Tier 2 under family harm, not children. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. A yea counts. Some Christians backed the religious-liberty amendment, and the practical effect largely codified Obergefell. Neither changes what the law declares marriage to be. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 6918 (118th Congress, house roll 17). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective life vote. Past version of a capped bill, so the weight stays 0.5. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 6914 (118th Congress, house roll 19). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective life vote. Past version of a capped bill, so the weight stays 0.5. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 26 (118th Congress, house roll 29). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective life vote. A nay is scored. It does not disqualify, and it is not the abortion-expansion cap. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 5 (118th Congress, house roll 161). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Family, prudential. Shown at the 0.5 factor. A nay adds no compromise points and does not cost Qualified. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 734 (118th Congress, house roll 192). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Protective children vote. Past version of a capped bill, so the weight stays 0.5. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 8070 (118th Congress, house roll 263). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars the Department of Defense from paying or reimbursing abortion-related travel and expenses. Protective life vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 8070 (118th Congress, house roll 275). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars DoD gender-transition procedures for a minor dependent. Protective children vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 2670 (118th Congress, house roll 300). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars the Department of Defense from paying or reimbursing abortion-related travel and expenses. Protective life vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. Official roll.
  • Nay on H.R. 2670 (118th Congress, house roll 302). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Bars DoD gender-transition procedures for a minor dependent. Protective children vote. Tier 2 amendment weight. 118th Congress decay 0.5. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. Official roll.

Tier 2 scale: 92.15

Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
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Record label

Disqualifying vote on record

Tier 2 scale

92.15

Tier 2 gross

120

Credits

2

Votes loaded

137

2 credit events are listed below, combined weight 16. They are not subtracted from the Tier 2 scale.

Scored events

Scored events

Scored events: 7

Scored events

Tier 1 disqualifiers

A Tier 1 disqualifier is not part of the Tier 2 gross.

Defends innocent life

Tier 1 · disqualifier +100

Vote: Nay. Roll 27. Question: On Passage.

Voted against invoking cloture on, or against final passage of, a clean bill defending innocent life or children, without a substantive vote for that same bill.

Derived from nay vote on house roll 27 on hr-21-119 with tag defends_life (final_passage 1.0x). Clean protection bill: voted against final passage; no unrelated major rider, and no substantive vote for the bill.

hr-21-119

Scored events

Tier 2 penalties

These penalty weights sum to 120, the Tier 2 gross. Credits are not subtracted from that total.

Defends children

Tier 2 · penalty +50

Vote: Nay. Roll 12. Question: On Passage.

Voted against legislation protecting children from sexual corruption or gender ideology. While not equivalent to directly supporting such harm, failure to protect children when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).

Derived from nay vote on house roll 12 on hr-28-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-28-119

Defends children

Tier 2 · penalty +30

Vote: Not voting. Roll 104. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

Absent on a recorded vote protecting children. Strategic silence when children are at risk is moral cowardice (Matthew 18:6, James 4:17).

Absent on house roll 104 on s-146-119 with tag defends_children (final_passage). James 4:17.

s-146-119

Exposure and prosecution of child abuse

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Nay. Roll 17. Question: On Passage.

Voted against legislation exposing abusers, forcing transparency, or strengthening accountability for child exploitation.

Derived from nay vote on house roll 17 on hr-30-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-30-119

Exposure and prosecution of child abuse

Tier 2 · penalty +15

Vote: Not voting. Roll 119. Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

Absent on a recorded vote to expose abuse or strengthen accountability. Silence in the face of injustice is complicity (Isaiah 1:17, James 4:17).

Absent on house roll 119 on hr-1503-119 with tag abuse_accountability (final_passage). James 4:17.

hr-1503-119

Scored events

Positive fitness credits

Each line is a positive-fitness credit. A credit is not a Tier 2 penalty, and it is not subtracted from the Tier 2 gross.

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +8

Vote: Nay. Roll 50. Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on house roll 50 on hconres-14-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hconres-14-119

Omnibus complicity

Tier 3 · credit +8

Vote: Nay. Roll 70. Question: On Passage.

Voted against omnibus or continuing resolution packaging.

Derived from nay vote on house roll 70 on hr-1968-119 with tag omnibus (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-1968-119

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