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For years, Tom Davis (R-VA-11th District) was known as a voice for the government contracting community in Northern Virginia. Now Gerry Connolly, Democratic nominee for US Representative from Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, is looking to fill those shoes. “He [Tom Davis] has been a voice for the industry, an advocate for what we do here in the 11th Congressional District and I would expect to play a similar role, both in protecting the federal workers who live in this district and in making sure that federal contractors get a fair shake and a fair hearing and that there is a balanced approach in the Congress as it approaches federal contracting,” says Connolly. Connolly recently shared these and other thoughts with us on what he’d bring to the table as a member of Congress.
What background would you bring to bear in protecting local government contracting jobs in Northern Virginia?
Gerry Connolly: I“™ve spent 20 years in the federal contracting technology sector “” first as the head of SRI International“™s Washington office and now working for SAIC. I have direct experience advocating for the government contracting community by working with the Northern Virginia Technology Council, working with Information Technology Association of America and trying to make sure that we protect this industry and the critical services it provides to the federal government.
Having interacted with the federal contracting world for the better part of 20 years gives me a huge leg up in the next Congress. Also understanding the congressional process. I worked for 10 years in the United States Senate. I understand the legislative process. I“™ve written a lot of legislation. I“™ve organized a lot of oversight hearings. I can hit the ground running in those scores to make sure that the interests of the 11th Congressional District are protected.
