Gerry Connolly Interview
Gerry Connolly
This podcast episode is an interview with Gerry Connolly, one of the candidates running for the 11th district U.S. House of Representatives seat.
We had hoped to do a candidate forum with Mr. Connolly and his opponent, Keith Fimian, but unfortunately, the Fimian campaign never responded to our inquiries. Should that change and Mr. Fimian sit down with us and record an interview, we’ll make that audio available on the website.
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Great job Doug! Questions were very good and covered a wide range of issues. Should help clarify who will serve our community the best in Congress. Sounds like Gerry not only “gets” it, he will fight for us. Thanks for doing this and posting the podcast. Linda and Doug have a future in Public Radio me thinks!
Thanks Terry! I am not sure about that radio thing….gotta work on the presentation, methinks! But your compliment is appreciated.
Keith Fimian confronted as I was exiting the Dunn Loring metro station this evening, I was approached by Keith Fimian himself, asking for my vote. I told him that I was with Equality Fairfax and was very disappointed that he did not respond to repeated requests to engage our community. He tried to muster a few feeble excuses that were not convincing. I’m glad for the opportunity to make my complaint face-to-face. This guy is not a friend.
Paula, glad you had the opportunity to mention your disappointment to him in person. I am very happy that Gerry won with 55% of the vote, and am encouraged based on his interview with us that he will make a tremendous Congressman not only for our community, but for the entire 11th Congressional District.
Let this be a lesson to any person who becomes a candidate for any elected office in Fairfax County. Any consituency that any candidate hopes to represent must be given the opportunity to hear from that candidate on issues relevant to the office sought. To refuse to do so is to undermine American republican democracy as established by our forefathers, and such candidates must be defeated regardless of their affiliation.