{"id":2428354,"date":"2025-04-28T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-house-oversight-democrat-announces-hes-stepping-down-amid-grueling-medical-battle\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:28:32","slug":"top-house-oversight-democrat-announces-hes-stepping-down-amid-grueling-medical-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-house-oversight-democrat-announces-hes-stepping-down-amid-grueling-medical-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Top House Oversight Democrat Announces He&#8217;s Stepping Down Amid &#8216;Grueling&#8217; Medical Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-house-oversight-democrat-announces-hes-stepping-down-amid-grueling-medical-battle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly from Virginia has announced that he will step down as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee due to the return of his cancer. in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bruce-springsteen-postpones-remaining-2023-tour-dates-amid-ongoing-health-issue\/\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen delays rest of 2023 tour due to health problem.\">heartfelt message shared<\/a> on social media, Connolly expressed gratitude for the support he has received throughout his medical journey and emphasized his commitment to serving his constituents during this challenging time. He noted that this phase marks the conclusion of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-kamala-harriss-approval-rating-falls-to-35-percent-in-home-state-of-california\/\" title=\"Poll: Kamala Harris\u2019s Approval Rating Falls to 35 Percent in Home State of California\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">public service<\/a> career<\/a>, reflecting with pride on his achievements over the past 30 years. Connolly indicated that he would soon resign from his committee position and shared that discussions have already begun regarding his potential replacement. The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is expected to designate a member to succeed him within 30 days of his official proclamation, following House rules.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia announced Monday that he is stepping down as ranking member on the House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GerryConnolly\/status\/1916866858126320041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, Connolly said a return of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tragedy-fox-news-personality-dead-little-known-battle-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer<\/a> has forced him to relinquish the post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to begin by thanking you for your good wishes and compassion as I continue to tackle my diagnosis. Your outpouring of love and support has given me strength in my fights &mdash; both against cancer and in our collective defense of democracy,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I announced my diagnosis six months ago, I promised transparency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An updated note to my constituents: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/snhaVQK8iK\">pic.twitter.com\/snhaVQK8iK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GerryConnolly\/status\/1916866858126320041?\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After grueling treatments, we&rsquo;ve learned that the cancer, while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">initially beaten back<\/a>, has now returned. I&rsquo;ll do everything possible to continue to represent you and thank you for your grace,&rdquo; Connolly said in his statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The sun is setting on my time in public service, and this will be my last term in Congress. I will be stepping back as Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee soon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With no rancor and a full heart, I move into this final chapter full of pride in what we&rsquo;ve accomplished together over 30 years. My loving family and staff sustain me. My extended family &mdash; you all have been a joy to serve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In December, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee backed Connolly over Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wow-aoc-terrified-trumps-victory-pushes-insane-theory-next-term-will-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> of New York to become the Oversight panel&rsquo;s top Democrat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/16\/aoc-house-steering-committee-oversight-connolly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the contest was framed as a generational challenge to the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-democrats-working-scheme-gain-power-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic<\/a> leadership structure.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/04\/28\/congress\/connolly-to-step-down-as-top-oversight-dem-00312360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Ocasio-Cortez has since moved to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which would make it difficult for her to resume her effort to win the post she lost in December.<\/p>\n<p>Politico cited Democratic Reps. Ro Khanna of California and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jasmine-crocketts-delusion-hits-new-level-jimmy-kimmel-live-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> of Texas as possible replacements for the spot Connolly will relinquish.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA)&rsquo;s cancer has returned, announces his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The sun is setting on my time in public service.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7eaymBclU\">pic.twitter.com\/k7eaymBclU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1916872843716944256?\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-v-76dd54a1=\"\">Citing a source it did not name, Politico said Connolly has spoken with Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts about filling his leadership seat on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<p data-v-76dd54a1=\"\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5270946-connolly-oversight-committee-retires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, House Democratic rules require a replacement to be picked within 30 days of a vacancy being declared.<\/p>\n<p data-v-76dd54a1=\"\">The Steering and Policy Committee will designate a member as its preferred choice before Democrats vote on that selection.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gerry-connolly-announces-return-cancer-not-run-re-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Connolly is in his ninth term representing Virginia&rsquo;s 11th District.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Connolly, 75, defeated Navy veteran and former FBI agent Mike Van Meter, a Republican.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a message posted on X, he expressed gratitude for the support and kindness he has received while dealing with his diagnosis. Connolly stated, \u201cAfter intense treatments, we\u2019ve discovered that my cancer has returned. I will do everything I can to continue representing you and appreciate your understanding.\u201d He also mentioned that this would be his final term in Congress and reflected on his pride in their accomplishments over three decades of public service. Potential successors for his position include Democratic Representatives Ro Khanna from California and Jasmine Crockett from Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2428355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gerry-Connolly.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4912,33576,54220,5894,34882],"class_list":["post-2428354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrat","tag-house-oversight","tag-medical-battle","tag-politics","tag-stepping-down"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gerry-Connolly.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428358,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428354\/revisions\/2428358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}