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• Virginia lawmaker takes over advocacy for federal workforce bills - September 19, 2025

• By Erich Wagner, Government Executive

  Newly elected Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., this week formally took over for his predecessor, the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, in leading advocacy for an array of bills aimed at improving the pay and civil service protections of federal workers.
  
  Walkinshaw was elected to Connolly’s seat earlier this month, defeating Republican Stewart Whiston in a special election by a 50-percentage point margin. Connolly died in May following a battle with esophageal cancer.
  
  The House on Tuesday granted Walkinshaw’s unanimous consent request to become lead sponsor for four bills that Connolly had previously introduced, all relating to federal personnel policy.

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