WASHINGTON—The Sept. 9 special election in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District is set to narrow the House GOP majority.
Currently, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can afford to lose three Republicans on party-line votes.
However, once the expected winner, James Walkinshaw, enters Congress, that margin will shrink to two.
Walkinshaw, a Democrat, served for more than a decade as chief of staff to the man he will likely succeed, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who died on May 21.
Connolly served between 2009 and 2025 and was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee.
Walkinshaw has served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors since 2019….