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Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Holmes serves as a congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party.
5 days ago · WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that, as the nation today celebrates 248 years since declaring independence from Great Britain in part because of taxation without representation, Congress must take the nation's founding slogan to heart and pass the D.C. statehood bill.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, serving as congresswoman for the District of Columbia since 1991, is the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. She serves on two committees: the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is proud to serve the District of Columbia. Official Bio. Read the official biography of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Our District. Find links to her contact form and information about her congressional district here.
Jun 9, 2024 · Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American lawyer and politician who broke several gender and racial barriers during her career, in which she defended the rights of others to equal opportunity.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, now in her sixteenth term as the Congresswoman for the District of Columbia, has been named one of the 100 most important American women in one survey and one of the most powerful women in Washington in another.
Eleanor Holmes Norton was the first woman appointed to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and continues to fight for DC statehood in her third decade as a congresswoman.
