Currently holds the office of U.S. House of Representatives Delegate - District of Columbia until January 3, 2025.
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Delegate - District of Columbia in 2024 District of Columbia General Election.
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Get StartedAlthough the right to vote on the House floor in the Committee of the Whole, which Eleanor first won in the 103rd Congress, was approved by the federal courts, Norton proceeds without a vote to pass D.C. Bills. Despite this, she successfully fights attacks on home rule, gets D.C. Rights traditionally afforded to states, and expands home rule. Eleanor's hard-won victories have earned the Distirct unprecedented budgetary and legislative autonomy. Learn more
In addition to developing new sites, Eleanor’s work to bring unused land to gainful use is helping D.C. Make up for lost space due to the Heights Act. The federal Heights Act is important too because it protects our historic Mall sites that stimulate the city’s tourist economy, D.C.’s record highest source of revenue. Developing unused land without building is bringing millions of dollars in revenue for the D.C. Government and a new set of thriving businesses, housing and park land for D.C. Residents Learn more
Eleanor knows the importance of a strong infrastructure, both in the District, and nationally. That's why she supports substantive, long-term funding of infrastructure programs in a bipartisan bill. Not even Republicans support President Trump's backwards infrastructure bill. Eleanor believes it's time for Congress to step up, and work seriously toward rebuilding our nation's roads and bridges. Learn more
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