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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.
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.
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.
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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.
May 23, 2018 · Eleanor Holmes Norton is a politician, lawyer, educator, and civil rights activist. As the District of Columbia's delegate to the U.S. Congress, she expanded the district's power over its own affairs. Norton, the eldest of three daughters, was born to Coleman Holmes and Vela Holmes on June 13, 1937, in Washington, D.C.
