Eleanor Holmes Norton
DemocratU.S. Representative, DC-0| Age | 89 (b. 1937-06-13) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 1991-01-03 (~35 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | African American |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Education | B.A., Antioch College (1960); M.A. in American Studies, Yale University (1963); LL.B./J.D., Yale Law School (1964) |
| Prior occupation | Civil rights attorney (ACLU Assistant Legal Director 1965-1970), chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights (1970-1977), chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1977-1981), and professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center (from 1982) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Washington, D.C. |
| Marital status | Divorced — Edward Norton (married 1965, separated 1990, divorced 1993; he died 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Washington, D.C. |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1990 |
| Previous offices | Chair, New York City Commission on Human Rights (1970-1977) · Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (1977-1981) |
| Committees | Committee on Oversight and Accountability · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Subcommittee on Highways and Transit (Ranking Member) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Black Caucus · Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus · Climate Solutions Caucus · Medicare for All Caucus |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit (Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) |
| Ideology | Consistently rated among the most liberal/progressive members of the House; member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. As a District of Columbia delegate she may vote in committee and on the House floor in the Committee of the Whole but cannot cast final floor votes. |
| Signature legislation | Washington, D.C. Admission Act / D.C. statehood legislation (lead sponsor across multiple Congresses) · District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (passed House 2007, Senate 2009) · Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act (introduced repeatedly since 1994) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $1,380,040–$2,801,000 (2014) · estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.