Eleanor Holmes Norton

Biography

Eleanor Katherine Holmes Norton (née Holmes; born June 13, 1937) is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Norton is 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. She is serving her eighteenth term in the United States House of Representatives. Prior to serving in Congress, Norton organized for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement. From 1977 to 1981, she was the first female chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Norton will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives in 2026.

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