Eleanor Holmes Norton is an American lawyer and politician currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives as the non-voting delegate from the District of Columbia since January 3, 1991. Norton is a member of the Democratic Party. Before her tenure in Congress, Norton served as the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1977 to 1981. She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, becoming the first woman to hold the position. During her tenure in Congress, she has been a major proponent for the District of Columbia to become a state, with Norton proposing a statehood bill in the House several times. While a statehood bill has passed the House, the Senate has never passed the bill.
D.C. Congressional Delegate 1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia's at-large congressional district District of Columbia federal voting rights
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