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“earned her law degree and a master's degree in American Studies from Yale University”source
“receiving her bachelor's degree from Antioch College in Ohio”source
“taught law full time before being elected, is Professor Emerita at Georgetown University”source
Career
“had been a civil rights and feminist leader, tenured professor of law, and board member at three Fortune 500 companies”source
Public service
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is proud to serve the District of Columbia.”source
“is the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit”source
Legislation
HR 10129cosponsor
To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide postage stamps to indigent inmates.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-08-20
HRES 1485sponsor
Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2026, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-08-20
HRES 1484cosponsor
Recognizing the nonprofit sector and the contributions of nonprofit employees, and expressing support for August 17, 2026, to be designated as "National Nonprofit Day".
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-08-17
HRES 1483cosponsor
Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
FEC Form 2 filers for this seat. Filing is not ballot access, and this list does not establish who remains in the race.
Kelly WilliamsDemocratic
$4.0M raised
Robert C. Jr. WhiteDemocratic
$830K raised
Kinney ZalesneDemocratic
$825K raised
Gregory JaczkoDemocratic
$140K raised
Trent William HolbrookDemocratic
$64K raised
Robert MatthewsDemocratic
$49K raised
Gordon ChaffinDemocratic
$35K raised
Denise Rosado
Campaign Finance
2026 cycle$54K
Small donors $775Large individual $1KPACs $12K
Spent $87KCash $0
Top Contributors
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REED SMITH$1K
Committees
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Delivering on Government Efficiency
Government Operations
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Aviation
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Highways and Transit
Water Resources and Environment
Activity Timeline
LegislationVotes
HR 10129: To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide postage stamps to indigent inmates.
cosponsor
2026-08-20
legislation
HRES 1485: Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2026, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.
sponsor
2026-08-20
legislation
HRES 1484: Recognizing the nonprofit sector and the contributions of nonprofit employees, and expressing support for August 17, 2026, to be designated as "National Nonprofit Day".
cosponsor
2026-08-17
legislation
HRES 1483: Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.
cosponsor
2026-08-13
Service History
House2025-01-03, 2027-01-03Democrat
House2023-01-03, 2025-01-03Democrat
House2021-01-03, 2023-01-03Democrat
House2019-01-03, 2021-01-03Democrat
House2017-01-03, 2019-01-03Democrat
House2015-01-06, 2017-01-03Democrat
House2013-01-03, 2015-01-03Democrat
House2011-01-05, 2013-01-03Democrat
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BillsTracked · 1,278
Sponsored or cosponsored bills tracked from Congress.gov.
VotesTracked · 85
Roll-call positions parsed from official chamber XML.
CommitteesTracked · 8
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
Campaign financeTracked · 1
Top-line FEC numbers per election cycle.
Press releasesTracked · 10
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“President Jimmy Carter appointed her to serve as the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”source
“served as a trustee on a number of public service boards, including the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Board of Governors of the D.C. Bar Association”source
“serving as congresswoman for the District of Columbia since 1991”source
“She serves on two committees: the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”source
“The Congresswoman is a third-generation Washingtonian”source
Family
“is the mother of John Holmes Norton and Katherine Felicia Norton”source
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2026-08-13
HR 10094cosponsor
Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-08-13
HRES 1480sponsor
Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal facility located at 900 Brentwood Road NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding the anthrax attack; as well as the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attack.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-08-10
HR 10057cosponsor
Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-08-06
HR 10062sponsor
Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-08-06
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HR 10045cosponsor
To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility", and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-08-06
HR 10063cosponsor
To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2026-08-06
HR 10065cosponsor
To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-08-06
HR 10066cosponsor
To prohibit the purchase, sale, or exchange of nonpublic information, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-08-06
HR 10013cosponsor
Compassionate Care Act
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-08-03
HR 10034sponsor
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-08-03
HRES 1475cosponsor
Expressing support for the designation of the first week of August as "National Community Health Center Week", and encouraging all Americans to participate by visiting their local community health center and celebrating the important partnership between health centers and the communities they serve.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-08-03
HR 10035sponsor
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 to require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E775)
2026-08-03
HR 9983cosponsor
Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-07-30
HR 9995cosponsor
To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-07-30
HR 9958cosponsor
To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-07-27
HR 9959cosponsor
To establish a Green New Deal for public schools.
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-07-27
2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (61-360)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (65-359)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Agreed to (265-161)
nay2026-07-21
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H R 8800
Failed (208-219)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Agreed to (215-214)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (212-216)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (201-224)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (61-365)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (76-350)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Agreed to (215-214)
nay2026-07-21
Republican
$6K raised
Plus 2 more filers with smaller totals.
Source: Federal Election Commission. FEC filing fallback. Synced daily.
legislation
HR 10094: Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2026
cosponsor
2026-08-13
legislation
HRES 1480: Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal facility located at 900 Brentwood Road NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding the anthrax attack; as well as the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attack.
sponsor
2026-08-10
legislation
HR 10057: Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
HR 10062: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act
sponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
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HR 10045: To provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility", and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
HR 10063: To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
HR 10065: To require certain royalties paid for gas produced from Federal land and on the outer Continental Shelf to be assessed on all gas produced, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
HR 10066: To prohibit the purchase, sale, or exchange of nonpublic information, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
HR 10013: Compassionate Care Act
cosponsor
2026-08-03
legislation
HR 10034: To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
sponsor
2026-08-03
legislation
HRES 1475: Expressing support for the designation of the first week of August as "National Community Health Center Week", and encouraging all Americans to participate by visiting their local community health center and celebrating the important partnership between health centers and the communities they serve.
cosponsor
2026-08-03
legislation
HR 10035: To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 to require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees.
sponsor
2026-08-03
legislation
HR 9983: Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
cosponsor
2026-07-30
legislation
HR 9995: To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-30
legislation
HR 9958: To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-27
legislation
HR 9959: To establish a Green New Deal for public schools.
cosponsor
2026-07-27
legislation
HR 9962: To establish a Green New Deal for Health to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-27
legislation
HRES 1460: Acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans.
cosponsor
2026-07-27
legislation
HRES 1463: Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
cosponsor
2026-07-27
legislation
HR 9967: To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide enhanced enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections applicable to the legislative branch, to provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees of the legislative branch, and for other purposes.
sponsor
2026-07-27
legislation
HR 9944: To authorize judicial review of temporary protected status terminations, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-23
legislation
HR 9932: Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026
cosponsor
2026-07-23
legislation
HR 9941: To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.
cosponsor
2026-07-23
legislation
HR 9943: To amend the Small Business Act to help owners and employees of small business concerns understand their rights and responsibilities with respect to immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-23
legislation
HR 9946: To require the coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without the imposition of cost sharing, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-23
legislation
HR 9902: To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-23
legislation
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House2001-01-03, 2003-01-03Democrat
House1999-01-06, 2001-01-03Democrat
House1997-01-07, 1999-01-03Democrat
House1995-01-04, 1997-01-03Democrat
House1993-01-05, 1995-01-03Democrat
House1991-01-03, 1993-01-03Democrat
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