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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announces her retirement

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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will retire from Congress after serving the people of Washington, D.C., since 1991, she announced on Tuesday.

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  1. Longtime DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress

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  2. Newest

    Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announces her retirement

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton terminates campaign, indicating she won't seek reelection (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 88-year-old who’s served as D.C.’s nonvoting representative in Congress for 18 terms, won’t seek reelection, documents filed by...

  2. Washington Examiner

    DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton ends reelection campaign (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Washington, D.C.’s delegate to Congress ended her reelection campaign after heavy scrutiny surrounding her age, health, and mental acuity.

  3. CNN

    DC Delegate Holmes Norton files to end her reelection campaign (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Eleanor Holmes Norton, the longtime nonvoting delegate for Washington, DC, moved Sunday to end her House reelection campaign as the 88-year-old Democrat faces questions about her fitness for office.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Longtime DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, has filed

  5. Roll Call

    Longtime D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton files to end reelection bid (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Longtime D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has filed to end her campaign for a 19th term as the district's nonvoting House member.

  6. Independent Journal Review

    88-Year-Old Democrat Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Terminates Campaign For 19th Term (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Longtime Democratic District of Columbia Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, filed a notice Sunday to end her reelection bid to

  7. NPR

    DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection.

  8. FOX 5 DC

    After 3 decades, Eleanor Holmes Norton prepares to step aside (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia’s longtime delegate to Congress, has filed paperwork to end her reelection campaign. Norton, 88, has had a career that has spanned more than three decades on Capitol Hill.

  9. NBC News

    Longtime D.C. delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton files to end re-election campaign (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The campaign for Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has served as non-voting representative for D.C. since 1991, has filed paperwork indicating that she will not seek re-election.

  10. Fox News

    88-year-old Democrat DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton ends re-election campaign (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    It appears that D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, an 88-year-old Democrat, will not pursue another term during the 2026 election cycle.

  11. Government Executive

    Eleanor Holmes Norton to retire from Congress after decades of advocating for federal employees (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    Norton has been a “loyal friend” to the American Federation of Government Employees, said National President Everett Kelley.

  12. The Guardian

    Longtime DC House delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announces retirement (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The 88-year-old Democrat and advocate for Washington DC statehood says she will not seek another term in Congress

  13. UPI

    Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announces her retirement (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will retire from Congress after serving the people of Washington, D.C., since 1991, she announced on Tuesday.

  14. WTOP Washington DC

    DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton plans to retire at end of her term (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who served Congress for 35 years, said she will retire at the end of her term.

  15. Newsweek

    Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, to retire after 36 Years representing D.C. (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Eleanor Holmes Norton, the longtime nonvoting delegate for Washington, D.C., announced she will retire after 36 years in Congress.

  16. NBC4 Washington

    Eleanor Holmes Norton announces retirement after 33 years (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 88-year-old who’s served as D.C.’s delegate to Congress for 18 terms, will retire at the end of her current term.

  17. NBC News

    Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s longtime delegate to Congress, announces she's retiring (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, the nonvoting delegate representing the District of Columbia in Congress, will retire after 36 years in Congress.

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