DemocratIn office since Jan 1991

Eleanor Holmes Norton

U.S. Representative, DC-AL since 1991. Ran in 4 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 3. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, DC-ALBorn 1937

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 35 yrs; Since 1991
Bills became law: 0; 114 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 8.2%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +73.1; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureAviationWater Resources and EnvironmentHighways and Transit · Ranking MemberEconomic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformGovernment Operations

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 114 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 189 Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act
Government Operations and Politics · Passed House Jan 2025

HR 10396 No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 9104 Rock Creek National Park Act of 2026
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 10172 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational…
Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Sep 2026

HR 10035 Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026
Labor and Employment · Introduced Aug 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Norton sits in the U.S. House

Norton is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Shomari Figures, Scott Peters, Dave Min

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Norton’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Career

Offices held, and every time Norton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, DC-AT-LARGE

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2024	U.S. House, DC-AL	Won	D+73.1	D+86.6	−13.5
2022	U.S. House, DC-AL	Won	D+80.7	D+88.9	−8.2
2020	U.S. House, DC-AL	Won	D+78.9	D+88.9	−10.0
2016	U.S. House, DC-AL	Lost	D+80.1	D+91.4	−11.3

Source: 99chambers results archive

Campaign money, 2023–24

Raised: $307.9K
Spent: $312.3K
Cash: $33.1K

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET

Seats Norton has held

U.S. House, DC-AT-LARGE · 1991–2027

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Norton has run against

Kymone Freeman (G) · 2024 election, won
Nelson F. Rimensnyder (R) · 2022 election, won
Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (D) · 2020 election, won
Martin Moulton (L) · 2016 election, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Norton

One person, matched across every source we use.

Bioguide N000147
FEC H0DC00058
Wikidata Q461649
Ballotpedia Eleanor Holmes Norton
Vote Smart 775
GovTrack 400295
OpenSecrets N00001692

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET