About
Norton, Eleanor Holmes a Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Washington, D.C., June 13, 1937; graduated from Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C.; B.A., Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1960; M.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1963; LL.B., Yale University Law School, New Haven, Conn., 1964; lawyer, private practice; law clerk to Federal District Court Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, 3rd Circuit, 1964-1965; assistant legal director, American Civil Liberties Union, 1965-1970; adjunct assistant professor, New York University Law School, 1970-1971; staff, New York, N.Y. Mayor John Lindsay, 1971-1974; chair, New York City commission on human rights, 1970-1977; chair, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977-1981; senior fellow, Urban Institute, 1981-1982; professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
92% — Voted in 78 of 85 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
1.7% — Voted against their own party majority 1 of 59 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
302 — Attracted 302 cosponsors across 102 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
16 — Attracted 16 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
1,768 — 1,768 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
192 — 192 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Annual Anacostia Boat Ride Salutes Mayor Muriel Bowser
The Washington Informer · Oct 12, 2026
DC voter guide: What to know ahead of November’s general election
WTOP News · Oct 9, 2026
'Affront to Democracy': Trump's National Guard Troops Seen in Front of Ballot Box in DC
Headtopics · Oct 9, 2026
Alarm bells ring at 'troubling' National Guard placement at DC drop boxes as voting begins
Raw Story · Oct 9, 2026
Committee Will Weigh Nine Public Lands Bills
Legis1 · Sep 15, 2026
