From the Washington Examiner: Washington, D.C.’s delegate to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ended her reelection campaign on Sunday.
The development was revealed in a Federal Election Commission filing, which included descriptions of her campaign’s finances. Norton, 88, ended her campaign after heavy scrutiny surrounding her age, health, and mental acuity.
Norton had previously weathered the reckoning around elderly members of Congress, repeatedly rebuffing calls to step aside for a younger candidate. She has served as Washington’s delegate to Congress for over 34 years.
“I’m going to run,” Norton told reporters for Politico and NBC News in June when asked if she would run for reelection in 2026. “I don’t know why anyone would even ask me.”
Despite comments in a police report when Norton was scammed by fraudsters back in Octoiber, Norton’s office had denied she has dementia.
Multiple Democrats are currently running for Norton’s seat, including her former senior aide Trent Holbrook, Robert White, a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, Council member Brooke Pinto, and former DNC official Kinney Zalesne.
Council member Brooke Pinto another candidate for the seat: https://t.co/bE4V9UsnqL
— Cuneyt Dil (@cuneytdil) January 25, 2026
Former DNC official Kinney Zalesne running for the seat says “Delegate Norton’s retirement closes a remarkable chapter of service.” pic.twitter.com/SbOo8lAOB2
— Cuneyt Dil (@cuneytdil) January 25, 2026
I want to thank Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton for her tremendous service to the District of Columbia. I first met her in 1995 when she was new to that role, and I was working in the White House. I’ve had tremendous respect for her ever since, and I hope the whole city will join… https://t.co/EkTgVYU66z
— Kinney Zalesne (@kinney4dc) January 25, 2026
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Washington, D.C.’s delegate to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ended her reelection campaign on Sunday. https://t.co/kuzLwvYB7k
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 25, 2026
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