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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Born 06/13/1937 · Washington, DC
F
8 sourced actions
◆ The seat
OFFICE
House
STATE
District of Columbia
PARTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
STATUS
Incumbent
ELECTION
2026-11-03
House Transportation and InfrastructureHouse Oversight and Reform
◆ The record
8
SOURCED ACTIONS
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FLOOR VOTES
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FEC TRANSACTIONS
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PRO / ANTI-2A
2
SCORECARDS
2022-05-31
LATEST ACTION
Community

The record (8)

F
Graded on 8 sourced actions

FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.

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Contact Eleanor Holmes Norton

  • WASHINGTON, D.C. · 2136 Rayburn House Office Building · Washington, DC · 20515

Interest-group scorecards (2)

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National
0%2023
About this group

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

National
0%2021-2022
About this group

To promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 12,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen's organizations and publishers.

The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.

Background

Education
  • BA, History, Antioch College, 1960
  • MA, American Studies, Yale University, 1963
  • LLB, Yale University, 1964
Profession
  • Law Clerk, Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Junior, 1964-1965
  • Professor, Law, Georgetown University, 1982-1990
  • Executive Assistant, Office of New York City Mayor John Lindsay, 1971-1974
+6 more
  • Adjunct Professor, Law, New York University, 1970-1971
  • Senior Fellow, Urban Institute, 1981-1982
  • Assistant Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1965-1970
  • O'Neill Visiting Chair, Boston College, 1989
  • Ralph E. Shikes Bicentennial Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1988
  • Visiting Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1984
Political career
  • Delegate, United States House of Representatives, 1990-present
  • Former Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District of Columbia, 2022, 2024, 2026

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