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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
In office
1991–present
Preceded by Walter Fauntroy
Born June 13, 1937 (1937-06-13) (age 70)
Washington, D.C.
Political party Democratic
Spouse Divorced
Religion Episcopalian

Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is a Delegate to Congress representing the District of Columbia. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D At-Large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are Elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example a city state Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Walter Edward Fauntroy (born February 6, 1933) pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington D Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U In her position she is able to serve on and vote with committees, as well as speak from the House floor. However, she is not permitted to vote on final passage of legislation.

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Early life

Norton was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Antioch College (B. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Antioch College was a private independent Liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States, and was the founder and flagship A. 1960), Yale University (M. A. 1963) and Yale Law School (L. Yale Law School, or YLS, is the Law school of Yale University in New Haven Connecticut. L. B 1964). In the early 1970's, Eleanor Holmes Norton was a signer of the Black Women’s Manifesto, a classic document of the Black feminist movement. Black feminism argues that Sexism, class oppression and Racism are inextricably bound together

Norton worked as a lawyer in private practice, then became a law clerk to Federal District Court Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. She has served as an assistant legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, adjunct assistant professor at New York University Law School, executive assistant to the Mayor of New York, chair of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, Chairwoman of the U. Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr (February 25 1928 - December 14 1998 was a prominent African American civil rights advocate, author and federal appeals The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. The Mayor of New York City is the head of the executive branch of the Government of New York City. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a senior fellow of the Urban Institute, and a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC is a federal agency charged with ending employment discrimination Georgetown University Law Center ( Georgetown Law) is Georgetown University 's Law school, located in Washington D

Delegate to Congress

Norton was elected in 1990 as a Democratic delegate to the House of Representatives, taking office on January 3, 1991. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Delegates to Congress are entitled to sit in the House of Representatives and vote in committee (including the Committee of the Whole), but are not allowed to take part in legislative floor votes. In the United States House of Representatives, the Committee of the Whole, short for Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union is a parliamentary device The District shares this limited form of Congressional representation with Puerto Rico and three other U. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} S. territories: Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States.

See also: District of Columbia voting rights

Committee Assignments

Appearances

On July 27, 2006, Norton appeared on the "Better Know a District" segment of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, in which she spiritedly defended the District of Columbia's claim to being a part of the United States. Voting rights in the District of Columbia, that is the city of Washington D Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Better Know a District (also known as BKAD) is a recurring segment on The Colbert Report. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/&mdashthe t is silent in "Colbert" is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American Norton also appeared on the joint Colbert Report/Daily Show "Midterm Midtacular" special on November 7, 2006. The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 's Indecision 2006 coverage of the 2006 general elections extended for most of the campaign period for that election Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A further interview with Stephen Colbert was conducted on March 22, 2007, and April 22, 2007 on the subject of representation in the District of Columbia. Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( born May 13 1964 is an American Comedian, satirist, Actor and Writer, known for his ironic style Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On February 12, 2008, Colbert and Norton discussed her status as a superdelegate as well as her support of Barack Obama for President. " Superdelegate " is an informal term commonly used for some of the Delegates to the Democratic National Convention, the presidential nominating convention

Colbert and Norton have a friendly rivalry, with their interviews usually involving Colbert belittling Norton's fight for fair representation of D. C.

Norton is a regular panelist on the PBS women's news program To the Contrary. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbé is PBS ’s all women news-analysis program

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Preceded by
Walter Fauntroy		 Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
from the District of Columbia
January 3, 1991 – present		 Incumbent
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in Walter Edward Fauntroy (born February 6, 1933) pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington D United States Senate The District of Columbia has no representation in the Senate (see D Since according to the US Constitution, only states may be represented in Congress, the District of Columbia has no voting representative Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
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