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Eleanor Holmes NortonDEMDemocrat United States Representative
86
Years of Age
34
Years of Experience
DCResidence (state)

Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving in Congress, Holmes Norton organized for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement and was chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Campaign Funding

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$415,030
Total Raised
$484,779
Total Spent
$69,565
Cash on Hand
Top Industries  (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries
99%
Transportation Unions$62,000
79%
Building Trade Unions$49,500
75%
Public Sector Unions$47,000
72%
Real Estate$45,353
38%
Misc Unions$23,500
32%
Industrial Unions$20,000
21%
Construction Services$13,000
17%
Lawyers/Law Firms$10,750
16%
Building Materials & Equipment$10,000
14%
Air Transport$9,000
Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Yale University
LLB
1964
Yale University
MA American Studies
1963
Antioch College
BA History
1960
Past Positions1 - 10 of 10
Delegate
United States House of Representatives, District of Columbia
1990 - Current
Professor
Law, Georgetown University
1982 - 1990
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
Senior Fellow
Urban Institute
1981 - 1982
Executive Assistant
Office of New York City Mayor John Lindsay
1971 - 1974
Adjunct Professor
Law, New York University
1970 - 1971
Assistant Legal Director
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
1965 - 1970
Law Clerk
Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Junior
1964 - 1965
Other Experience1 - 31 of 31
Chair
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1977 - 1981
Member
New York City Human Rights Commission
1971 - 1977
Board Member
Stanley Works
Board Member
Metropolitan Life
Board Member
Pitney Bowes
Board Member
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Board Member
Martin Luther King, Junior Center for Social Change
Board Member
Community Foundation of Greater Washington
Chair
National Advisory Council, ACLU
Chair
Workplace Health Fund
Chair
Women's Law and Policy Fellowship
Former Member
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Former Member, Board of Governors
District of Columbia Bar Association
Former Trustee
Rockefeller Foundation
Member
Council on Foreign Relations
Member
Environmental and Energy Study Conference
Member
Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Member
Advisory Board, Carter Center
Member
National Endowment for Democracy
Member
United States Citizens' Committee to Monitor the Helsinki Accords
Member
Study on the Future of the Welfare State, Ford Foundation
Member, Executive Committee
Democratic Study Group
Status of Black Americans Committee Member
National Academy of Science
Member
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Current
Former Democratic Chair
Women's Caucus
Former Member
Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives