• NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES
Experience: House: At Large, 1991-Present
Home State: District of Columbia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $229,420Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Eleanor Holmes Norton
    Gender: Female
    Family: Divorced; 2 Children: John, Katherine
    Birth Date: 06/13/1937
    Birth Place: Washington, DC
    Home City: Washington, DC
    Religion: Episcopalian

Education

    LLB, Yale University, 1964
    MA, American Studies, Yale University, 1963
    BA, History, Antioch College, 1960

Political Experience

    Delegate, United States House of Representatives, 1990-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Aviation, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and The Census, Member
    Subcommittee on Government Operations, Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
    Member, Environmental and Energy Study Conference
    Former Democratic Chair, Women's Caucus
    Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977-1981
    Member, New York City Human Rights Commission, 1971-1977

Professional Experience

    Professor, Law, Georgetown University, 1982-1990
    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

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Board of Governors, District of Columbia Bar Association
    Former Trustee, Rockefeller Foundation
    Former Member, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 544
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/13/2017 H.R.2897 To authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 06/13/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.R.2540 To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes. 05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
05/16/2017 H.R.2467 To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. 05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.R.2418 Pay Equity for All Act of 2017 05/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.Res.322 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce. 05/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.2178 Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.2177 District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/14/2017 H.R.2096 Missing Children's Assistance Amendment Act of 2017 04/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/14/2017 H.R.2095 Fair Pay Act of 2017 04/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.1003 District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act 04/06/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 48.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1658 District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act 04/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 H.R.1765 District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act 03/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/13/2017 H.R.1523 District of Columbia Local Prosecutor Establishment Act of 2017 03/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.1479 District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act 03/09/2017 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
03/08/2017 H.R.1174 Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017 03/08/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1291 Washington, D.C. Admission Act 03/02/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
02/27/2017 H.R.1217 To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. 02/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
12/14/2016 H.R.4419 District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency Act 12/14/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-257. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/12/2016 H.R.3387 Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 12/12/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.  (All Actions)
09/26/2016 H.R.5037 District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act 09/26/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 8694
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/17/1992 H.R.5798 Local Partnership Act of 1992
09/17/1992 H.J.Res.325 To designate the weeks of September 22 through 28, 1991 and September 20 through 26, 1992 each as "Religious Freedom Week".
09/14/1992 H.R.5820 To increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation is payable.
09/14/1992 H.R.5815 Preventing Our Kids from Inhaling Deadly Smoke (PRO-KIDS) Act of 1992
09/14/1992 H.Con.Res.358 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the parties to the Middle East peace process should continue to work vigorously in the pursuit of a regional peace plan.
09/14/1992 H.R.5783 Vaccine Access and Registry Act
09/10/1992 H.R.3803 Federal Court Settlements Sunshine Act of 1991
09/10/1992 H.Con.Res.192 To establish a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. Passed Not Voting
09/08/1992 H.R.2782 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that such Act does not preempt certain State laws. Failed Not Voting
09/02/1992 H.J.Res.492 Designating September 1992 as "Childhood Cancer Month".
09/01/1992 H.R.5872 Women in the Armed Forces Commemorative Coins Act
09/01/1992 H.R.5842 To award a congressional gold medal to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie.
08/26/1992 H.R.5623 To waive the period of Congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts. Passed Not Voting
08/26/1992 H.R.4312 Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992 Bill Passed (75-20) Not Voting
08/26/1992 H.J.Res.411 To designate the week of September 13, 1992, through September 19, 1992, as "National Rehabilitation Week".
08/20/1992 H.R.5877 Filipino Veterans' Equity Act of 1992
08/19/1992 H.R.5807 Firearm Theft Reporting Act of 1992
08/18/1992 H.J.Res.544 Designating the week beginning February 7, 1993, as "Lincoln Legacy Week".
08/12/1992 H.R.5885 Women Veterans Health Programs Act of 1992
08/12/1992 H.J.Res.453 Designating August 15, 1992, as "82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day".
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