Washington, D.C., Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Tuesday officially announced her retirement from Congress, clearing the path for a new generation of leadership on Capitol Hill.
“With fire in my soul and the facts on my side, I’ve raised hell about the injustice of denying 700K taxpaying Americans in DC the same rights given to residents of the states for 33 years. Now, with pride in our accomplishments, gratitude to DC, and confidence in the next generation, I announced I’ll retire at the end of this term,” Norton said in a statement, acknowledging for the first time publicly that she had ended her reelection campaign.
Norton’s announcement comes more than 48 hours after her campaign filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to terminate her reelection effort, which NOTUS first reported Sunday.