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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Reelection Campaign Is Nearly Broke as Challenges Mount

The Democratic congresswoman, who has represented D.C. since 1991, is facing internal pressure to retire.

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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat representing Washington, D.C., (right), at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 10, 2025. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images

By Taylor Giorno

October 8, 2025 01:09 p.m.

The reelection campaign of Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., is nearly broke as she faces a slate of Democratic primary challengers and questions about her political future.

Norton raised just $3,227.30 between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to a quarterly disclosure her campaign filed Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.

Her campaign had just $6,477.50 in cash on hand as of Sept. 30 and is $90,000 in debt to Norton, who personally loaned her reelection committee money earlier this year, disclosures indicate.