2235 Shannon Place Southeast
Suite 2032-A
Washington, DC 20020
1300 Pennsylvania Ave Northwest
Suite M-1000
Washington, DC 20001
2136 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Gender:
Female
Family:
2 Children: John, Katherine
Birth Date:
06/13/1937
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Washington, DC
Religion:
Episcopalian
LLB, Yale University, 1964
MA, American Studies, Yale University, 1963
BA, History, Antioch College, 1960
Delegate, United States House of Representatives, District of Columbia, 1990-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District of Columbia, 2022
Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
Former Member, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Democratic Chair, Women's Caucus
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
Member, Advisory Board, Carter Center
Board Member, Community Foundation of Greater Washington
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
Former Member, Board of Governors, District of Columbia Bar Association
Member, Environmental and Energy Study Conference
Board Member, Martin Luther King, Junior Center for Social Change
Board Member, Metropolitan Life
Status of Black Americans Committee Member/Technological Changes in Employment Committee Member, National Academy of Science
Chair, National Advisory Council, ACLU
Member, National Endowment for Democracy
Board Member, Pitney Bowes
Former Trustee, Rockefeller Foundation
Board Member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Board Member, Stanley Works
Former Member, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Member, Study on the Future of the Welfare State, Ford Foundation
Member, United States Citizens' Committee to Monitor the Helsinki Accords
Chair, Women's Law and Policy Fellowship
Chair, Workplace Health Fund
Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977-1981
Member, New York City Human Rights Commission, 1971-1977
Astrological Sign:
Gemini
Awards:
Citation of Merit for outstanding alumni, Yale Law School; Wilbur Cross Medal for outstanding alumni, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Publications:
"Sex Discrimination and the Law: Causes and Remedies"