NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES

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NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES
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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 544

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/21/2016	H.R.6031	Flood Prevention Act of 2016	09/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions)
09/14/2016	H.R.6030	Pay Equity for All Act of 2016	09/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/14/2016	H.Con.Res.131	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.	09/14/2016 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
09/13/2016	H.Res.864	Expressing support for the designation of September 2016 as "National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month".	09/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/08/2016	H.R.5938	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.	09/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
09/08/2016	H.Res.846	Calling on Congress to enact a new preclearance formula for the Voting Rights Act and condemning voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions.	09/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.Res.837	Expressing support for designating August 22, 2016, as national "Chuck Brown Day" and honoring his contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.	07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
07/12/2016	H.Res.824	Expressing support for dancing as a form of valuable exercise and of artistic expression, and for the designation of July 30, 2016, as National Dance Day.	07/12/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/27/2016	H.Res.800	Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners.	06/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
05/27/2016	H.R.5368	Save Our Communities from Risky Trains Act of 2016	05/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	H.Res.761	Recognizing the lack of full voting rights in Congress for active duty service members, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are District of Columbia residents.	05/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/10/2016	H.Res.722	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce.	05/10/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/03/2016	H.R.4231	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.	05/03/2016 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-535, Part I. (All Actions)
04/18/2016	H.R.4915	Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act	04/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3604	Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3528	Congress Leads by Example Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
03/21/2016	H.R.4821	Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act	03/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions)
03/03/2016	H.R.4675	No Lead in the Air Act of 2016	03/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
02/23/2016	H.R.4593	Reducing Long-Term Unemployment Act	02/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/11/2016	H.R.4543	Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act	02/11/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 8694

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.J.Res.92	Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
06/14/2017	H.J.Res.76	Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
06/13/2017	H.R.2895	To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.R.2878	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2867	To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
06/08/2017	H.R.2855	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2845	To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017	H.R.2841	To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2837	To amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017	H.R.2585	To reduce risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to engage in certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, to reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.2583	To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.1625	Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/19/2017	H.Res.347	Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/18/2017	H.R.2542	To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2539	To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

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