# Eleanor Norton

Eleanor Norton is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for District of Columbia at large.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, District of Columbia at large
- Serving since: 1991-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: N000147
- FEC candidate IDs: H0DC00058

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000147 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

48% of Norton’s statements claim credit, 2.1 times the House Democrat average of 23%.

## What Norton says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,050 classified statements: 645 posts on X, 236 press releases, 144 Congressional Record speeches, 25 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Norton | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.0% | 6.6% | 161 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 44.2% | 27.5% | 6 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 85.5% | 73.2% | 7 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.2% | 9.8% | 139 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 48.2% | 22.7% | 2 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.9% | 89 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 64% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (House Democrats 13%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (House Democrats 8.9%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.01), from 460 donors and 865 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

85 roll calls. Attendance 91.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.4% (96.4%). 3 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 114 bills: 114 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 2,006. 0.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 134 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1571: Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2026, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting… (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1571
- H.R. 10396: No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10396
- H.Res. 1518: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1518
- H.Res. 1502: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Peace Month" and calling on Congress to take action to promote peace. (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1502
- H.R. 10172: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who… (in committee, 2026-09-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10172
- H.Res. 1485: Expressing support for the designation of August 22, 2026, as "Chuck Brown Day", and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of… (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1485
- H.Res. 1480: Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of… (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1480
- H.R. 10062: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10062
- H.R. 10034: RECOVER PII Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10034
- H.R. 10035: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10035

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $53.8K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 44% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2112202502888456380
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2112210740744507901
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2108576118895001920
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2105323787914739716
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2104617205904408673
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2103487507916824862
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2102369861150048597
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2102401462164689254
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2102070277718819242
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/EleanorNorton/status/2102084472636149898

## Links

- Official site: https://norton.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/EleanorNorton
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanNorton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/congresswomannorton
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/EleanorHNorton
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000147

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/N000147