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
07/06/2011	H.Res.338	Welcoming His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy.	07/06/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/27/2011	H.R.2390	To amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.	06/27/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
06/20/2011	H.R.1998	To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to impose a tax on income earned as a professional athlete by nonresidents of the District.	06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives. (All Actions)
06/08/2011	H.R.1972	National Mall Revitalization and Designation Act	06/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
05/20/2011	H.R.1493	Fair Pay Act of 2011	05/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
05/18/2011	H.R.1334	Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2011	05/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. (All Actions)
05/18/2011	H.R.1198	District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act	05/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/12/2011	H.R.1849	To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding available for carrying out section 140 of title 23 mandatory instead of discretionary.	05/12/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
05/05/2011	H.R.1787	Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2011	05/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
05/05/2011	H.R.1786	Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2011	05/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
05/05/2011	H.R.1785	To prohibit the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from charging a fee for admission to any exhibit which is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility which is part of any bureau established in or under the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.	05/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
04/22/2011	H.R.1559	To authorize the Benjamin Harrison Society to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.	04/22/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
04/07/2011	H.R.1301	District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2011	04/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/01/2011	H.R.1197	To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses.	04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives. (All Actions)
03/18/2011	H.R.980	District of Columbia Local Funds Continuation Act	03/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives. (All Actions)
03/10/2011	H.Res.163	Supporting the rights of all workers and calling for an end to the recent attacks on workers.	03/10/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/02/2011	H.R.884	District of Columbia Fiscal Year 2011 Local Funds Continuation Act	03/02/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions)
02/16/2011	H.R.723	To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of Columbia, under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.	02/16/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
02/10/2011	H.R.641	District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of 2011	02/10/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/08/2011	H.R.506	District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2011	02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives . (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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