Overview
- On June 25, Norton told NBC News she planned to seek another term; her spokesperson later clarified that no final decision has been made.
- This is the second time this month her office has walked back her public commitment to run in the 2026 election.
- Norton, now 88, has served as Washington, D.C.’s nonvoting House delegate since 1991 and was the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Questions have grown about her ability to lead the effort against Republican-led moves to overturn local D.C. policing and voting laws.
- Democratic lawmakers are weighing concerns over aging leadership after President Joe Biden’s unsuccessful reelection bid and the recent deaths of three House Democrats.