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Robert White Launches Primary Challenge to Eleanor Holmes Norton for D.C. Delegate

He says the district needs a stronger defender of home rule after recent federal interventions.

DC Councilmember Robert White, from center, joins elected officials in a call to end the presence of National Guard​ troops in the District of Columbia, at the Capitol, on Sept. 4, 2025.
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to examine a Republican-led Arizona audit of the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona's most populous county, Maricopa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)

Overview

  • The three-term at‑large councilmember announced his bid Thursday, arguing Washington faces mounting threats and declaring he is “ready to take this torch.”
  • Norton, 88, has served as the nonvoting House delegate since 1991 and is the oldest member of the chamber, with her office sending mixed signals about a reelection run.
  • Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, a former Norton chief of staff, publicly urged Norton this week not to seek another term.
  • White’s campaign launch follows President Trump’s August move to temporarily take control of D.C.’s police, ongoing National Guard and federal agent deployments, and a House hearing where city leaders challenged GOP crime bills.
  • White is the most prominent challenger to enter the race so far, joining Kinney Zalesne, Jacque Patterson and Kymone Freeman, and he previously served as legislative counsel in Norton’s office.