Members of Congress / Eleanor Norton
Biographical InformationNORTON, Eleanor Holmes, a Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Washington, D.C., June 13, 1937; attended public schools; B.A., Antioch College of Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1960; M.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1963; LL.B., Yale University Law School, New Haven, Conn., 1964; lawyer, private practice; law clerk to Federal District Court Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, 3rd Circuit, 1964-1965; assistant legal director, American Civil Liberties Union, 1965-1970; adjunct assistant professor, New York University Law School, 1970-1971; executive assistant to the mayor, New York City, 1971-1974; chair, New York City commission on human rights, 1970-1977; chair, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977-1981; senior fellow, Urban Institute, 1981-1982; professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present). (Source.) More coverage of Eleanor Norton on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Delegate, District of Columbia, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Eleanor Norton voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesEleanor Norton has missed 33 votes (12.8%) during the current Congress. See a list of her missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyEleanor Norton has voted with a majority of her Democratic colleagues 96.0% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Norton did not vote. See a list of her votes against her party since 1991, a list of all Delegates in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationDistrict of Columbia demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Eleanor Norton's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 42: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 41: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 40: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 39: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 38: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 37: H R 4061 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 36: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 35: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 34: H R 4061 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 966: H R 4173 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 965: H R 4173 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 964: H R 4173 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 963: H R 4173 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 962: H R 4173 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 961: H R 4173 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 960: H R 4173 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 959: H R 4173 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 958: H R 4173 | No | No | No | |
| Vote 957: H R 4173 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 956: H R 4173 | No | Yes | Yes |
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