{"id":2551244,"date":"2026-01-25T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-del-eleanor-holmes-norton-ends-reelection-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T11:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:08:20","slug":"dc-del-eleanor-holmes-norton-ends-reelection-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-del-eleanor-holmes-norton-ends-reelection-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton ends reelection campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-del-eleanor-holmes-norton-ends-reelection-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2551244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Eleanor holmes Norton, Washington, D.C.\u2019s longtime delegate to Congress,has ended her reelection campaign,a move disclosed in a Federal Election Commission filing that also detailed her campaign finances.Norton, 88, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unhappy-ending-wisconsin-dem-tied-to-massage-parlor-wont-run-for-reelection\/\" title=\"Unhappy Ending: Wisconsin Dem Tied to Massage Parlor Won...t Run for ...\">faced mounting scrutiny<\/a> over her age, health, and mental acuity after a widely publicized incident in October in which scammers targeted her; a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >police report cited \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-dem-asks-doj-to-charge-all-perpetrators-from-capitol-riot-after-report-suggests-they-might-not\/\" title=\"High-Ranking Dem Asks DOJ To Charge All \u2018Perpetrators... From Capitol Riot After Report Suggests They Might Not\">early stages<\/a><\/a> of dementia\u201d and named Jacqueline Pelt as Norton\u2019s caretaker and power of attorney. Norton\u2019s office disputed the report\u2019s medical conclusions and described Pelt as a longtime employee and friend who lives separately. Norton had served as the district\u2019s delegate for more than 34 years and previously resisted calls to step aside; several Democrats had already launched campaigns citing concerns about her fitness for office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton ends reelection campaign<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482602\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.&rsquo;s<\/a>&nbsp;delegate to Congress,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3437446\/eleanor-holmes-norton-commits-reelection-office-pumps-brakes\/\">Eleanor Holmes Norton<\/a> (D-DC), ended her reelection campaign on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The development was revealed in a Federal Election Commission filing, which included descriptions of her campaign&rsquo;s finances. Norton, 88, ended her campaign after heavy scrutiny surrounding her age, health, and mental acuity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4431705\/crockett-james-talarico-collide-in-texas-primary-debate\/\">Firebrand vs. pastor: Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico to collide in Texas primary debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4431923\/trumps-first-congressional-backer-announces-comeback-house-bid-in-florida\/\">Trump&#8217;s first Congressional backer announces comeback House bid in Florida<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4432026\/va-workforce-losses-veteran-healthcare\/\">More than a million veterans lost their VA primary care provider because of staffing losses, watchdog warns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Norton had previously weathered the reckoning around elderly members of Congress, repeatedly rebuffing calls to step aside for a younger candidate. She has served as Washington&rsquo;s delegate to Congress for over 34 years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to run,&rdquo; Norton<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/06\/10\/congress\/eleanor-holmes-norton-reelection-00397248\">&nbsp;told<\/a>&nbsp;reporters for&nbsp;<em>Politico<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;NBC News&nbsp;in June when asked if she would run for reelection in 2026. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know why anyone would even ask me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several Democrats launched campaigns before she opted against running for reelection, with most centering their campaigns on concerns over her age and health.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns around Norton&rsquo;s mental acuity were laid bare in October when she was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3863816\/eleanor-holmes-norton-scammed-by-fake-cleaning-crew\/\">taken advantage of<\/a> by scammers posing as HVAC cleaners. A police report described Norton as having the &ldquo;early stages of dementia,&rdquo; something not previously known. A woman named Jacqueline Pelt was identified as Norton&rsquo;s caretaker and power of attorney. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3863816\/eleanor-holmes-norton-scammed-by-fake-cleaning-crew\/\">ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON SCAMMED BY FAKE CLEANING CREW AS POLICE SAY DC DELEGATE HAS DEMENTIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Norton&rsquo;s office denied several details of the police report. They objected to the description of Pelt, instead describing her as &ldquo;a longtime employee and friend [who] serves as the house manager, residing at a separate address.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Norton&rsquo;s office also denied she had dementia, saying, &ldquo;The medical diagnosis included in the police report was based on an assumption the reporting officer was unqualified to make.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleanor Holmes Norton ends reelection bid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2551245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP23109747354501-e1761353725886.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42937,71858,56904,71860,71859],"class_list":["post-2551244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-congressional-news","tag-d-c-delegate","tag-eleanor-holmes-norton","tag-washington-d-c-politics","tag-withdrew-from-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP23109747354501-e1761353725886.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2551244"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2551248,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2551244\/revisions\/2551248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2551245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2551244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2551244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2551244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}