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Eleanor Holmes Norton at Rally for D.C. Lives before March For Our Lives, Washington DC, March 24, 2018 (Photo by{ }Lorie Shaull).
With a new D.C. statehood bill in Congress, the continuous idea of the District becoming a state is back in the spotlight. (7News)
FILE - Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Capitol Hill, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., watches as boxes are stacked next to her during a House Oversight Committee impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke at a "Hands Off D.C." rally on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (7News)
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton was made an honorary DC Fire and EMS chief on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (7News)
Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke at a "Hands Off D.C." rally on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (7News)

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announces retirement at end of current term

Eleanor Holmes Norton at Rally for D.C. Lives before March For Our Lives, Washington DC, March 24, 2018 (Photo by{ }Lorie Shaull).