Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia’s delegate to Congress
White’s victory positions him to replace Eleanor Holmes Norton as delegate, as voters cited Trump’s federal intervention and autonomy concerns.
- On Tuesday, D.C. Councilmember Robert White Jr. won the Democratic primary for the District's nonvoting delegate to Congress with 63 percent of the vote, positioning him to replace 18-term incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton.
- Representing nearly 700,000 District residents, the nonvoting delegate serves as the city's primary voice on the House floor and in bill introductions, a role Norton held since 1991 before announcing her retirement.
- President Donald Trump deployed more than 2,500 National Guard troops in the District last year and last week threatened a federal takeover of Washington, intensifying concerns about the city's limited autonomy.
- White advances to November's general election against Republican nominee Denise Rosado, bolstered by endorsements from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the Congressional Black Caucus.
- Advocates remain focused on preserving Home Rule, the system of limited self-governance established in 1973, as congressional Republicans increasingly use oversight authority to block local legislation.
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D.C. voters face a new political era without Eleanor Holmes Norton, after her 18 terms in Congress
Norton chose not to run for reelection after mounting concerns that, at 89 years old, she was no longer capable of forcefully combating a Republican-led Congress and presidential administration constantly overriding the heavily Democratic city's leadership.
The Day After: Where the June 16 Election Results Stand
D.C.’s looking a little more progressive this morning. Let’s get into last night and those election results. Despite warnings that election results could take up to 10 days to be announced, the AP officially declared Robert White the winner of the Democratic primary for the District’s delegate to Congress around 1 a.m.. But Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto, his biggest competition in the race to succeed Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (who is vacati…
Robert White wins Democratic primary for D.C. delegate to Congress after Eleanor Holmes Norton retirement
Robert White's win in the heavily Democratic city sets him up to take the top spot in November's general elections, when he could replace 18-term delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Dems pick potential successor to DC’s congressional delegate after decades-long incumbency
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At-large D.C. Council member Robert White Jr. won the Democratic primary Tuesday for Eleanor Holmes Norton’s longtime non-voting congressional seat, putting him on track to become the district’s first new member of Congress since 1991. The rare open-seat contest for D.C.’s delegate post came after Norton, 88, announced she would not seek another term following 18 terms in Congress. The Democratic nomin…
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