Eleanor Holmes Norton says it’s time to ‘lift up’ next generation in retirement statement

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced on Tuesday her intention to retire from Congress after quietly ending her reelection campaign over the weekend.

Norton, 88, filed paperwork to end her reelection campaign on Sunday without notifying the public — the news was only picked up through public records. She finally acknowledged the development in a statement on Tuesday, touting her accomplishments over her decadeslong career and saying she would pass the torch to the next generation.

“With fire in my soul and the facts on my side, I have raised hell about the injustice of denying 700,000 taxpaying Americans the same rights given to residents of the states for 33 years,” she said.

“The privilege of public service is inseparable from the responsibility to recognize when it’s time