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Still, there remained bipartisan agreement that the District of Columbia – which in 1970 had more residents than 10 individual states [a] — deserved at least some representation in the U.S. Congress. Federal legislation to recreate a congressional delegate position for D.C. was first seriously debated by Congress in 1970.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a non-voting delegate to represent the District of Columbia in the United States House of Representatives.
Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) [1] [2] is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. [3] Norton serves as a congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she has represented the District of Columbia since 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party.
Congress will take the last step to formalize President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris Monday when it assembles in joint session to count the Electoral College votes. The ...
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, exactly one week before Election Day. "America, it is time to turn the page on Donald Trump and chart a new ...
On November 8, 2022, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district.The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both chambers, and whether to cut a deal with Democrats or push the issue into ...
The city went nearly 100 years without any representation in Congress. [4] With the enactment of the District of Columbia Delegate Act in 1970, its at-large congressional district was established. Constituents are again authorized to elect a delegate House. [5] The district has held 29 delegate elections in total. [needs update]