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.
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