Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Son Wishes She Retired Earlier
D.C.’s Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announced this week that she’s not going to run again. This ended a horrible series of news cycles for the Civil Rights icon, who at 88 was a much-diminished presence on behalf of the city, and whose determination to stay in office enraged some locals and dismayed a lot more. Today we’re hearing from someone who had a unique perspective on her thinking: John Norton, the Delegate’s son, who was also hoping his mom would step aside — and having just as little luck as the rest of the political world. John talked with us about what it's like to be a family member of a politician who stays too long — an increasingly common phenomenon nationally, and an excruciating one over the last year for the District.
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