Pinto Enters Race; Norton Will Seek Reelection

D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto announced Monday she is running to succeed and challenge longtime D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton for the District’s nonvoting U.S. House seat, launching her bid with a campaign video and news release. Pinto, a Ward 2 Democrat and chair of the council’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, emphasized fighting for D.C. autonomy and public safety and pointed to her criminal-justice record, including the Secure D.C. package and measures to toughen jailing rules and crack down on carjackings. She joins fellow council member Robert C. White Jr. among the highest-profile challengers; other candidates, including Jacque Patterson and Deirdre Brown, have also filed to run. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, who has represented the District for more than three decades, has said she will seek reelection. The contest is shaping up to be a competitive, developing race for the nonvoting delegate seat.