DC Council member to challenge DC Del. Norton

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At-large D.C. Council member Robert White announced Thursday that he plans to run for the seat of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, saying the District needs a new voice at a time that it is under attack.

White is the most prominent opponent of Norton to date to announce his candidacy.

“This year our city has been attacked relentlessly,” White said in a post on X. “We need to fight.”

White, who once worked for Norton, praised her for her decades of public service, calling her a “lion on the Hill.”

But he cited a growing number of threats to the autonomy of D.C. residents and the need for change.

“We need our best fighters right now,” White said. “I have never se