For the first time in decades, the D.C. delegate race is competitive, as two members of the D.C. Council have launched campaigns for the seat long held by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

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Julius Hobson Jr., adjunct professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and the former chief of staff to D.C.’s first modern delegate, Walter Fauntroy, said that since the inaugural race for the seat in 1971, this is the first time the contest is truly competitive.

“This time, it’s different. There’s a lot of questions about Del. Norton’s ability

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