Oldest member of Congress, Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, is seeking reelection: ‘Not going to step aside’

Source: New York Post

The oldest member of Congress, 88-year-old Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, brushed aside growing concerns about her age, saying that she will “of course” be running for reelection. “I say that my seniority is what is very important, and I am not going to step aside,” Norton, a non-voting delegate representing the District of Columbia, told Axios. Norton, who was born in 1937 and has served as a member of the House since 1991, has sparked concern among friends and colleagues who feel she has experienced a notable mental decline in recent years, the New York Times reported earlier this year.