Robert White wins Democratic primary for U.S. House delegate
The 44-year-old Black Catholic is all but ensured to succeed the retiring Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who helped him start his political career.
D.C. Councilmember Robert White Jr. has won the Democratic primary for Washington’s at-large district in the U.S. House of Representatives, setting him up to become the first new officeholder in 36 years. He defeated fellow councilmember Brooke Pinto, who outraised him by more than 3-to-1 in what became a highly contentious contest to succeed the retiring Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
White, a 44-year-old Black Catholic and fifth-generation Washingtonian who has been active in politics for nearly two decades, was the favorite to win the race for the non-voting delegate seat. He spoke of his landslide victory as the product of determination and as a call to action.
“If you knew the impossibility of my journey, of being here from where I started and what people expected of me—but that's a testimony for a different day,” he said in a video on Wedne…