
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray embraces congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, his fellow D.C. Democrat, at a news conference on D.C. congressional voting rights Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

LONG SHOT: Republican Missy Reilly Smith has not received any D.C. party aid in her bid to unseat Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. (Provided by Missy Reilly Smith)

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. Democrat

ASSOCIATED PRESS District Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, with D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, greets President Obama Aug. 6 after a presidential address in the city. Mr. Fenty says he wants the president's endorsement.