Monday, October 6, 2025
Today, Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto announced her campaign for the District of Columbia’s congressional district. Pinto announced her campaign in a video to supporters earlier today.
Besides being the Ward 2 Council member, Pinto serves as the Chairwoman of the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety. Among other neighborhoods, she represents Georgetown on the Council.
Her entire career, she says, “has been focused on serving District residents, building consensus across coalitions and across the city, and delivering solutions and results to D.C.’s most pressing challenges.”
Pinto joins another Council member, Robert White, in pursuing the Democratic nomination to become the non-voting delegate for District of Columbia’s at-large congressional district in the House of Representatives.
The 33-year-old Pinto is challenging 88-year-old Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), who has been in office since 1991. The only other D.C. delegate in modern times was Walter Fauntroy.
As for a new representative for Ward 2, if Pinto wins, the angling has just begun. Her current term in office expires January 2029.
Pinto released the following statement upon her announcement:
“In this moment, D.C. residents across the city are asking ourselves how we can stand up for D.C., fight for our future, and fight for our values.
“I’m running for Congress to represent D.C. on Capitol Hill — to fight for our self governance, for a fair economy, for public safety, and for our families. We need leaders who are fighting for our city every single day and who have a proven track record of delivering tangible results for our residents. That’s what I’ve done on the Council, where I authored the most comprehensive public safety bill in our city’s history, where I championed the building of a first-of-its-kind transitional homelessness shelter, and where I delivered more funding for D.C.’s public schools to improve literacy.
“Washington, D.C., isn’t just our nation’s political capital — our city is a center for commerce, culture and education. We need a champion in Congress who knows that D.C.’s future is bright — and who knows that there are a myriad of opportunities we can accomplish for our city by working together with inclusivity, innovation and execution.”
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an unparalleled champion for D.C. for decades and I want to build on her incredible legacy for which we are all grateful. I am eager to build a campaign and a movement that empowers our engaged and talented neighbors to be a part of the future of our city that is strong, fair, and safe. Let’s move our city forward, together; let’s fight for D.C.!”