The Brief D.C. Councilmember Robert White has announced that he will run for Congress. Norton on Thursday said she would not be stepping down from her role, which she has been in since 1991. D.C. Councilmember At-Large Robert White announced on Thursday that he is stepping into the race to become the next House representative for the District. The third-term councilman will face off against Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who he previously worked under, in next year’s Democratic primary. He also earned a law degree from the American University Washington College of Law.