On Monday, D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto released a video announcing she has entered the race to become the city’s next congressional representative.

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Pinto joins Robert C. White Jr., her council colleague, in the campaign for Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s seat, which Norton has held for over 30 years.

The seat representing D.C. in Congress is a nonvoting position.

In a news release, the Ward 2 councilmember and chair of the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety pledged to “fight for DC’s autonomy” and the city’s safety.

She also touted her years of se

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