Opinion | More Democrats Need to Follow Pelosi’s Example and Retire - The New York Times Highlight

There are more than 50 House Democrats who are 70 or older (including Pelosi, who is 85), compared to just over 30 Republicans. Since the beginning of the year, three Democratic members have died in office, padding Republicans’ minuscule majority. When Trump put Washington under a virtual military occupation, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the city’s sole delegate to the House, was nowhere to be seen. As The Times has reported, Norton, 88, struggles to do her job and sometimes appears not to recognize people she’s known for years. Nevertheless, she’s insisting on running for re-election.