Before becoming involved in local D.C. politics , Fenty worked as an intern for U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum ( D-OH ) , U.S. House of Representatives D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton ( D-DC ) , and U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II ( D-MA ) .
Fenty was an intern for Senator Howard Metzenbaum ( D-OH ) , Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton ( D-DC ) , and Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II ( D-MA ) before becoming involved in local politics .