Elected Officials

Supervisor Chris Norby (R)

Chris Norby was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors in March, 2002. He was sworn in as the Supervisor of the Fourth District on January 6, 2003.

Prior to his election to the Board of Supervisors, Norby served on the Fullerton City Council since 1984, having been re-elected in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. He served three years as Mayor of Fullerton - in 1990-91 and 1995-97. His 18 years of public service place him among the most senior of Orange County's elected city officials. While serving on the Fullerton City Council, Norby was a strong advocate of open and efficient government. Concurrent with his tenure as a Fullerton City Councilmember and mayor, Norby was employed as a high school history teacher.

Statewide, Norby is a leading critic of the abuse of power by redevelopment agencies and a strong advocate for fair and stable revenues for local government. He serves as the statewide director of Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform and authored "Redevelopment: The Unknown Government." As a teacher, Norby witnessed cities chip away at education dollars through redevelopment diversions. As a city official, Norby saw schools sweep away money from cities through the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund diversions. Various cities have been known to lure high sales-tax producers such as chain retailers and auto dealerships away from adjacent cities to pad the city tax base – all in the name of redevelopment.

As a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Norby works to implement structural reform for local governments. His program, FRESH – “Fiscal Reform: Equity, Stability, Harmony” - seeks to distribute property and sales tax dollars to local governments more fairly and equitably.

Community Service

• Orange County Board of Supervisors
• Vice Chair, Urban County Caucus Board of Directors
• California State Association of Counties
• Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors
• Foothilll-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Board of Directors
• Orange County Fire Authority Board of Directors
• CalOPTIMA Board of Directors
• City of Fullerton, Mayor (1990-91, 1995-97)
• City of Fullerton, Councilmember (1984-2002)
• Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform, Statewide Director
• First Presbyterian Church
• Fullerton Chamber of Commerce
• Fullerton Elks Club
• Sons of Norway
• The Southern California Association of Governments
  

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