Chris Norby
| Chris Norby | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 72nd district |
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In office January 29, 2010 – December 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Michael D. Duvall |
| Succeeded by | Travis Allen |
| Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 4th District | |
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In office January 7, 2003 – January 29, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Cynthia Coad |
| Succeeded by | Shawn Nelson |
| Mayor of Fullerton, California | |
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In office December 1995 – December 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Julie Sa |
| Succeeded by | Don Bankhead |
| Mayor of Fullerton, California | |
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In office December 1990 – December 1991 |
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| Preceded by | A. B. "Buck" Catlin |
| Succeeded by | Don Bankhead |
| Member of the Fullerton City Council | |
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In office April 1984 – July 1, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Duane Winters |
| Succeeded by | Shawn Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1949 Fullerton, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Martha |
| Children | Five (Iris Norby (15) Ana Norby (17) Gary Norby (16) Alsx Norby (23) Johnny Norby (5) |
| Residence | Fullerton, California |
| Alma mater |
Occidental College (B.A.) Cal State Fullerton (M.A.) |
| Profession | History Teacher |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Website | www.assembly.ca.gov/norby |
Chris Norby (born December 3, 1949) was a Republican California State Assemblyman representing portions of North Orange County, California. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Norby served as an Orange County Supervisor, Mayor of Fullerton, Fullerton City Councilman, and history teacher at Brea Olinda High School.
A native of Fullerton, California, Chris Norby was one of four children born to Cornell and June Norby. Cornell Norby had come from Minnesota to California in 1943 when he was in the Army during World War II and a year later, he married June, a native Californian. June Norby died in 1995 after 51 years of marriage while Cornell Norby died in 2008.
During his youth, Chris Norby was a Boy Scout and worked in the Norby family's lumber yard. As a teenager, Norby volunteered for Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign and worked as a guide at the Haunted Shack at the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park.
In 1968, Norby graduated from Fullerton Union High School, where he was a football player and had served as Student Body President.
He went on to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he was elected to the college's board of governors and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in religion in 1972. After graduating from Occidental, Norby began working in the advertising and travel industries before returning to school to earn his teaching credential and Master of Arts degree in history from California State University, Fullerton.
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