Dave Norris

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Dave Norris
Dave Norris (D-Charlottesville)
Councilor Charlottesville City Council
District	At-Large
Term Start	July 2006
Term End	2013
Mayor of Charlottesville
Term Start	Jan. 7, 2008
Term End	Dec 31, 2011
Preceded by	David Brown
Succeeded by	Satyendra Huja
Biographical Information
Date of birth	May 19, 1970 Age 43
Place of birth	Fort Belvoir, VA
Children	Eli Norris Chloe Norris Benjamin Norris
Residence	Belmont
Alma mater	Curry College B.A. in Politics & History College of William and Mary M.A. in Government[1]
Website	http://www.votefordave.org
Campaign $	VPAP
Contributions $	VPAP

Dave Norris is a Charlottesville City Council member who served as Mayor of Charlottesville from 2008 until the end of 2011. Norris was first elected to Charlottesville City Council in 2006 and reelected in 2009. Council elected him to a second term as Mayor at their first meeting in 2010^[2]. He is the Executive Director of The Charlottesville Institute. ^[3]

Norris announced in late January 2013 that he would not seek a third term to Council. ^[4]

Contents 1 Biography 2 Committee assignments 3 Election history 3.1 2006 City Council election 3.2 2009 City Council election 4 Awards 5 References 6 External Links 6.1 Media appearances 6.2 Contact Information

Biography

Norris was the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge^[5][6] until June 2011^[7].

Norris has been employed as Executive Director of PACEM, the Associate Director of Madison House, the Interim Director of PHAR (the Public Housing Association of Residents, and the former Chairman of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. In January 2012, Norris launched the Charlottesville Institute for University-Community Engagement.^[8][9]

Norris lives in Charlottesville and has three children: Eli, Chloe^[1] and Ben.

Committee assignments

In 2011 and 2012, Norris represented the City on the Planning and Coordination Council and the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. ^[10] However, he was removed from the CRHA committee in January 2013. ^{[citation needed]}

Election history

Norris has run twice for at-large seats on Charlottesville's City Council.

2006 City Council election

The 2006 City Council election was Norris' first as a candidate.

Candidate Profile Resources Candidate Dave Norris (D) - Challenger * WINNER Office Charlottesville City Council Election year 2006 election Candidate interviews by Charlottesville Tomorrow Candidate interview transcript Candidate interview audio The media player is loading... Source website

Candidate Votes % David M. "Dave" Norris (D) 3,947 38.65 Julian H. Taliaferro (D) 3,745 36.67 Robert S. Schilling (R) incumbent 2,460 24.09 Write-In 60 0.59 Source: Virginia State Board of Elections[11] Voters could cast two votes, one for each of the two seats available, hence the percentages do not total 100%.

2009 City Council election

In the 2009 election cycle Norris was the top vote-getter in the Charlottesville's Democratic Party's "unassembled caucus" held May 9, 2009. Kristin Szakos beat out incumbent Julian Taliaferro as the party's second nominee.^[12]

On Friday, September 25th, The Sierra Club endorsed Norris along with independent opponent Bob Fenwick^[13].

Candidate Profile Resources Candidate Dave Norris (D) - Incumbent * WINNER Office Charlottesville City Council Election year 2006 election Candidate interviews by Charlottesville Tomorrow Candidate interview transcript Candidate interview audio The media player is loading... Source website	Candidate Votes % Dave Norris (D) incumbent 6,300 38.7 Kristin Szakos (D) 5,083 31.2 Bob Fenwick (I) 3,293 20.2 Paul Long (I) 1,214 7.5 Andrew Williams (I, write-in) 237 1.5 Other Write-In 141 0.9 Source: City of Charlottesville[14] Overall voter turnout for City of Charlottesville in this election was 37.31%. Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.

Awards

For his extensive record of leadership and service to the Charlottesville community, Dave was named one of the "Distinguished Dozen" by the Charlottesville Daily Progress for 2005. He is also the founder of the Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Candidate Submissions to Charlottesville Tomorrow
2. ↑ Web. Norris stays on as mayor, Dixit, Rachana, Daily Progress, World Media Enterprises, 05 Jan. 2010., retrieved 06 Jan. 2010.
3. ↑ Web. The Charlottesville Institute, retrieved June 28, 2012.
4. ↑ Web. Norris will not seek third term on Charlottesville City Council, Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 28, 2013, retrieved January 29, 2013.
5. ↑ Web. Norris named chief of mentoring program, Daily Progress, World Media Enterprises, 24 Sept. 2009, retrieved 24 Sept. 2009.
6. ↑ Web. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge - Staff, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, retrieved 30 March 2011.
7. ↑ Web. Bro out: Charlottesville mayor leaves Big Brothers post, Brendan Fitzgerald, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, June 30 2011
8. ↑ Web. Charlottesville Institute for University-Community Engagement, Charlottesville Institute for University-Community Engagement, retrieved 8 Feb 2012.
9. ↑ Web. Huja brings commitment to quality design to mayor's role, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, World Media Enterprises, January 17, 2012, retrieved January 17, 2012.
10. ↑ Charlottesville City Council Meeting. City Hall, Charlottesville. 7 February 2011. Public Meeting.
11. ↑ Local Election - May 2, 2006 State Board of Elections. retrieved 5 Jul 2009.
12. ↑ "Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council" Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 May 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.
13. ↑ Web. Sierra Club Announces Endorsements, WINA
14. ↑ Official Results November 3, 2009 General Election. City of Charlottesville, 6 Nov. 2009. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=14908>.

External Links

• Charlottesville Institute for University-Community Engagement
• Vote for Dave
• Facebook profile page
• Blog

Media appearances

Appearance on Feb. 23, 2011 edition of WINA's Charlottesville--Right Now!

Contact Information

Phone: (434) 242-5165
cvilledave@hotmail.com

Charlottesville City Council, 2012-2013
Mayor	Satyendra Huja
Vice-Mayor	Kristin Szakos
Members	Kathleen Galvin | Satyendra Huja | Dave Norris | Dede Smith | Kristin Szakos
See also	List of City Councilors | Recent City Council elections

Charlottesville City Council, 2010-2011
Mayor	Dave Norris
Vice-Mayor	Holly Edwards
Members	David Brown | Satyendra Huja | Holly Edwards | Dave Norris | Kristin Szakos
See also	List of City Councilors | Recent City Council elections