Dave Norris

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Dave Norris

Dave Norris (D-Charlottesville)

District At-Large
Term Start May 2, 2006

Term Start Jan. 7, 2008
Preceded by David Brown

Biographical Information

Date of birth May 19, 1970
Age 39
Place of birth Fort Belvoir, VA
Children Eli Norris
Chloe 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
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Dave Norris is currently the Mayor of Charlottesville, a post he has served in since 2008. Norris was first elected to Charlottesville City Council in 2006 and subsequently reelected in 2009. Council elected him to a second term as Mayor at their first meeting in 2010[2].

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Biography

Norris is the Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge[3]. He previously was employed as Executive Director of PACEM, the Associate Director of Madison House and the Interim Director of PHAR (the Public Housing Association of Residents). Norris is the former Chairman of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. 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. He lives in Belmont with his children Eli and Chloe[1].

Committee assignments

For 2010, Mayor Norris represents the City on the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, the Planning and Coordination Council, and the Regional Transit Authority Working Group.

2009 election for City Council

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


Overall voter turnout for City of Charlottesville in this election was 37.31%[4]. Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.

Democratic Nomination

On May 9, 2009, Norris was the top vote-getter in an "unassembled caucus" held by Charlottesville's Democratic Party. Kristin Szakos beat out incumbent Julian Taliaferro as the party's second nominee.[5]

On Friday, September 25th, The Sierra Club endorsed Norris along with opponent Bob Fenwick[6].

2006 election for City Council

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


Voters could cast two votes, one for each of the two seats available, hence the percentages do not total 100%.

Contact Information

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Candidate Submissions to Charlottesville Tomorrow
  2. Dixit, Rachana. "Norris stays on as mayor | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville news, sports, business, events and jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 05 Jan. 2010. Web. 06 Jan. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/norris_stays_on_as_mayor/50593/>.
  3. "Norris named chief of mentoring program | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville news, sports, business, events and jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 24 Sept. 2009. Web. 24 Sept. 2009. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/norris_named_chief_of_mentoring_program/45915/>.
  4. 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>.
  5. "Charlottesville Democrats nominate Norris and Szakos for City Council" Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 May 2009. Web. 10 Aug. 2009.
  6. "Sierra Club Announces Endorsements"

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