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{{Short description|American politician (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Cottie Petrie-Norris
| image = Cottie Petrie-Norris CA Assembly official photo.jpg
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| office = Member of the [[California State Assembly|California Assembly]]
|state_assembly = California
|district constituency = [[California's 74th State Assembly district|74th district]] (2018–2022)<br>[[California's 73rd State Assembly district|73rd district]] (2022–present)
| term_start = December 3, 2018
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Matthew Harper]]
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|08|07}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|nationality = American
| residence = [[Laguna Beach, California|Laguna Beach]], California, [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], California
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| alma_mater = [[Yale University]]
|residence = [[Laguna Beach, California|Laguna Beach]], California, [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], California
| spouse = Colin
|alma_mater = [[Yale University]]
|spouse children = Colin2
|children occupation = 2
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'''Catherine Ann''' "'''Cottie'''" '''Petrie-Norris''' (born August 7, 1975) is an American politician who is in the [[California State Assembly]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], she represents the [[California's 73rd State Assembly district|73rd Assembly District]], which encompasses the inland [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] communities of [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]], [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], and [[Tustin, California|Tustin]]. Prior to being elected, she was a small business owner and served on the Housing and Human Services Committee of [[Laguna Beach, California|Laguna Beach]].<ref name="campaign-bio">{{cite web |title=Meet Cottie |url=https://votecottie.com/meetcottie/ |website=Cottie Petrie-Norris for California State Assembly |accessdate=December 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McRae |first=Tanya |date=16 August 2022 |title=Getting to know Rep. Cottie Petrie-Norris |work=Spectrum News 1 |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/in-focus/2022/08/16/getting-to-know-rep--cottie-petrie-norris |access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref>
 
Petrie-Norris was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2018 after defeating the previous incumbent, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Matthew Harper]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-29 |title=Democrats Tom Umberg and Cottie Petrie-Norris declare victory in state legislative races, flipping GOP-held districts |url=https://www.ocregister.com/democrats-tom-umberg-and-cottie-petrie-norris-declare-victory-in-state-legislative-races-flipping-gop-held-districts/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020, Petrie-Norris was elected to a second term by a very narrow margin over [[Newport Beach]] [[CityMayor]] Council[[Diane Dixon (politician)|Diane Dixon]]woman.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staggs |first=Brooke |date=12 November 2020 |title=Democratic incumbent Cottie Petrie-Norris declares victory over Republican Diane Dixon in 74th Assembly District |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/11/12/democratic-incumbent-cottie-petrie-norris-declares-victory-over-republican-diane-dixon-in-74th-assembly-district/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=19 March 2024 |work=[[The Orange County Register]]}}</ref>
 
Following the re-districting process of 2021, Petrie-Norris moved to Irvine to seek re-election in the newly drawn 73rd Assembly District.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Alicia |title=Elections 2022: Get to know 73rd Assembly District candidates Steven Choi and Cottie Petrie-Norris |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/09/elections-2022-get-to-know-73rd-assembly-district-candidates-steven-choi-and-cottie-petrie-norris/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 October 2024 |work=Orange County Register |date=9 May 2022}}</ref> She ran against incumbent Republican assembly member [[Steven Choi]] and ultimately defeated him in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schallhorn |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Steven Choi set to depart Assembly leaving a legacy of education and service |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/11/25/steven-choi-set-to-depart-assembly-leaving-a-legacy-of-education-and-service/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 October 2024 |work=Orange County Register |date=26 November 2022}}</ref>
After the once-a-decade redistricting, Petrie-Norris moved to Irvine to run in the new 73rd assembly. Her opponent Republican assembly member Steven Choi was very critical of her relocation to Irvine.
 
Petrie-Norris defeated (now former) Assembly member Steven Choi in the November 8, 2022, general election.
 
Petrie-Norris serves as Chair of the Utilities and Energy Committee of the State Assembly.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venteicher |first=Wes |date=8 March 2024 |title=California lawmakers are trying to lower electricity bills. It won’t be easy. |url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/california-lawmakers-are-trying-to-lower-electricity-bills-it-wont-be-easy/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |work=[[Environment & Energy Publishing]]}}</ref>
 
== Electoral history ==
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| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Cottie Petrie-Norris ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 44,890
| percentage = 56.2%
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| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = [[Steven Choi]] ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 34,957
| percentage = 43.8%
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| votes = 136,162
| percentage = 100%
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| winner = California Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}
 
== References ==
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[[Category:People from Laguna Beach, California]]
[[Category:Yale University alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American women politicians]]
[[Category:Women state legislators in California]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the California State Legislature]]