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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]] [[Mayor]] [[Diane Dixon (politician)|Diane Dixon]].<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>
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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== References ==
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[[Category:People from Laguna Beach, California]]
[[Category:Yale University alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century American women politicians]]
[[Category:Women state legislators in California]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the California State Legislature]]
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