Robert Norris

Robert Brian Norris is the 13th Sheriff of Kootenai County, Idaho. He defeated the Independent candidate for sheriff, Mike Bauer, in the 2020 Kootenai County Sheriff race, making him the first Kootenai County Sheriff-elect to not have any prior connection with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office. Before becoming Sheriff, he was a lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Career at the LASD During Norris’s career at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, his assignments included patrol, custody, narcotics, gangs, investigations, counter-terrorism, and emergency preparedness. Norris also graduated from the LASO's Leadership Certification program. After 9/11 Norris was selected to lead a team at the newly created Joint Regional Intelligence Center to assist the United States during the war on terror. Norris held an SCI and was responsible for managing personnel and resources from local, state, and federal agencies such as the FBI, CIA, and the US Attorney's Office while under the direction of Condoleezza Rice. After leaving the JRIC, he was promoted to Lieutenant at the LASD by former Los Angeles Sheriff, Lee Baca.