Robert Brian Norris is the 13th Sheriff of Kootenai County, Idaho.[1] 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.[2] Before becoming Sheriff, he was a lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.[3]