Kimberly Norton was elected to New Canaan’s Town Council in 2021. She currently serves as Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee and is an active member of the Bylaws and Ordinances and Recreation, Land Use and Conservation Committees.

She attended Connecticut College, graduating with honors in psychology, and earned a master’s and doctorate in Behavioral Health from Fordham University, where she was a Presidential Scholar. Kimberly went on to work for the NYPD as a forensic psychologist, and as a private practitioner in New York City for 15 years.

She and husband Bill moved to New Canaan with their four children in 2009, where she became involved in all aspects of community life serving on numerous committees and non-profits, as well as joining the St. Aloysius Parish. In 2016, Kimberly was a driving force in passing into law Connecticut’s first and only student data privacy bill. She became a published author and narrated her first audiobook in 2018.

As a member of Town Council, Kimberly prioritizes responding to residents’ quality of life concerns, public safety, research and a deep understanding of issues affecting our town, fiscal integrity, preservation of our town’s cultural and natural resources, small cell and satellite cell coverage solutions, local control of zoning, and affordable housing moratorium strategies.

As a Councilman, Kimberly strives to keep New Canaan one of the best places in the country to live, work, raise a family, attend public school and age in place. She is honored and grateful to serve New Canaan and for the trust bestowed upon her by its residents.