Kim Norton (born September 22, 1957) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Rochester, Minnesota.

She also attended graduate school there, studying Deaf Education, Behavioral Impairments and Curriculum.

[1] Norton served on several committees in the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning from 1998–2003 and, upon returning to Rochester, served on the Rochester School Board (as clerk in 2001, chair in 2005, and treasurer in 2006) prior to being elected to the House.

Norton first ran against incumbent Rep. Fran Bradley in 2004, an election she lost by 311 votes.

[7] During her tenure as a state representative, she was widely viewed as a moderate, with a history of going against the DFL on some issues.