Norman David Shumway (July 28, 1934 – November 1, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991.

In 1974, Shumway was appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan to the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

[1] On November 7, 1978, Shumway won the election and became a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 14th congressional district.

Consequently, he was selected many times to lead delegations of his colleagues to Japan to meet with representatives of Japanese government, industry and education.

He participated in many forums and seminars, in both the United States and Japan, dealing with trade conflicts, defense issues, and the U.S.–Japan relationship in general.

He was asked by President Ronald Reagan to represent him at the funeral of former Prime Minister Takeo Miki.

After leaving Congress, he was hired as a senior legislative analyst at the Washington, D.C.–based lobbying and public relations firm Fleishman-Hillard.

[5] Shumway was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to the Public Utilities Commission for the State of California.

Governor Wilson then appointed him to the California Narcotic Addict Evaluation Authority, where he served for one year as a parole board member.

President George H. W. Bush appointed Shumway to the board of directors of Legal Services Corporation.

He was a member of the board of visitors of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University from 1989 to 1991.