Michael J. Norris (born April 12, 1976) is the Assembly member for the 144th District of the New York State Assembly. He is a Republican. The district includes portions of Erie, Niagara and Orleans counties in Western New York.

Norris was born and raised in Lockport, New York and attended Lockport High School. He is a graduate of Niagara University and Albany Law School.^[1] He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2006. As an attorney, Norris has focused on real estate, contracts and estate planning.^[2] He has served as the attorney for numerous towns in Niagara County, as well as a town prosecutor.^[3]

A former aide for both the New York State Assembly, and the New York Senate, he has also been politically engaged as an elections commissioner.^[4]

In 2016, Assemblywoman Jane Corwin announced that she would not seek re-election after four terms.^[5] The 144th district, a reliably Republican district, had its three counties, Erie, Niagara and Orleans choosing Norris to replace her through their county Republican organizations.^[6] He was unopposed for the Republican nomination, as well as for the general election.^[7]

Norris was sworn into office on January 1, 2017.^[8]