The Republican Party of Orange County (RPOC) Ethics Committee was supposed to report the findings of a complaint filed by Linda Ackerman against Chris Norby by last Wednesday night or Thursday at the latest.

However, as of this hour no official Press Release was sent out the RPOC on the decision by the Ethics Committee and remarks by Chairman Scott Baugh regarding the situation. 

Though, it was interesting tonight that I have just received this Press Release from Linda Ackerman Campaign for Assembly:

The Chris Norby for Assembly 2010 campaign was found by the Republican Party of Orange County of having violated the “Statement of the Standards for Ethics of Campaigning” for misleading voters in his direct mail campaign.

Last week, the Republican Party of Orange County’s Ethics Committee heard a complaint by the Ackerman campaign as well as five counter complaints by the Norby campaign. The Norby campaign was found to have violated the standard while no ethical violations were found in the counter charges.

“It should not be a surprise to anyone in North Orange County that Norby was found to have engaged in unethical behavior,” said former Assemblywoman Lynn Daucher.  “This is something we have come to expect from him.”

The provision that Norby violated is Section 5 of the Ethics agreement, which states: “Candidates shall not misrepresent, distort or falsify any facts, views, or stated record of any opponent, or quote opponents out of proper context, and shall condemn the use of any campaign material or statements which do so."

This ethics violation is a continued pattern of bad behavior by Norby that includes sexual harassment, misuse of campaign funds, supporting and accepting pay raises, ethical violations, and general conduct not appropriate for an elected official.