D’Andre Norton

D’Andre Dwayne Norton (Born January 17, 2002), is an American United States Army soldier and political activist from Minnesota.

Early Life, Education & Career
Norton was born in Northfield, Minnesota on January 17, 2002. Growing up he attended Northfield High School and graduated in May 2020. In March 2021, he joined the United States Army National Guard serving with the 2nd Battalion 135th Infantry Regiment as an Infantryman. Prior to his time in the National Guard, he volunteered with numerous nonprofit organizations.

Personal Life
Norton is dating Mitch Peterson, a FTM. Norton is an open bi-sexual. He resides in his hometown of Northfield. He is not religious but isn’t an atheist.

Political Positions
Norton is a registered Democrat. However, shortly after the 2020 Presidential Election states he is an Independent who has no particular political affiliation supporting both Democrat and Republican views.

Norton has a huge passion for human rights which includes his support for the LGBTQ+ and minority communities. In 2020, he formed AUFRE (Americans United For Racial Equality), a nonprofit organization dedicated to equal rights.

2019 Accident
On December 27, 2019 at around 7:50-8:30pm, he was involved in a minor car accident in southern Minnesota after driving home from a relatives house. The occupants of the vehicle included his mom (the driver) and his sister. He nor did any of his family sustain any injuries from the crash. State police arrived to provide support and investigate. The car was eventually towed. The driver of the other vehicle involved fled the scene, but was found later on in the night by police and was identified as Shanna Rose of a nearby city. She was charged with hit and run and had no vehicle insurance. Shanna had been arrested prior in 2015 for 5th-degree drug possession along with another individual (Bradley Richards) who was arrested for felony drug charges. Richards is currently incarcerated in Olmsted County on 15 separate charges.

Social Media
His main Instagram account @realdandrenorton was made in June 2018 and was disabled on September 10, 2019. As of October 22, 2020, it was reactivated.