Biological information - https://nolan.house.gov/about/about-rick
Born: December 17, 1943 Age 73
Current Residence: Crosby, Minnesota (Born and raised in brainerd, MN) He however currently has district offices in Washington, DC, Brainerd, MN, City Center, MN, Chrisholm, MN, and Duluth, MN.
Family: Rick is a father of 4 and a grandfather to 10. He and his wife Mary Nolan have been married for over 30 years. They currently live on their homestead in Crosby, MN.
Religion: Catholic
Career: Former owner of Emily Wood Products,Establishing his own business, U.S. Export Corporation, he worked with then Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich to build and operate the Minnesota World Trade Center in downtown St. Paul. He later served as president of the Minnesota World Trade Center Corporation and chaired the International Association of World Trade Centers’ Trade and Policy Committee. (Nolanhouse.gov)
Education: Graduated from Brainerd High School, Brainerd, Minn.,, 1962; attended St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn., 1962; B.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., 1966; postgraduate work in public administration and policy formation, University of Maryland, College Park, Md., 1966; postgraduate work in education, St. Cloud State College, St. Cloud, Minn(Bioguide Congress)
Previous experience: Rick was elected to Congress from Minnesota’s 6th District, which then encompassed 22 central and southwestern counties, in 1974, arriving in Washington as part of a record number of new Members at the onset of the post-Watergate era. He served three terms for district 6 from 1975-1981.(Nolan.House.gov)
Tenure: Rick is currently serving his new district, district 8. He has been the representative for district 8 since 2012. He won in 2012 against incumbent house representative Chip Cravaack. He then ran again in 2014 in a highly contested election vs Steward Mills. He won the vote 48% to 47%. Steward Mill ran against Rick Nolan again in 2016 and once again narrowly lost49% to 50% of the vote.
Party affiliation: Minnesota Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party
2017-2018Committee/ subcommittee assignments:(Ballotpedia)
2013-2014
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit
- Subcommittee on Aviation
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
District 8:
Rick Nolan is the house representative for district 8. District 8 is in the upper east half of the state of Minnesota. Its biggest city is Duluth, Minnesota which is attached to the great lake Superior. The estimated population for the district is 663,670 people. The majority of the people are over 18 years of age with 523,117 people being over the age of 18. The majority of the people in the district are white with 617,263.(https://www.census.gov/mycd/)
Legislation: One new amendment proposed by Nolan is (H.J.Res.48) a bipartisan constitutional amendment declaring corporation are not people, money is not free speech. This amendment looks to overrule the supreme courts ruling over the citizens united court decision. This would mean the end of corporate money influencing campaigns, and campaign Finance. This amendment would make elections more fair and help reduce the effect of big business on the candidates. Rick Nolan has gone on record to say.
“It’s time to establish once and for all that corporations are not people, money is not free speech, and our elections and public policy-making process are not for sale to the highest corporate bidders,”Nolan said-(Nolan.house.gov)
Crossing party lines: Gun control for hunting. Rick Nolan is an avid outdoors man. he love hunting and never misses a season opener. Because of this he believes in the right for Americans to own guns. This goes against many of the views of the Democratic parties views, calling for increased restriction on guns.
Legislation: One new amendment proposed by Nolan is (H.J.Res.48) a bipartisan constitutional amendment declaring corporation are not people, money is not free speech. This amendment looks to overrule the supreme courts ruling over the citizens united court decision. This would mean the end of corporate money influencing campaigns, and campaign Finance. This amendment would make elections more fair and help reduce the effect of big business on the candidates. Rick Nolan has gone on record to say.
“It’s time to establish once and for all that corporations are not people, money is not free speech, and our elections and public policy-making process are not for sale to the highest corporate bidders,”Nolan said-(Nolan.house.gov)
Crossing party lines: Gun control for hunting. Rick Nolan is an avid outdoors man. he love hunting and never misses a season opener. Because of this he believes in the right for Americans to own guns. This goes against many of the views of the Democratic parties views, calling for increased restriction on guns.
Sources:
"NOLAN, Richard Michael - Biographical Information." NOLAN, Richard Michael - Biographical Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
Wormald, Benjamin. "Members of Congress: Religious Affiliations." Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. N.p., 05 Jan. 2015. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
"My Congressional District." My Congressional District. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
"Rick Nolan." Ballotpedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
"Nolan Introduces Bipartisan Constitutional Amendment Declaring Corporations Are Not People, Money Is Not Free Speech." Congressman Rick Nolan. N.p., 31 Jan. 2017. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
"My Congressional District." My Congressional District. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
"Hunting, Fishing & the Outdoors." Congressman Rick Nolan. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
"Congressman Rick Nolan." Congressman Rick Nolan. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2017.
https://www.census.gov/mycd/
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