• NOLAN, RICHARD M.
Experience: House: District 8, 1975-1980, 2013-Present
Home State: Minnesota
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,547,135Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Rick Nolan
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mary
    Birth Date: 12/17/1943
    Birth Place: Brainerd, MN
    Home City: Crosby, MN

Education

    Attended, Central Lakes College
    Attended, Saint Cloud State University
    Attended, University of Maryland
    BA, High School Social Studies, University of Minnesota, 1966

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representative, 2012-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Morrison County, District 8, 1975-1981
    Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1969-1973

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Aviation, Member
    Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Problem Solvers’ Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Member, House Task Force on Election Reform
    Chair, Mission Township Planning Committee
    Chair, Trade Policy Committee, International Association of World Trade Centers

Professional Experience

    Former Director, 19-unit Head Start, North Central Minnesota
    Former Chief Executive Officer/Owner, Emily Forest Products
    Former Curriculum Coordinator, Little Falls Adult Education
    Co-Founder, Minnesota World Trade Center
    Former Teacher, Social Studies, Royalton Minnesota School System
    Founder, United States Export Corporation
    President, Minnesota World Trade Center, 1987-1994
    President, United States Export Corporation, 1981-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, Central Lakes College Foundation
    Lecturer, Initiative Foundation on Serving in Public Office
    Former Vice Chair, Minnesota State Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

No Opinion
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 197
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/11/2014 H.R.4441 American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2014 04/11/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
03/21/2014 H.R.2650 Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013 03/21/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-88. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
03/13/2014 H.R.4242 Humanitarian Firefighter Relief Act 03/13/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/28/2014 H.R.4115 Winter Roads Safety Act of 2014 02/28/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
12/10/2013 H.Con.Res.70 Recognizing the critical contributions international volunteers provide to the United States. 12/10/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/30/2013 H.R.3224 No Government No Pay Act of 2013 09/30/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
06/19/2013 H.R.2432 To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to any Federal department or agency for any fiscal year to provide military assistance to any of the armed combatants in Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress. 06/19/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/28/2013 H.J.Res.29 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. 02/28/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/19/1980 H.R.7147 A bill to provide that certain land of the United States shall be held by the United States in trust for certain communities of the Mdewakanton Sioux in Minnesota. 12/19/1980 Public Law 96-557.  (All Actions)
09/15/1980 H.R.3580 Rural Development Policy Act of 1980 09/15/1980 Measure laid on table in House, S. 670 passed in lieu.  (All Actions)
07/23/1980 H.R.7806 Monetary Reconstruction and Mortgage Relief Act of 1980 07/23/1980 Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/23/1980 H.Con.Res.386 A concurrent resolution to establish a Joint Select Committee on Monetary and Commodity Policy. 07/23/1980 Referred to House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
05/20/1980 H.R.7105 National Hostel System Act of 1980 05/20/1980 Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
04/22/1980 H.R.7124 A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, to require the Secretary to defer principal and interest and forgo foreclosure on loans in certain circumstances. 04/22/1980 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
01/31/1980 H.R.6392 Economic Recovery Act of 1980 01/31/1980 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/31/1980 H.R.6391 A bill to make emergency operating loans available to certain producers. 01/31/1980 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
01/31/1980 H.J.Res.495 A joint resolution raising the price support levels for milk, wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton to 90 per centum of the respective parity prices therefor, and for other purposes. 01/31/1980 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
01/24/1980 H.R.6295 Family Farm Development Act of 1980 01/24/1980 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
11/08/1979 H.R.5841 National Hostel Act of 1979 11/08/1979 Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/08/1979 H.R.5840 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit certain farmers to obtain the investment credit for used section 38 property acquired from a related party. 11/08/1979 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 1672
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2845 To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/19/2017 H.R.2340 To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
05/18/2017 H.R.2510 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Res.172 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017 H.R.1222 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2482 To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
05/08/2017 H.R.534 U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2386 Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Con.Res.52 Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2223 Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2017
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