Howard C. Nolan Jr. (born August 24, 1932) is an attorney and politician from

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who served in the

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from 1975 to 1994.

Biography

Nolan was born in

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, on August 24, 1932. He graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in Albany in 1950, the

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in 1954, and Albany Law School in 1957. Nolan was admitted to the bar in 1958 and served in the

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from 1957 to 1960, attaining the rank of

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in the Judge Advocate Division. After returning from the military Nolan practiced law in Albany, and later was a co-founder of Nolan & Heller, LLP. A

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, in 1974 he was elected to the New York State Senate from the 42nd District. Nolan was reelected every two years until 1992, and served from 1975 to 1994, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th and

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s. He did not run for reelection in 1994. In 1977, Nolan ran unsuccessfully for

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, losing the Democratic primary to longtime incumbent

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. A longtime civic activist, Nolan has served on the Board of Trustees for St. Peter’s Hospital. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the

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, the Community Foundation for the Capital Region, and WMHT (TV). Nolan has also been Chairman of the Board of the Cerebral Palsy Center for the Disabled Foundation, and is a member of the

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, the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Albany Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he maintains an interest in horse racing, and is the owner of several thoroughbreds. The Albany Knickerbocker News of June 14, 1985 reported that Sen. Nolan attacked the Planned Parenthood program's proposal to add first trimester abortion services to clinics located in Albany and Hudson. While he was a state senator, he began a campaign to have Title X federal funds used for family planning withdrawn from Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. Contrary to a previous Penn and Schoen poll, he claimed, without proof, that residents of his district did not "agree with the group's stand on abortion." During his time in the NYS senate, Nolan consistently voted against family planning and abortion. When Nolan decided not to run for reelection in 1994, he was replaced by a pro-choice state senator.

References

The New York Red Book
Volume 92. 1993. Pages 151-152.
The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Volumes 11-12. 1993.
Howard C. Nolan
at New York Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund Board of Directors
Practicing Law
at Troy Record, February 7, 1961
42nd Senate District Race
at Troy Record, October 20, 1976

at New York Times. May 29, 1983
Former Senator Howard Nolan’s Great Loves: Horses and Politics
at The Saratogian, July 29, 2012 *Albany Knickerbocker News June, 14, 19985 {{DEFAULTSORT:Nolan, Howard C. Jr. Living people 1932 births College of the Holy Cross alumni Albany Law School alumni United States Marine Corps officers New York (state) lawyers Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Albany, New York Lawyers from Albany, New York