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Mary Therese Nolan (born November 28, 1954) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of
Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
. She represented District 36 (formerly District 11) in the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
from 2001 to 2013, and served as the
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from 2008 to 2010. She ran unsuccessfully for the Portland City Council in 2012. She came back into office in 2020, when she was elected as one of the councilors for the Portland-area regional government,
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.


Personal life and education

Nolan was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is married to Mark Gardiner with one child. Nolan was in the first class of women admitted into
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, from which she graduated
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in mathematics. Following her defeat in the 2012 race for the Portland City Council, Nolan was a finalist for a position with
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, and was then hired in 2013 as a vice president at FamilyCare, a Medicare and
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managed-care provider in Portland.


Political career

Nolan was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2000. Upon winning her second term in 2002, she was named as assistant Democratic leadership. Before the 2009 legislative session, Dave Hunt, the then-
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, was elected
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. The Democratic Caucus then elected Nolan as the new majority leader. She was the House Majority Leader in the
Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
from November 2008 until November 2010. In November 2010, the House Democratic Caucus did not re-elect Nolan to any leadership position. According to ''
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'', as of 2010 Nolan voted with Democrats 96.77% of the time, and had a 1.08% absence record. After Nolan voted "no" on House Bill 2001, which would have increased transportation taxes by $300 million a year in 2009, ''The Oregonian'' reported that the move could mean that Nolan may have been planning to run for another public office like Mayor of Portland or City Council because of what it meant for environmentalists who had opposed the transportation bill. Nolan ran for a seat on the Portland City Council in May 2012, challenging incumbent commissioner
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. Fritz won the
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in November 2012. In 2020, Nolan ran in and won the election to serve a four-year term as the 5th district councilor for
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, the multi-faceted regional government for the Portland metropolitan area. She advanced from the primary on May 19, 2020, and faced Chris Smith in a runoff in the general election. Nolan won with 61% of the vote to Smith's 37%. District 5 covers much of north, northeast, and northwest Portland.


Committee assignments

2009 Regular Session *Conference Committee On HB 2227, ''Chair'' *Land Use Committee, ''Chair'' *Legislative Administration Committee *Rules Committee *Session Schedule Committee


Issues


Firearms

On March 14, 2003, Nolan introduced a bill that would make it a crime to possess a gun while on a public bus.


Electoral history

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, 11th district, 2000 * Mary Nolan (D) – 18,008 * Joan Gardner (R) – 7,752 Oregon House of Representatives, 36th district, 2002 * Mary Nolan (D) – 16,092


Endorsements

* 2008: ''
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Other activities

In the 2010 election for governor of Oregon, Nolan endorsed
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, the Democratic former Governor of Oregon. The Kitzhaber campaign released this statement:


References


External links


Oregon State House – Mary Nolan
official government website
Project Vote Smart – Representative Mary Nolan (OR)
profile
Portland Community College interview with Mary Nolan
*''Follow the Money'' – Mary Nolan
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campaign contributions {{DEFAULTSORT:Nolan, Mary 1954 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Women state legislators in Oregon Politicians from Chicago Dartmouth College alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Metro councilors (Oregon regional government)