Background
Nolan, Dennis E. was born on March 20, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
politician member of the Nevada Assembly
Nolan, Dennis E. was born on March 20, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Attended, Southern Nevada Community College. Diploma in Health Care Administration, University Nevada Las Vegas.
Previously he served in the Nevada Assembly from 1994 through 2001. Nolan served as minority whip in the assembly, and in 2001 and 2003 was elected to be the assistant majority leader of the Nevada Senate. During his tenure in the senate, Nolan focused on issues such as healthcare, transportation, "reasonable property taxation," child and victim protection, workers compensation, public safety, and homeland security.
In addition to his leadership roles with the Nevada Legislature, Nolan held leadership positions in two national legislative organizations.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL). In 2010, Nolan lost his re-election bid, losing in the primaries to Elizabeth Halseth.
The age of sexual consent in Nevada is 16. Gordon Lawes who contended the sex was wrong however consensual, was eventually convicted and sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.
Senator Nolan himself was subpoenaed by the public defender and testified as a character witness., and it was revealed that both had played for the same hockey team
Nolan added, "I realize my tactics in this case were somewhat unorthodox, but I never have really cared to be politically correct..what he did was wrong in every sense of the word but not illegal." The Nevada Supreme Court ultimately reversed Lawes conviction citing several procedural errors by the prosecution and court in obtaining the conviction. The Washington Examiner 2/5/2011 and The Las Vegas Sun 2/4/2011
Nolan has three children, and his hobbies include bagpipe playing, ice hockey, and scuba diving. He owns Nolan and Associates, a Nevada based consulting firm and is the executive director of the Las Vegas International Celtic Festival.
Nolan had defended his actions, saying that his political opponents focused on one message, while the other two messages "were of me imploring this woman" to voluntarily come forward and tell the truth. A legal opinion by the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau and review by the Nevada Ethics Commission determined Nolan violated no laws or ethics standards by his actions.
Married Kim Nolan; children: Joseph, Ryan, Carson.