Career
McNulty was subsequently re-elected, again as a nonpartisan candidate, to nine consecutive two-year terms as a representative. He served during the State"s 46th through 55th legislative sessions. From 1913 to 1974, Minnesota law mandated that its legislators be elected on Minnesota nonpartisan ballots.
The legislators then caucused as "Liberals" or "Conservatives".
Under this system, McNulty, who was affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, caucused with the "Liberals.".
