Education
Nolan has lived in her district for most of her life and graduated from the Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic School and Grover Cleveland High School.
Nolan has lived in her district for most of her life and graduated from the Saint Aloysius Roman Catholic School and Grover Cleveland High School.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) in political science from New York University. She was first elected to the Assembly in 1984. Although no longer on the Labor Committee, she has continued to push legislation which protects workers rights in New York State.
In January 2006, Nolan was appointed as Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Education.
Nolan is a member of the Democratic leadership in the Assembly and has served as Chair of both the Labor and Banking Committee during her career. She is also a member of the highly influential Rules and Ways & Means Committee.