Rick Nolan

Rick Nolan
U.S. House, Minnesota, District 8
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2013-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position	0
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Chip Cravaack (R)
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$1,252,092
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota
1974-1980
Minnesota House
1969-1973
Education
High school	Brainerd High School
Bachelor's	University of Minnesota
J.D.	Georgetown Law School
Personal
Birthday	December 17, 1943
Place of birth	Brainerd, Minnesota
Profession	Business Owner
Net worth	$1,124,505
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Rick Nolan is a Democratic member of the U.S. House, representing the 8th Congressional District of Minnesota. He was first elected in 2012. He defeated incumbent Chip Cravaack (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Rick Nolan for Congress Campaign Logo.

Nolan is one of nine individuals elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 who have prior congressional experience. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1974-1980.

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Nolan is a more moderate left of center Democratic party vote. As a result, he may break with the Democratic Party line more than his fellow members.

Biography

Upon graduating from Brainerd High School in 1962, he attended St. John's University and then completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota in 1966. While pursuing postgraduate work in public administration in policy formation at the University of Maryland, he served as a staff assistant to Walter Mondale in the U.S. Senate.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Bonner's academic, professional and political career:

• Owner and operator of a sawmill and wood pallet factory in Emily, Minnesota
• 1975 to 1981: U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota's 6th congressional district

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Nolan serves on the following committees:

• Agriculture Committee
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry
  • Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit
• United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
  • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

The campaign issues below were featured on Nolan's website.

• Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

Excerpt: "With 8th district unemployment at over 10% (not counting the thousands of discouraged Minnesotans who have quit looking for jobs) we need a congressman who knows how to meet a payroll and balance a budget."

• Rebuilding America and Jobs

Excerpt: "Rebuilding America’s infrastructure – roads, bridges, wastewater treatment, mass transit and high-speed light-rail, would improve our quality of life, create millions of good paying jobs, and strengthen our economy. We can pay for this by ending the Bush tax cuts and loopholes for the rich, and by pulling back our military footprint in countries like Japan that pose no threat to us whatsoever."

• Medicare

Excerpt: "Don’t turn Medicare into a voucher system for insurance companies, which will mean higher costs and less treatment."

• Social Security

Excerpt: "Social Security is a compact with the American people that must be honored. Don’t turn it over to Wall Street. Stabilize the Social Security Fund for generations to come by requiring the very rich to pay Social Security taxes on a higher percentage of their income."

• Education for America’s Future

Excerpt: "Fix a broken college loan system that saddles many graduates with crushing debt they will spend most of their working lives attempting to repay. Higher education must be a right for all – not simply a privilege for the well off."

• Support the ERA for Women

Excerpt: "America has come a long way in advancing civil rights for all citizens. Yet women still face significant gender discrimination in a host of areas including education, employment, health care, pensions and social security benefits."

• Wars in the Middle East

Excerpt: "America is deeply involved in expensive wars with no apparent plan for winning them or concluding them. We need to devote those resources to jobs and the economy here at home. So bring the troops home now."

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota's 8th congressional district elections, 2012

Nolan ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Minnesota's 8th District. He defeated Jeff Anderson and Tarryl Clark in the August 14 Democratic primary. He defeated Chip Cravaack (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

>Rick Nolan, "Desperate"

U.S. House, Minnesota, District 8, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rick Nolan	54.3%	191,976
	Republican	Chip Cravaack Incumbent	45.4%	160,520
	NA	Write-in	0.3%	1,167
Total Votes				353,663
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Minnesota's 8th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rick Nolan	38.3%	20,839
Tarryl Clark	32.3%	17,540
Jeff Anderson	29.4%	15,978
Total Votes		54,357

Endorsements

The organizations and individuals below endorsed Nolan for the 2012 election.

• Walter Mondale
• Governor Mark Dayton
• Congressman Jim Oberstar
• Democratic Party’s 8th District, Minnesota
• Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Nolan is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Nolan raised a total of $1,256,440 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 17, 2013.

Rick Nolan's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	U.S. House (Minnesota, District 8)		$1,256,440
Grand Total Raised			$1,256,440

2012

Breakdown of the source of Nolan's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Nolan won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Nolan's campaign committee raised a total of $1,256,440 and spent $1,230,232.

U.S. House of Representatives, 2012 - Rick Nolan Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,256,440
Total Spent	$1,230,232
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$2,374,759
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$2,377,366
Top contributors to Rick Nolan's campaign committee
Rkmc	$14,200
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$10,500
United Transportation Union	$10,500
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$10,250
American Federation of Teachers	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$138,465
Leadership PACs	$94,000
Lawyers/Law Firms	$62,000
Public Sector Unions	$58,250
Candidate Committees	$48,083

Analysis

Voting with party

2013

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Rick Nolan has voted with the Democratic Party 91.3% of the time, which ranked 162nd among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Nolan missed 703 of 4,156 roll call votes from Jan 1975 to Apr 2013, which is 16.9% of votes during that period. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Nolan's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $717,010 and $1,532,000. That averages to $1,124,505, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Rick + Nolan + Minnesota + House

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Rick Nolan News Feed

• Lawmaker finds new realities in return to Congress - Boston Globe
• Five months in, Nolan says he's still frustrated, but sees hope - MinnPost.com
• Weather sponsored by: - Brainerd Daily Dispatch
• Five conservative message movies that don't suck - Daily Caller
• Rick A. Jauert, congressional staffer - Washington Post
• Edward Snowden wants everyone to stop talking about his girlfriend [PHOTOS - Daily Caller]
• With Bachmann out, Democrats target Kline's House seat - St. Cloud Times
• Mystery man hands out cash to supporters of Colorado Dem facing a recall over ... - Daily Caller
• Cruz will file immigration amendment allowing states to require proof of ... - Daily Caller
• Minnesota Hot Dish Politics: Nolan casts protest vote on VA bill - Minneapolis Star Tribune

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Campaign Site
• Official U.S. House website
• Profile at Facebook
• Profile at Twitter
• Video Channel on YouTube
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at CongressMerge.com
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Wikipedia

References

Political offices
Preceded by Chip Cravaack	U.S. House of Representatives - Minnesota District 8 2013–present	Succeeded by '