Caitlin Nolan
Caitlin Nolan was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 33 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Nolan received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Nolan's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Caitlin will fight against increasing taxes for Tennessee families and businesses. Caitlin believes that tax increases are not beneficial for taxpayers, the economy or Tennessee. The more money hard-working Tennesseans get to keep the more money they invest into our economy."
Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Caitlin believes strongly in promoting economic development. Recruiting new businesses to Tennessee is vital to the success of the Tennessee economy, and it is also crucial to help existing Tennessee businesses be successful and continue to grow. Caitlin also feels resources need to be in place to help Tennesseans turn their ideas into successful start-up businesses. It is important that Tennessee is a business-friendly state and helps small businesses and large corporations be successful."
Education
- Excerpt: "Good schools are good for Tennessee. In order to improve education in Tennessee we must attract, keep and reward good teachers."
Pro-life
- Excerpt: "Caitlin is proud to be Pro-Life and to fight to protect the unborn, most vulnerable members of our society."
2nd Amendment Rights
- Excerpt: "Caitlin will fight to protect our individual right to keep and bear arms, a right guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. Caitlin is a member of the National Rifle Association."
Elections
2014
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Misty Neergaard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent John Ragan faced Caitlin Nolan in the Republican primary.[4][1] Neergaard's name was removed from the official Secretary of State general election candidate list prior to the election, and as a result Ragan ran unopposed in the general election.[5]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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54.7% | 4,497 |
Caitlin Nolan | 45.3% | 3,727 |
Total Votes | 8,224 |
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Tennessee House of Representatives District 33
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Caitlin Nolan on Facebook
- Caitlin Nolan on Twitter
- Caitlin Nolan on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ CaitlinNolan.com, "About," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed July 21, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State "Candidates for the November 4, 2014 General Election", accessed October 11, 2014