Pat Noonan
Pat Noonan (b. April 15, 1977) is a former Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 74 from 2009 to 2017. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Noonan did not seek re-election to the Montana House of Representatives in 2016 because of term-limits. Instead, Noonan was a candidate for the District 3 seat on the Montana Public Service Commission in the 2016 elections.[1] He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Biography
Noonan earned his B.A. in Communications from Carroll College in 2000. His professional experience includes working in employment services at AWARE Incorporated.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Noonan served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Vice Chair |
| • Health and Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Noonan served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Health and Human Services |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Noonan served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Business and Labor |
| • Human Services, Vice Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Noonan served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Noonan ran for a seat on the Montana Public Service Commission in the commission's third district. Noonan was the only Democrat to file for the race. He competed with incumbent commissioner Roger Koopman (R) and independent candidate Caron Cooper in the November 8 general election.[1]
Roger Koopman defeated Pat Noonan and Caron Cooper in the Montana public service commission, District 3 election.
| Montana Public Service Commission District 3, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Roger Koopman |
49.22% | 54,981 | |
| Democratic | Pat Noonan | 37.11% | 41,458 | |
| Independent | Caron Cooper | 13.67% | 15,269 | |
| Total Votes | 111,708 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Pat Noonan ran unopposed in the Montana Democratic primary for public service commissioner, district 3.
| Montana Democratic primary for public service commissioner, district 3, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Pat Noonan (unopposed) |
100.00% | 25,830 |
| Total Votes (154 of 154 precincts reporting) | 25,830 | |
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||
2014
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 10, 2014; minor party and independent candidates had until June 2, 2014, to file. District 73 incumbent Pat Noonan was unopposed in the Democratic primary. John Michael Driscoll ran as an independent candidate. Noonan defeated Driscoll in the general election. Incumbent Ryan Lynch (D) ran in District 76.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Pat Noonan Incumbent |
56% | 1,623 | |
| Independent | John Michael Driscoll | 44% | 1,274 | |
| Total Votes | 2,897 | |||
2012
Noonan won re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 73. Noonan ran unopposed in the June 5 primary election and defeated Gary Wold (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Pat Noonan Incumbent |
66.1% | 2,788 | |
| Republican | Gary Wold | 33.9% | 1,430 | |
| Total Votes | 4,218 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Noonan won election to the Montana House of Representatives. He did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary. Rachel Roberts ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[6][7]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 73 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Pat Noonan (D)
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1,868 | |||
| Rachel Roberts (R) | 1,116 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Noonan ran unopposed and won the seat to the Montana House of Representatives for District 73, receiving 3,485 votes.
Noonan raised $7,479 for his campaign.[8]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 73 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Pat Noonan (D)
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3,503 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
One of the major issues raised by Noonan in the election was the ideological make-up of the Public Service Commission. Noonan's campaign website included the following positions:
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I have for some time been concerned by this regions representation on the Commission. In recent times, South West Montana’s representation has flipped flopped between a vision of a deregulated and distributed energy system, to weighing all decisions against a radical right-wing ideology. Today the current Commission is made-up of a single political party and often represents single strident conservative policy regarding consumer protection. The task of Public Service Commissioner is to protect the consumers and ratepayers of Montana — period. The job is not to initiate radical social change through regulation. The law creating the Commission established a panel with broad regulatory authority for the sole purpose of assuring that the costs for basic public services were determined fairly and always with Montana’s citizens in mind. PSC commissioners should ask the same question on every decision “is this beneficial for regular Montanans“. I believe the focus of a Public Service Commissioner should always strive to help everyday Montanans and their families. Region 3 of the PSC contains our important cities, small rural towns and bedrock communities. Our economy relies on jobs across the public sector with substantial employment in places like Butte and Bozeman. We have industry, farming, ranching, electric cooperatives and many corporations which all must be factored into any decisions made by the PSC. The time is now to break the ideological stranglehold on the PSC and elect someone dedicated to protecting Montana’s families. [9][10] |
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2017
In 2017, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 through April 28.
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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Recent news
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See also
- Montana State Legislature
- Montana House of Representatives
- Montana House Committees
- Montana Joint Committees
- Montana state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Office website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Personal Facebook page
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montana Secretary of State, "2016 candidate filing list: Non-Legislative," accessed March 15, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Election Canvass," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative Primary Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "Legislative Primary Canvass - June 08, 2010," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pat's 2008 campaign contributions," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Noonan for PSC, "Making Place Better through PSC Service," accessed March 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Montana Contractors' Association, "Stronger Together: Political Representation," accessed November 5, 2015
- ↑ Montana Weed Control Association, "2013 Legislative Report & Scorecard," accessed September 17, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 74 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Amanda Curtis (D) |
