Rick Nolan

Richard Michael Nolan (December 17, 1943 – October 18, 2024) was an American Democratic politician and businessman. He was the U.S. representative from  from 2013 to 2019. He was the U.S. representative from  between 1975 and 1981 and was also a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1969 until 1973.

Nolan supported U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders's campaign for president in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary election.

Nolan's 32-year gap between terms in Congress is the second-longest such break in service (after Philip Francis Thomas's 34-year gap from 1841 to 1875)((cite congressional site |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Firsts-Milestones/Record-Holders/ |website=U.S. Congress |location=Washington, DC)) in American political history.

Nolan ran for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota as the running mate of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson in the 2018 gubernatorial election.  They lost in the August primary to Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan.

Nolan was born in Brainerd, Minnesota. He was inspired to run for politics because of his aunt, who was a lawyer. He went to St. John's University and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota, earning his Bachelor of Arts in 1966. He later went to University of Maryland, College Park and St. Cloud State University.

On October 18, 2024, it was announced that Nolan died from heart disease at his home in Nisswa, Minnesota, at the age of 80.

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