Legislative Biography -- 71st (2001) Session

DENNIS NOLAN

Republican

Clark County Assembly

District No. 13

National Director of Safety and Loss Prevention for Public Transit Systems

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Born:  1961; Las Vegas, Nevada.

Educated:  E. D. Clark High School; Southern Nevada Community College, Paramedic Program; University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Health Care Administration.

Married:  Kim.

Children:  Joseph, Ryan, Carson.

Hobbies/Special Interests:  Playing bagpipes, ice hockey, fishing, hunting, lobster diving, and coaching youth hockey and soccer.

Legislative Service:  Nevada Assembly, 1995-2001--four regular sessions. Minority Whip, 1999. Co-Chairman, Committee on Labor and Management, 1995.  Member:  Assembly Committees on Government Affairs, Health and Human Services, 1995-97; Commerce and Labor, Transportation, 1995-present; Judiciary, 1997-present. Member, Legislative Commission, 1998-present. Member, Legislative Committee on Workers' Compensation, 1995-98.

 

Affiliations:  Board of Directors, Las Vegas Leadership Alumni Association; Las Vegas Chamber Youth Leadership Program; Clark County School District Paybac Program; Boy Scouts Marketing Research Committee; Honor Student Advisory Program, UNLV; American Society of Safety Engineers.  Chair, Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation and Safety, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC); Chair, Economic Development and Commerce Task Force, ALEC.  Federal Issues Committee on Transportation, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL); Industrial Safety and First Aid Subcommittee, American Standards for Testing and Materials (ASTM); Assembly Republican Caucus Minority Whip, Clark County Republican Party Central Committee; USA Hockey, District Risk Manager.

 

Personal and Professional Achievements:  National Paramedic of the Year, 1991; Scholarship Recipient, Study of International Emergency Medicine, Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1992; Delegate to the People's Republic of China, American Council of Young Political Leaders, 1998; Certified Safety Professional (CSP)  and Certified Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST), Accredited Through the "Board of Certified Safety Professionals and the American Industrial Hygiene Association."