| Thomas Martin Nolan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate | |||
In office January 7, 1975 – September 1, 1977[1] | |||
| Preceded by | Thomas Lamb | ||
| Succeeded by | Henry Messinger | ||
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 44th district | |||
In office January 5, 1971 – November 30, 1978 | |||
| Preceded by | Jack McGregor | ||
| Succeeded by | Frank Pecora | ||
| Constituency | Parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties | ||
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | In office January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1970 | ||
| Preceded by | District Created | ||
| Succeeded by | Richard Frankenburg | ||
| Constituency | Parts of Allegheny County | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | October 24, 1916[2] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| Died | April 7, 1989 (aged 72) | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
| Military service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch | United States Army | ||
| Years of service | World War II[2] | ||
Thomas Martin Nolan (October 24, 1916 – April 7, 1989) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate and Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]
He represented the 34th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1969 to 1970.[3] He was then elected to represent the 44th senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in 1970.[4]
During a 1971 debate, Governor Milton Shapp's proposed a 5% state income tax. Nolan was one of two democratic holdouts in the Pennsylvania Senate. When the suggested rate was reduced to 3.5%, Nolan finally agreed to vote in favor of it.[5] It was alleged that Nolan's brother Edward, was offered a bribe in exchange for convincing his brother to vote in favor of the tax.[6] The matter was referred to the FBI, the Allegheny County District Attorney, and U.S. Attorney Richard Thornburgh, but no charges were ever filed.[5]
Thom Nolan served in the Senate until 1978.
He and three other defendants, including Vince Fumo and Pete Carmiel, were convicted of placing "ghost workers" on state payroll.[7] The charges were later thrown out.
References[]
- ↑ https://docs.google.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 24, 2009). "Index to Politicians: Nolan". The Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ Cox, Harold. "House Members "N"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/N.html.
- ↑ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members N". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SN.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Shapp Aide Named in Bribe Try". University Park, Pennsylvania. March 6, 1971. http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1971/03/06&EntityId=Ar00102.
- ↑ "Legislator's kin spurns bribe". University Park. February 26, 1971. http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1971/02/26&EntityId=Ar00302.
- ↑ "AROUND THE NATION; 3 Mail Fraud Convictions Upset in Pennsylvania". New York Times. August 5, 1981. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/05/us/around-the-nation-3-mail-fraud-convictions-upset-in-pennsylvania.html.
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