Dennis Nolan

Dennis Nolan is a former Republican member of the Nevada State Senate, having served from 2002 to 2010.

Ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council
Nolan is on the Public Sector Executive Committee of the American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC's) Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force as of 2011.

From 2007-2009, Nolan served as the chair for ALEC’s Subcommittee on Transportation. In 2007, he received ALEC’s "Legislator of the Year" Award.

Involvement with the National Conference of State Legislatures
Nolan is also involved with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). He is the co-chair of the High Speed Rail Working Group. In 2005, he served on NCSL’s Federal Issues Committee on Transportation.

Near Involvement in the Bush Administration
In 2000, Nolan was nominated by John Ensign, among others, to a post in the Bush Administration, as the assistant secretary of labor in charge in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, though it never panned out. He first heard of the nomination from an official working with the ALEC