[5] Nolan was a member of the first class of women admitted into Dartmouth College,[6] from which they graduated magna cum laude in mathematics.

[8] Before the 2009 legislative session, Dave Hunt, the then-majority leader, was elected speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.

[11] Nolan ran for a seat on the Portland City Council in May 2012, challenging incumbent commissioner Amanda Fritz.

[13] In 2020, Nolan ran in and won the election to serve a four-year term as the 5th district councilor for Metro, the multi-faceted regional government for the Portland metropolitan area.

2009 Regular Session On March 14, 2003, Nolan introduced a bill that would make it a crime to possess a gun while on a public bus.