Catherine T. Nolan (born March 12, 1958) is a former American politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...

. From 1985 to 2022, Nolan represented the 37th Assembly District, which includes the

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neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Astoria, Woodside,

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, Maspeth, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills and Blissville. Nolan has lived in her district for most of her life and graduated from Grover Cleveland High School. She received a

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degree (''

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'') in

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from

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. She was first elected to the Assembly in 1984. Nolan was a member of the Democratic leadership in the Assembly and served as chair of both the Labor and Banking Committee during her career. In January 2006, Nolan was appointed as chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Education. She was also a member of the highly influential Rules and Ways & Means Committee. She ran uncontested in the 2008

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and won the 2010 general election with 84 percent of the vote. She did not run for re-election in 2022. Nolan resides in

Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth to the north, Middle Village to the east, and Glendale to the southeast, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick to ...

with her husband, Gerard Marsicano, and son Nicholas.

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New York State Assembly: Catherine Nolan: 37th Assembly District

1958 births Living people Deputy speakers of the New York State Assembly Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York University alumni People from Ridgewood, Queens Women state legislators in New York (state) 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature 20th-century American women politicians {{NewYork-NYAssembly-stub