{{Short description|American politician (1958–2026)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Catherine T. Nolan | image = | caption = | office = Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly | term_start = January 1, 2019 | term_end = December 31, 2022 | predecessor = Earlene Hooper | successor = Phil Ramos | state_assembly1 = New York | district1 = 37th | term_start1 = January 3, 1985 | term_end1 = December 31, 2022 | predecessor1 = Clifford Wilson | successor1 = Juan Ardila | birth_date = {{birth date|1958|03|12}} | birth_place = Syracuse, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2026|03|11|1958|03|12}} | death_place = New York City, U.S. | party = Democratic | spouse = {{marriage|Gerard Marsicano|1978}} | children = 1 | alma_mater = New York University | profession = Politician | signature = Catherine Nolan Signature.png | website = {{Official website|1=http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=037}} | footnotes = }}
'''Catherine Theresa Nolan''' (March 12, 1958 – March 11, 2026) was an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Nolan served as the Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Nolan represented New York's 37th State Assembly district, which included the Queens neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Astoria, Woodside, Long Island City, Maspeth, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills, and Blissville, from 1985 to 2022.<ref name="Official bio"/><ref name="Parry">{{Cite web |last=Parry |first=Bill |date=2022-02-11 |title=After nearly four decades in office, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan decides to retire |url=https://qns.com/2022/02/after-nearly-four-decades-assemblywoman-cathy-nolan-retire/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=qns.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Life and career == Nolan was born in Syracuse, New York, on March 12, 1958.<ref name="Vote Smart"/> She lived in her Assembly district for most of her life. She graduated from Grover Cleveland High School. She received a B.A. degree (''cum laude'') in political science from New York University.<ref name="Official bio"/> 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 chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Education. She was also a member of the Rules Committee and the Ways & Means Committee.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
She ran uncontested in the 2008 general election<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/states/legislature/new-york.html |title= Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature |work= The New York Times |year= 2008}}</ref> and won the 2010 general election with 84 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york/state-legislature |title= Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature |work= The New York Times |year= 2010}}</ref> She did not run for re-election in 2022.<ref name="Parry"/>
Nolan resided in Ridgewood, Queens. She was married to Gerard Marsicano, in 1978 and had a son.<ref name="nytobit" /><ref name="Official bio"/> She died in Queens from mesothelioma on March 11, 2026, the day before her 68th birthday.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite web|title=Catherine T. Nolan, State Assembly Powerhouse From Queens, Dies at 67|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/nyregion/catherine-t-nolan-dead.html|last=Risen|first=Clay|publisher=The New York Times|date=March 23, 2026|access-date=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/3/11/longtime-queens-lawmaker-catherine-nolan-dies-at-67|title=Longtime Queens lawmaker Catherine Nolan dies at 67|first=Ryan|last=Schwach|date=March 11, 2026|website=Queens Daily Eagle}}</ref>
== References == <references> <ref name="Official bio">{{cite web |url= http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=037&sh=bio |title= Catherine Nolan: Biography |publisher= New York State Assembly |access-date= March 23, 2011}} </ref>
<ref name="Vote Smart">{{cite web |url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=4366 |title= Assembly Member Catherine T. Nolan (NY) |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= March 23, 2011}} </ref> </references>
==External links== * [http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2006/01/23/daily57.html Nolan named chairwoman of Assembly Education Committee] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060830213950/http://www.nydems.org/html/electedofficials/nolan.html New York State Democratic Committee: Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan]
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