John G. "Gerry" Nolan
John G. Nolan (No Party Affiliation) (also known as Gerry) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Nolan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Nolan attended Daytona Beach State College and Macalester College. He earned his B.S. in economics from Florida State University, Tallahassee. Nolan's career experience includes founding multiple businesses and working as an event producer, salesperson, nonprofit executive, venture capitalist, consultant, and real estate developer.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 6
Incumbent Michael Waltz defeated Clinton Curtis, John G. Nolan, and Alan Grayson in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Waltz (R) | 60.6 | 265,393 | |
| Clinton Curtis (D) | 39.4 | 172,305 | ||
| John G. Nolan (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 112 | ||
| Alan Grayson (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 437,856 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6
Clinton Curtis defeated Richard Thripp in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clinton Curtis | 51.5 | 30,449 | |
| Richard Thripp | 48.5 | 28,661 | ||
| Total votes: 59,110 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Waltz advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6.
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Samuel Adams (L)
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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John G. Nolan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nolan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a write-in candidate for Florida's 6th congressional district, I'm the no party affiliation candidate where you get to bubble in the "write-in" oval (like an SAT test), and then "write-in" my name. Please allow me to recommend you write "Gerry Nolan" as powerfully and large as you can in the space provided. It may be only one of the votes cast, but when their all the votes are being counted, don't want there to be any difficulty in reading your vote, and your desire, for me to represent you in the 117th Congress.
Consumer of information that can often summarizes the situation for others down stream that do not have such time to dedicate to such a task. Understand that there are opinions of the issues, as well as news reported of actual events and happenings. Confusing the two can be gravely dangerous and economically foolish.
Avid runner and cyclist. Rarely prepare my own food. Prefer to eat where, and when, my body thinks it will find the required nutrition of the day. Prefer great conversations with a great meal and a great beverage. However, can compromise with good meal and good beverage, but the conversation needs to stay great!- Will champion government in the digital sunshine... everything else will take care of itself.
- Speaking truth to power in the greater Daytona Beach area for 40 years.
- Are you better off today than two years ago? If not, Gerry Nolan represent the reset button.
Believe decades experience as a staff vice president at both an economic development commission and a chamber of commerce can be applied to advancing the success of multiple existing qualified economic opportunity zones in the 6th CD. Did you know capital gains in opportunity zones investment generates are not taxed, as long as the investor holds it for 10 years or more?
Healthcare is a cabal of providers (profit and not-for-profit), Big Pharma, manufacturers, oh, and patients. Unknown what legislation will be debated as part of the 117th Congress, but will advocate for "veterans to the front of the line" in all my efforts. Additionally, any veteran should be able to walk into any healthcare facility and be treated immediately for both acute and existing injuries with no co-pay.
1) Empathy for their fellow American citizen whose vote is equal in power to every other American.
2) The same level of unquestioned resiliency and endless hope provided by my parents of 92yo (Dad) and 90yo (Mom).
3) Common sensibilities applied to unique challenges.
4) An understanding of the range of diversity in the American work experience. I've assembled portions of city blocks for redevelopment and been worth millions of dollars "on-paper." And, in the last decade, I've "clocked" in on-time as an full time employee (cast member) at the Walt Disney World Co. for eight continuous years. Those two elements of my life were overlapped with the continuity of four door truck and two dogs. Again, a centrist understanding of what is "work".
First hourly job was executive health club attendant at YMCA in Princeton, NJ, from 1979-1980 when a junior in high school. Monday through Friday from 6 pm until 10 pm. Would arrive at work after HS football/baseball practice to relieve the day attendant. Then, responsible for laundry (HUGE amounts of laundry), as well as quick stand-in to take the shot in a random game of billiards (if someone was called away for a phone call), or racquetball match when someone didn't show. Proper positioning of an old school big screen TV, so the entire club area could see the big game, was paramount. Among the patrons included professors from Princeton University and world class researchers from RCA Sarnoff Research. The conversations listened to, and participated in, were amazing!
However, still distinctly remember the 10 second walk at the end of each night through the pitch black shower stalls with the water dripping/echoing combined w the damp smell. After locking down maybe 10 exit doors at the evening and looking in all the hiding places, would still dread that walk. Worked this job until the week family relocated to Ormond Beach, FL, for a professional opportunity of my Dad's. Family required unanimous agreement that we would relocate prior to my senior year of high school. We did.
America was built on the enlightenment provided by such devices as Gutenberg's printing press which allowed your Continental Congress to crank out, and distribute, 200 broadsides to the thirteen states within days. Can only imagine what our Founding Fathers might have done with The Declaration of Independence and a Twitter handle. The speed and efficiency that twenty-first century technology offers a democracy is inspiring. We will figure it out. And, never again allow the nobility of priests and princes to decide our fates.
Yes, the United States is based on a culture of contention, but suspect no different than the earliest years of our democracy - now looked to by the leadership of an entire wired world! "Do it yourself" desktop patriotism aggregates and allows every American to hyperlink their fates seeking a rising tide of economic, and social, benefits. At the same time, sworn foreign enemies reach into our electronic public squares disguised as equals among us sowing discontent with our achievements and fear of our differences.
Believe the House of Representatives will see greater number of laws streamlined/rewritten than ever before... with my "yes" vote being the 218th more often, than not!
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See also
2020 Elections
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