David Nolan

If you followed the recent U.S. Senate campaign here in Arizona, you know that incumbent U.S. Senator John McCain faced off with a Democrat (Rodney Glassman), a Green Party candidate (Jerry Joslyn) and also one from the Libertarian party. That candidate, David Nolan, 66, the founder of the National Libertarian Party who lived here in Tucson, passed away suddenly yesterday according to an article in the Arizona Daily Star. No cause of death has been determined. Reports now are that he had a stroke while driving his car and crashed his vehicle.

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_82150d54-f5e4-11df-9eac-001cc4c002e0.htm

A longer article is in today’s Star on page A2 (click here).

You can see his last public debate (October 14, 2009) on KUAT Channel 6, with Glassman and Joslyn, but without Senator McCain (click here). Nolan’s campaign website was: www.nolan2010.org.

Nolan received 80,097 votes (4.67%) in this recent U.S. Senate race. He ran before for CD 8 U.S. House as well in November, 2006, losing to Democrat Gabrielle Giffords.

His biography from his website:

David F. Nolan is the principal founder of America’s largest and most successful third party, the Libertarian Party.

He holds a degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and enjoyed a successful four-decade career in advertising, marketing and publishing.

In 1970, he created a new map of the political world that has all but replaced the old-fashioned left-right linear model. A Google search for the phrase “Nolan Chart” recently turned up 350,000 references!

This groundbreaking achievement earned Mr. Nolan a listing in 2,000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century, published by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

David lives in Tucson with his wife Elizabeth.

Senior Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain will face off with his 3 challengers: Rodney Glassman (D), Jerry Joslyn (G) and David Nolan (L) on Sunday, September 26 at 6 p.m. on Channel 3 KTVK in Phoenix, in Tucson on Channel 18 KTTU, and live-stream online at www.azfamily.com.

Various house parties are being hosted to view this live, but here’s a non-partisan one:

Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is hosting a non-partisan senatorial debate watching party
Where: McMahon’s Steakhouse on Ft. Lowell, 2959 N. Swan Rd.
When: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 6:00 PM

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For more info call the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
4420 E. Speedway, #101
Office: (520) 620-0005
www.tucsonhispanicchamber.org

Campaign websites for these candidates:

–Dr. Rodney Glassman, www.rodneyglassman.com
–Jerry Joslyn, www.joslynforsenate.com
–Senator John McCain, www.johnmccain.com
–David Nolan, www.nolan2010.org

Read my previous blog (with photos) on the lesser known Green & Libertarian U.S. Senate candidates (click here).

Dr. Glassman (who served Dec. 2007- April, 2010 on the Tucson City Council) won the Democratic primary on August 24 with 34% of the vote, over 3 challengers– John Dougherty, Dr. Cathy Eden, and Randy Parraz.

Senator John McCain needs no introduction from me, being the 2008 GOP U.S. Presidential nominee and U.S. Senator since 1987 representing Arizona, and U.S. Congressman for 4 years prior to that. McCain easily defeated 2 challengers with 56% of the vote in the GOP primary, over former Congressman J.D. Hayworth and businessman Jim Deakin.

11/22/10 update: Libertarian candidate David Nolan passed away yesterday suddenly (click here).