Patricia Nolan
She/Her
- Currently
- City Councillor
- Also
- School Committee Member
- Election history
- 1st term in (council) office
She/Her
Patty Nolan grew up in Chicago and Connecticut. She first moved to Cambridge to attend Harvard, graduating in 1980. She then lived and worked in New York City, and attended Yale for business school. She has worked both in corporate consulting and the non-profit sector.
Patty returned to Cambridge in 1991, and has been actively involved, for instance serving on the Board of Cambridge School Volunteers. She was first elected to the school committee in 2005. In 2017, she was re-elected to the school committee in the first round of voting.
She is a landlord; she rents out the 2nd unit in her 2-family home.
A pledge to rapidly implement protected bicycle lanes
A pledge to rapidly implement protected bicycle lanes
Our revolution supports a new generation of progressive leaders across the US.
Our revolution supports a new generation of progressive leaders across the US.
Asking candidates about how to reduce Cambridge to zero fatalities or serious injuries on the road
Asking candidates about how to reduce Cambridge to zero fatalities or serious injuries on the road
A Better Cambridge is a local housing/growth-and-development focused group. They used their questionnaire to determine their endorsements.
A Better Cambridge is a local housing/growth-and-development focused group. They used their questionnaire to determine their endorsements.
Long form responses about equality and housing
Long form responses about equality and housing
[To] characterize any slate as anti-housing is unethical and wrong. I am in a stable housing situation. I am lucky. The increase in [housing] value has nothing to do with zoning policies.
I’m not a housing expert but can think of several promising options....
And please, let’s all model respectful behavior. Don’t denigrate anyone on any side of this debate.... Yes, in many places zoning was put in place to exclude and is racist and elitist. That does not mean all zoning regulations and limits are racist and elitist.
Aug. 6, 2019 — Patty NolanI’m not a housing expert but can think of several promising options....
And please, let’s all model respectful behavior. Don’t denigrate anyone on any side of this debate.... Yes, in many places zoning was put in place to exclude and is racist and elitist. That does not mean all zoning regulations and limits are racist and elitist.