14 Facts About Michael Noland

Michael Noland served as a Navy Corpsman while on active duty at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital and in the Reserves with the United States Marine Corps.

Michael Noland started shining shoes at the age of eight, and had to work odd jobs all throughout high school to help his family with expenses.

Michael Noland then went to Camp Pendleton where he went through Marine Corps training and served as a Corpsman, attached to NTC Great Lakes, until he got out in 1993.

Michael Noland's unit was on call for the First Persian Gulf War but was never deployed.

Michael Noland has worked as a public defender and an attorney in private practice, representing hundreds of clients, many of them pro-bono.

In 2002, Michael Noland ran for the Illinois House of Representatives.

Michael Noland served on the Energy Committee, Committee of the Whole, Licensed Activities Committee, and the Subcommittee on Special Issues and chaired the Transparency Subcommittee.

Michael Noland was a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 1961 which called for the end of a long time practice of elected officials placing their names on taxpayer funded signs and other electronic messaging.

Michael Noland was a sponsor on Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 17, which would give Illinois residents the power to recall elected members of the Executive Branch and then provide for a special election.

Michael Noland's legislation was featured as the main article in the Chicago Tribune's "Clout Street" the following day, October 16,2009.

Michael Noland said that he would explore running to replace Duckworth.

Michael Noland was defeated in the Democratic primary by Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Michael Noland won the nomination with 15,582 votes to 8,929 for Lark Cowart.

Michael Noland distinguished his campaign for judge by using a Segway to visit voters at their doors.