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West, Nolan

House 2017-2022 (District 37B); House 2023-Present (District 32A)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Anoka

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 9/30/1990
Birth Place:
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Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Blaine
Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota; B.A.; History; Minor in Political Science

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Legislative Staff: Minnesota House of Representatives (Committee Legislative Assistant); 2015 to 2016

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Total Days Served: 3376

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
Body: House
District: 32A
Elected: 11/5/2024
Residence: Blaine
Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/14/2025
Counties Represented: Anoka
Occupation: Videographer
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2025 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Children and Families Finance and Policy (Chair) Minutes [He was chair until 3/17/2025, when he became co-chair.]
  • Commerce Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Ways and Means Minutes

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
Body: House
District: 32A
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Blaine
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
Oath Date: 1/3/2023
Counties Represented: Anoka
Occupation: Videographer
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader

92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
Body: House
District: 37B
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Blaine
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/5/2021
Counties Represented: Anoka
Occupation: None listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:

91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
Body: House
District: 37B
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Blaine
Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/8/2019
Counties Represented: Anoka
Occupation: None listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Government Operations Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division/Health and Human Services Finance Division: Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Transportation Finance & Policy Division Minutes

90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
Body: House
District: 37B
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Blaine
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
Oath Date: 1/3/2017
Counties Represented: Anoka
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Government Operations & Elections Policy Minutes
  • Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Minutes
  • Transportation & Regional Governance Policy Minutes

News Sources

The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

Photographs

Rep. Nolan West holds his daughter as he speaks with Rep. Mark Wiens on the House floor.

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