Tim Nolan

Nolan received B.A. degrees in philosophy and geology from Thomas More College, and a J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. He was City Solicitor for Newport, Kentucky in 1976, and in that capacity Nolan "requested that Commonwealth Attorney Lou Ball investigate obscenity violations" against a local bookstore and theater.

Nolan served as a state district court judge in Campbell County, Kentucky from 1978 to 1986.

Nolan has been one of the leaders of the Tea Party movement in Kentucky. In 2016 he was the Campbell County, Kentucky chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, after receiving the personal support of Donald Trump early in 2016. As a member of the Tea Party movement and later as a supporter of Donald Trump, Nolan has often criticized the Republican leadership in Kentucky. River City News publisher Michael Monks described Nolan as an "outspoken and controversial" political figure in Kentucky.

In April 2016, Nolan unsuccessfully tried to remove and replace Senator and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention due to McConnell's lack of support for Trump. On May 17, 2016 Nolan was appointed by Governor Matt Bevin as one of the four members of the first Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission for a term expiring in May 2019, but was removed from office days later due to controversy over a social media post.

In August 2016, Nolan filed to run for a seat on the Campbell County School Board. He ran on a platform of "eliminating property tax revenue for schools gradually" and finding other ways to fund education, such as selling naming rights to schools, and advocated state-supported school vouchers and raising teacher salaries. Nolan won election to the school board in November 2016, defeating incumbent Rich Mason. Nolan was noted as continuing to serve on the school board when being "charged with human trafficking" on May 2, 2017, but resigned from the position on May 4 after being "indicted on nine felony and two misdemeanor counts".

In May 2017 Nolan was arrested and charged with rape, human trafficking of a minor, human trafficking of five adults, witness tampering and prostitution. Nolan pleaded not guilty to the charges on May 12, 2017. On June 22, 2017, Nolan was charged with additional counts of human trafficking of three minors, human trafficking of seven adults, and an unlawful transaction with a minor.