Jonathan Dolan
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Jonathan Dolan is a former Missouri
legislator
having served the Missouri Senate
from 2003 to 2005 and the Missouri House of Representatives
from 1997 to 2003.
Dolan was raised in Pearl River, NY, a suburb of New York City. In 1983, he moved to Lake St. Louis, MO with his parents, Joan Dolan Hill of Lake St. Louis and the late Jim Dolan. A 1985 graduate of St. Dominic High School in O'Fallon, MO, he attended the University of Missouri at Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 1995, he received his Master of Arts in Security Management from Webster University
in St. Louis, Mo.
His professional experience prior to the Missouri Health Care Association comprises nine years in the security field. He began in retail security management, then served the Central Intelligence Agency
as a Special Agent in their Office of Security and finally worked in the private sector as a security systems sales and design consultant. Dolan’s military training includes the Military Police Captain's Career Course, the Public Affairs Officer Course, and Airborne School.
He served three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives representing the thirteenth district in West St. Charles County from 1997 to 2003. In 2002, Dolan was elected to represent the people of the second senatorial district which includes West St. Charles and all of Lincoln County. He served in Senate leadership as the Majority Caucus Chairman and was Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee where he led the effort to improve the safety and accountability of Missouri’s statewide transportation system. Dolan was involved in a variety of other issues such as highway safety initiatives, veteran’s affairs, health care and criminal law. He played a critical role in debate and passage of a wide variety of legislation including, the Missouri Military Funeral Honors program (1998), the Nursing Home Reform Act (2003) and a resolution supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003).
Hi most noteworthy act as a legislator occurred on September 11, 2003 as the majority Republican legislature was set to override Democratic Governor Bob Holden
’s veto on the law establishing the “right to carry” a concealed weapon as well as other laws on lawsuits against gun manufacturers and a 2 hour waiting period on women seeking abortions. Dolan, on active duty at the time in support of Operation Enduing Freedom as a U.S. Army Major in Command of the 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Joint Task Force GTMO, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, returned unexpectedly to the capitol on an Army approved leave to cast the deciding votes.
The significant media and political attention resulting from the event began a protracted and precedent setting legal battle regarding the ability of a citizen-soldier-legislator to carry out the duties of his/her respective office while serving on active duty in the armed forces. Later service by other legislators from Missouri and other states indicates the Pentagon took action to brief soldiers and prohibit such action. However, a South Carolina legislator acted similarly in March 2007.
The Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) investigation into Dolan’s leave found it was specifically requested for the purpose of voting. Additionally, he was never advised he could not vote and no public funds from the Army or Missouri were expended on his behalf to do so. Even so, Major General Geoffrey Miller, Commander of Joint Task Force GTMO and infamous for his advice provided during time to the leaders of the notorious detainee operation at Abu Ghraib Iraq, issued Dolan a Letter of Admonition for not contacting his command minutes before the vote. Dolan resigned his commission on July 4, 2004 the same day the soldiers under his command arrived home safely.
A resident of Lake St. Luis, Missouri from 1993 to 2006, he moved to Jefferson City in June 2006 with his wife Leanne, daughter Hannah and son Jonathan. He is a member of the Missouri Society of Association Executives, the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce, the Jefferson City Country Club and the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Legislator
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having served the Missouri Senate
Missouri Senate
The Missouri State Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 160,000...
from 2003 to 2005 and the Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...
from 1997 to 2003.
Dolan was raised in Pearl River, NY, a suburb of New York City. In 1983, he moved to Lake St. Louis, MO with his parents, Joan Dolan Hill of Lake St. Louis and the late Jim Dolan. A 1985 graduate of St. Dominic High School in O'Fallon, MO, he attended the University of Missouri at Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 1995, he received his Master of Arts in Security Management from Webster University
Webster University
Webster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...
in St. Louis, Mo.
His professional experience prior to the Missouri Health Care Association comprises nine years in the security field. He began in retail security management, then served the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
as a Special Agent in their Office of Security and finally worked in the private sector as a security systems sales and design consultant. Dolan’s military training includes the Military Police Captain's Career Course, the Public Affairs Officer Course, and Airborne School.
He served three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives representing the thirteenth district in West St. Charles County from 1997 to 2003. In 2002, Dolan was elected to represent the people of the second senatorial district which includes West St. Charles and all of Lincoln County. He served in Senate leadership as the Majority Caucus Chairman and was Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee where he led the effort to improve the safety and accountability of Missouri’s statewide transportation system. Dolan was involved in a variety of other issues such as highway safety initiatives, veteran’s affairs, health care and criminal law. He played a critical role in debate and passage of a wide variety of legislation including, the Missouri Military Funeral Honors program (1998), the Nursing Home Reform Act (2003) and a resolution supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003).
Hi most noteworthy act as a legislator occurred on September 11, 2003 as the majority Republican legislature was set to override Democratic Governor Bob Holden
Bob Holden
Robert Lee "Bob" Holden, Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 53rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life:...
’s veto on the law establishing the “right to carry” a concealed weapon as well as other laws on lawsuits against gun manufacturers and a 2 hour waiting period on women seeking abortions. Dolan, on active duty at the time in support of Operation Enduing Freedom as a U.S. Army Major in Command of the 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Joint Task Force GTMO, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, returned unexpectedly to the capitol on an Army approved leave to cast the deciding votes.
The significant media and political attention resulting from the event began a protracted and precedent setting legal battle regarding the ability of a citizen-soldier-legislator to carry out the duties of his/her respective office while serving on active duty in the armed forces. Later service by other legislators from Missouri and other states indicates the Pentagon took action to brief soldiers and prohibit such action. However, a South Carolina legislator acted similarly in March 2007.
The Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) investigation into Dolan’s leave found it was specifically requested for the purpose of voting. Additionally, he was never advised he could not vote and no public funds from the Army or Missouri were expended on his behalf to do so. Even so, Major General Geoffrey Miller, Commander of Joint Task Force GTMO and infamous for his advice provided during time to the leaders of the notorious detainee operation at Abu Ghraib Iraq, issued Dolan a Letter of Admonition for not contacting his command minutes before the vote. Dolan resigned his commission on July 4, 2004 the same day the soldiers under his command arrived home safely.
A resident of Lake St. Luis, Missouri from 1993 to 2006, he moved to Jefferson City in June 2006 with his wife Leanne, daughter Hannah and son Jonathan. He is a member of the Missouri Society of Association Executives, the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce, the Jefferson City Country Club and the Cathedral of St. Joseph.