First elected in a special election in November, 2006, Phil Nolan's first priority as Islip Town Supervisor was a comprehensive review of the Town's management and personnel policies, especially in regard to staff productivity and ethics reform. Phil quickly eliminated unwarranted overtime and so called "confidential pay" practices as part of a wider effort to establish stronger oversight, greater accountability and tighter fiscal control. At the same time, he established task forces to streamline the Building Department and plan the future of Long Island MacArthur Airport. Beginning in 2008, during his first full, four year term, Phil has targeted improved management of the Town's large fleet of vehicles, along with infrastructure improvements and maintenance policies to enhance the town's many parks, pools, beaches and marinas as top reform priorities.

Phil's desire to make a difference by serving people was first fulfilled with his election to the Suffolk County Legislature in 1981. He represented the communities of Islip, Brentwood, Bay Shore, Central Islip and East Islip. His superior legislative skills, coupled with his devotion to his constituents, were recognized by his Democratic colleagues, who elected him Minority Leader three times.

Driven by his convictions as a fiscal conservative, environmentalist and reformer, Phil worked hard in his capacity as Minority Leader to cap excessive spending and taxes, champion the county's first open space acquisition program and remove politics from the process of appointing members of boards and commissions.

After three terms in the Legislature, Phil returned to the private sector, working as an operations specialist and sales/marketing director for DeJana Industries, providing services such as snow removal, street sweeping and solid waste management to municipalities. He then returned to public service as Commissioner of the Department of Public Works for the Town of Babylon, where he was responsible for more than 500 miles of roadways, as well as the town's buildings and grounds. After a stint as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Yonkers, Phil returned to his Suffolk roots to become Director of the Department of Environmental Waste Management for the Town of Huntington. In this position, he managed 90 employees, and oversaw the town's sewer district and sewage treatment plant, as well as the resource recovery facility.

Phil has lived in Islip since 1959. He graduated from Islip High School in 1967, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from SUNY Oswego. Later, he earned a Masters degree in Economics from SUNY Stony Brook. Phil and Lisa, his wife of 28 years, reside in Islip, and are the proud parents of two sons, Patrick and Kevin.