John Terrence "Terry" Dolan (1950 – December 28, 1986) was an American New Right political activist who was a co-founder and chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC). [1] Dolan was also, during the mid to late 1970s, in the leadership of Christian Voice, "the nation's oldest conservative Christian lobby". [2]
While Dolan was a proponent of family values and the organizations he led were persistently critical of gay rights, he was revealed to have been a closeted homosexual, [3] [4] [5] [6] who frequented gay bars in Washington, D.C. [7] At a Washington fundraising event in 1985, the renowned AIDS activist Larry Kramer reportedly tossed a glass of water in his face. [8] Dolan died from complications of AIDS at the age of 36. [9] He is one of many with panels dedicated to them (in his case three panels) in the AIDS Quilt. [10]
A native of Connecticut, Dolan became active in politics during his teens as a Republican volunteer. At age 21, he worked as a paid organizer in Richard Nixon's 1972 presidential re-election campaign. [11] The following year, he was a candidate for chairman of the College Republican National Committee but lost to Karl Rove. [12]
After Christian Voice co-founder Dr. Robert Grant ousted Dolan, Howard Phillips, and Richard Viguerie from the Christian Voice organization, the trio went on to help persuade Jerry Falwell to build a new Christian Right organization, the Moral Majority.[ citation needed]
Dolan was later a co-founder and chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC). [1] He co-authored Reagan: A President Succeeds with Gregory Fossedal. His brother, Anthony R. Dolan, was also a political activist and Ronald Reagan's chief presidential speechwriter. [13]
Dolan was a member of the Council for National Policy Board of Governors, a member of the advisory board for CAUSA International (an educational, anti-communist organization founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon), [14] [15] and Director of Conservatives Against Liberal Legislation (CALL). [16][ unreliable source?]
John Terrence "Terry" Dolan (1950 – December 28, 1986) was an American New Right political activist who was a co-founder and chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC). [1] Dolan was also, during the mid to late 1970s, in the leadership of Christian Voice, "the nation's oldest conservative Christian lobby". [2]
While Dolan was a proponent of family values and the organizations he led were persistently critical of gay rights, he was revealed to have been a closeted homosexual, [3] [4] [5] [6] who frequented gay bars in Washington, D.C. [7] At a Washington fundraising event in 1985, the renowned AIDS activist Larry Kramer reportedly tossed a glass of water in his face. [8] Dolan died from complications of AIDS at the age of 36. [9] He is one of many with panels dedicated to them (in his case three panels) in the AIDS Quilt. [10]
A native of Connecticut, Dolan became active in politics during his teens as a Republican volunteer. At age 21, he worked as a paid organizer in Richard Nixon's 1972 presidential re-election campaign. [11] The following year, he was a candidate for chairman of the College Republican National Committee but lost to Karl Rove. [12]
After Christian Voice co-founder Dr. Robert Grant ousted Dolan, Howard Phillips, and Richard Viguerie from the Christian Voice organization, the trio went on to help persuade Jerry Falwell to build a new Christian Right organization, the Moral Majority.[ citation needed]
Dolan was later a co-founder and chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC). [1] He co-authored Reagan: A President Succeeds with Gregory Fossedal. His brother, Anthony R. Dolan, was also a political activist and Ronald Reagan's chief presidential speechwriter. [13]
Dolan was a member of the Council for National Policy Board of Governors, a member of the advisory board for CAUSA International (an educational, anti-communist organization founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon), [14] [15] and Director of Conservatives Against Liberal Legislation (CALL). [16][ unreliable source?]