Louis Molnar
[The Honourable] Louis Molnar | |
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| Honourable | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lajos Ivan Matyas Molnar de Parno April 29, 1973 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | United States, Canada, Hungary, Ireland |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | politician, businessman, priest |
is a Canadian-American community advocate, businessman and politician. Molnar is best known for his political career (serving in elected office in both the U.S. and Canada) and autism advocacy work which earned him multiple human rights awards.[1]
Biography[edit]
Business career[edit]
Louis Molnar worked in his early life as a consultant and later went into politics. In a 2011 interview, Louis Molnar called himself "a watchdog" of public spending.[2] Molnar has also been a professor, Chair of Law and Urban Planning at the Spencer School of Real Estate.[3]
Louis Molnar served as the Chair of the Houston Economic Summit's 11th biennial anniversary meeting of global leaders,[4] that year titled "20/20".
In 2014, the Dallas Business Journal named Molnar in their list of "People on the Move".[5]
Political career[edit]
Louis Molnar served two terms as Chair (D) of Precinct 139 in Harris County, Texas from 2009–2012 and later one term as Presiding Judge,[6] with his final term in public office ending on August 1, 2013.
Molnar also served from 2009–2013 on the Harris County Executive Committee and as Chair of the Finance Committee from 2010–2012.[7]
Louis Molnar was also the first elected official to sign a nationwide dissenting MoveOn.org petition against the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC which gives corporations the same First Amendment rights as individuals.[8]
In 2011, Molnar was a candidate for Houston city council at-large position 4.[9] It was during this race that Louis Molnar wrote and recorded a song called "Erin", which he used as a fundraiser for his campaign under the name "P4" (for Precinct 4). The song was an homage to Erin Stevenson, a singer he was rumored as dating at the time.[10]
Louis Molnar was listed at #7 in a LinkedIn Top Elected Officials roster.[11]
Advocacy[edit]
After being diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (a mild form of autism) in 2013 at the age of 40, Louis Molnar found that there were a lot of misconceptions about autism, saying in an OutSmart Magazine article "being the consummate researcher, I learned that the perception of autism was one of disability and inability. That certainly didn’t describe me, so I set out to do what I could to help with that perception: I came out as an autistic in an iReport on CNN, and more recently founded Twainbow to bring awareness to this segment of the LGBT+ community." [12] In a February 2017 interview, Molnar lamented what he called the "Autism Schism" and three different competing ways autism is viewed within the affected community.[13] He has written a college-level presentation to educators and mentors about students on the autism spectrum,[14] and speaks about autism in various media, including articles, radio and television, and social media.
Louis Molnar's advocacy has earned him the 2017 JS Woodsworth Human Rights Award.[15]
Personal life[edit]
In 2013 Molnar was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form of autism. He wrote about his experiences in a CNN iReport and a LinkedIn Pulse article.[16] In 2015 he founded Twainbow, a global not-for-profit dedicated to advocacy for those who are both LGBT+ and autistic, where he serves as its chairman.[17]
Molnar is a self-described experimental philosopher who in his spare time uses his knowledge of mathematics and experimental techniques to build on ideas in areas from artificial intelligence to biology and economics.[18]
Books[edit]
• Operations 101: A Primer[19]
• Property Management in Texas: Law and Ethics, Principles and Practices[20]
Business papers[edit]
• "Benefits of Having a Real Estate License in Property Management"[21]
• "Environmental Sampling and Analysis: developing the infrastructure of Chad"[22]
Scientific papers[edit]
• "Plant Neurological Responses and Learning"[23]
• "A Step Beyond AI: Artificial Philosophy"[24]
Presentations[edit]
• "Autism in Education: A Resource for the Student Mentor"[25]
References[edit]
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- ↑ "Louis Molnar being honored at the JS Woodsworth Awards 2017", Twitter, (retrieved April 4, 2017).
- ↑ "LWV educational guide", LWV candidate positions (retrieved September 30, 2012).
- ↑ "Louis Molnar interview", Off the Kuff blog, (retrieved August 30, 2014).
- ↑ "Houston leaders ponder city's economic growth at Rice summit", The Houston Chronicle, September 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Louis Molnar|People on the Move", Dallas Business Journal, (retrieved March 30, 2014).
- ↑ "List of Precinct Chairs", Harris County Democratic Party website, (retrieved April 3, 2012).
- ↑ "Louis Molnar announces campaign", GuidryNews.com, (retrieved November 15, 2013).
- ↑ "MoveOn.org Throws a Little Protest in Houston", Houston Press, (retrieved July 1, 2011).
- ↑ "Louis Molnar as Candidate for City Council", Campos Communications blog, (retrieved May 3, 2014).
- ↑ "Erin", ZoomInfo, (retrieved May 3, 2014).
- ↑ "LinkedIn Top Elected Officials", LinkedIn, (retrieved March 11, 2016).
- ↑ "A Tale of Two Closets: Twainbow Aids the LGBT+ and Autistic Communities", OutSmart Magazine, (retrieved August 17, 2016).
- ↑ "Community Voices: Interview With Louis Molnar", Soundcloud, (retrieved February 17, 2017).
- ↑ "Autism in Education: A Resource for the Student Mentor", SlideShare, (retrieved November 8, 2016).
- ↑ "Louis Molnar being honored at the JS Woodsworth Awards 2017", Twitter, (retrieved April 4, 2017).
- ↑ "My Story: Asperger Syndrome in Leadership", LinkedIn Pulse, (retrieved August 17, 2016).
- ↑ "A Tale of Two Closets: Twainbow Aids the LGBT+ and Autistic Communities", OutSmart Magazine, (retrieved August 17, 2016).
- ↑ "Staying Relevant In The Workforce", WGU Texas Blog, (retrieved Oct 10, 2016).
- ↑ "Operations 101: A Primer", Amazon.com website, (retrieved May 2, 2014).
- ↑ "Property Management in Texas: Law and Ethics, Principles and Practices", Amazon.com website, (retrieved May 2, 2014).
- ↑ "thesis: Benefits of Having a Real Estate License in Property Management", ResearchGate, (retrieved May 2, 2014).
- ↑ "conference paper: Africa Energy Information Forum, 2001", ResearchGate, (retrieved March 18, 2007).
- ↑ ", ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/2.1.4677.3442 , (retrieved February 15, 2013).
- ↑ "article: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications", ResearchGate, (retrieved November 25, 2014).
- ↑ "Autism in Education", ResearchGate website DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30585.26728 , (retrieved April 6, 2016).
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