On April 3, 1990, Noland was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives to succeed Mike Tate who resigned to become executive director of the Illinois Association of Independent Insurance Agents.[3] The district included all or portions of Macon, Christian, Cumberland, Shelby, and Moultrie counties in Central Illinois.[4] While a member of the Illinois House, Noland served as Minority Spokesman for the Agriculture and Conservation Committee, as well as being seated on the following committees: Appropriations-Public Safety Committee, the Insurance Committee, and the Registration and Regulation Committee.[2]
He and his wife, Tina Beckett, have two sons and one daughter.[8] As of 2017, Noland is the CEO of the Association of Illinois Electrical Cooperatives.[9][10]