Kathy Sullivan (American politician)
Kathy Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party | |
| In office February 1999 – March 25, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Woodburn |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Buckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1954 Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | John Rist |
| Relatives | Henry P. Sullivan (father) |
| Education | Georgetown University College of the Holy Cross (BA) Cornell University (JD) |
Kathleen Sullivan (born June 21, 1954) is an American attorney, and former chairwoman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.
Early life
[edit]Kathleen Sullivan was born on June 21, 1954, in Manchester, New Hampshire.[1] Her father, Henry P. Sullivan (1916–2003), was an attorney, state senator, state representative, and candidate for governor; her mother, the former Mary McCaffrey (1919–1997), was a state representative.[2]
Career
[edit]Sullivan served as the chairperson of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. She served as a member of the United States Electoral College in 2008, when she cast one of New Hampshire's four Electoral Votes for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. She was a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton in 2016.[3]
Sullivan appears in the Marlo Poras documentary Run Granny Run about Doris Haddock's 2004 U.S. Senate campaign.
Sullivan served as Treasurer of In This Together, a Political action committee created by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear[4]
Personal life
[edit]Sullivan is married to John Rist, the principal of Manchester Central High School.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kathleen N. Sullivan profile" Martindale.com March 19, 2010
- ^ "In Memoriam: Henry P. Sullivan" New Hampshire Bar Association March 19, 2010
- ^ "Tracking endorsements in the Democratic N.H. primary". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Loftus, Tom (December 6, 2024). "Some see presidential ambitions in Beshear's creation of New Hampshire PAC • Kentucky Lantern". Kentucky Lantern. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sullivan's profile on Wadleigh, Starr & Peters
- Sullivan's blog at The Huffington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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