Dave Sullivan (Illinois politician)

Dave Sullivan (born December 29, 1964, in Chicago) is a former Illinois State Senator. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was first appointed in 1998 to fill a vacancy following the death of former State Senator Marty Butler. He was subsequently re-elected in 2000 and 2002. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Marquette University.[1]

Dave Sullivan
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 33rd district
28th District (1998-2003)
In office
December 1998 (1998-12)  September 2005
Preceded byMarty Butler (28th District)
Succeeded byCheryl Axley (33rd District)
Personal details
Born (1964-12-29) December 29, 1964
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
ResidencePark Ridge, Illinois
OccupationLobbyist

He resigned in September 2005 and did not run for re-election in the 2006 state elections stating that his salary would not cover the cost of sending his four children to Marquette University.

During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Sullivan worked on behalf of the presidential campaign of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson as a congressional district chair for Illinois's 9th congressional district.[2]

References

  1. "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography".
  2. Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T., eds. (November 8, 2007). "Press Release: Thompson Campaign Announces Illinois Leadership Team". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved August 20, 2021.


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