Michael Quinn Sullivan

Michael Quinn Sullivan
Michael Quinn Sullivan
Born Michael Quinn Sullivan
January 4, 1970 (1970-01-04) (age 41)
Dallas, Texas
Occupation Conservative activist
Website
EmpowerTexans.com

Michael Quinn Sullivan (born 1970) is president of Empower Texans and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, a non-profit organization based in Austin.

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Education

Growing up, Sullivan moved frequently around Texas, graduating from Sherman High School in 1988. He then graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station,

Professional

Sullivan began his career as a reporter for two daily Texas newspapers, the Denison Herald in Denison and the Brazosport Facts. At both papers he covered local government issues and wrote a weekly commentary. During this time he also wrote for a magazine, Texas Republic.

In 1995, he left print journalism to serve as press secretary for Republican congressional candidate Ron Paul, M.D. After the successful election in 1996, Sullivan moved to Washington, D.C., to serve in Paul's Capitol office.

Sullivan left government service in 1999 to join the staff of the Media Research Center. There, he developed and refined communications training programs while he oversaw the organization's Conservative Communications Center public relations activities.

He went on the staff of the Texas Public Policy Foundation in 2001. There he handled media and government affairs. He also served as the organization's vice president.[1]

In 2006 he became president of Empower Texans and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility.[2]

Awards & Mentions

A Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist described Sullivan as someone who "slays taxpayer dragons in Austin… When the heat is on in Austin, Michael Quinn Sullivan knows how to make it even hotter.”[3]

In 2010, Campaigns & Elections magazine listed Sullivan as one of the 50 most influential Republicans in Texas.[4]

Texas Monthly's February 2011 cover story, Power Company, listed Sullivan as among the 25 most powerful people working in state politics, styling him as "the enforcer." [5]

Publications

As a columnist, Sullivan's commentaries have appeared in publications around the state and nation, such as the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, the Manchester Union Leader, the Augusta Chronicle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Raleigh News & Observer, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, DoubleThink magazine and others, as well as being carried by the Scripps Howard News Service.

Military

Despite being in the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, Sullivan did not take a military contract after graduation. In 2010, however, he was commissioned into the Texas State Guard.

Personal

He is an Eagle Scout.

Sullivan, his wife, and three children reside in Austin. He is an avid runner and a devotee of the Austrian School of economics.

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