Michael J. Sullivan (mayor)

Michael J. Sullivan
Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts
In office November 2001 – January 4, 2010[1]
Preceded by	Marcos A. Devers (acting)
Succeeded by	William Lantigua
Member of the Lawrence, Massachusetts City Council[2]
Personal details
Born	December 18, 1956 ( 1956 -12-18) (age 54)
Political party	Republican[2]
Spouse(s)	Mary Sullivan (divorced)

Michael J. Sullivan (born December 18, 1956) was the mayor of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]} A Republican, Sullivan became the mayor in 2001 after beating Isabel Melendez. He was re-elected in 2005 beating Marcos Devers in non-partisan elections.^{[citation needed]}

Although he formed an exploratory committee to enter the Special Election to replace Congressman Marty Meehan, Sullivan ultimately decided not to run and endorsed Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski.^[3]

He is the brother of former Lawrence Mayor and State Cabinet Secretary Kevin J. Sullivan.^[4]

References

1. ^ Conti, Kathleen (January 5, 2010), Amid optimism, Lantigua takes office in Lawrence Outlines goals, challenges the city faces, Boston, MA: The Boston Globe 
2. ^ ^{a b} Silberman, Ellen J. (November 6, 2001), Voters to decide Hub mayoral race, tax question, Boston, MA: The Boston Herald, p. 1. 
3. ^ http://news.bostonherald.com/localPolitics/view.bg?articleid=196944/
4. ^ Guarino, David R. (March 16, 2002). "Acting gov to turn up the heat in budget war". Boston Herald. 

External links

• Mayor Sullivan's official website

Political offices
Preceded by Marcos A. Devers (acting)	Mayor of Lawrence January 2002 - January 4, 2010	Succeeded by William Lantigua

Persondata
Name	Sullivan, Michael J.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	December 18, 1956
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