Kathy Sullivan (American politician)

This article is about the New Hampshire politician. For other U.S. politicians, see Kathy Sullivan (disambiguation).

Kathy Sullivan
Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party
In office
February 1999 – March 25, 2007
Preceded byJeff Woodburn
Succeeded byRaymond Buckley
Personal details
Born (1954-06-21) June 21, 1954 (age 70)
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJohn Rist
RelativesHenry P. Sullivan (father)
EducationGeorgetown 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

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

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

Sullivan is married to John Rist, the principal of Manchester Central High School.

References

  1. ^ "Kathleen N. Sullivan profile" Martindale.com March 19, 2010
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: Henry P. Sullivan" New Hampshire Bar Association March 19, 2010
  3. ^ "Tracking endorsements in the Democratic N.H. primary". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party
1999–2007 		Succeeded by
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