Kevin B. Sullivan (born August 20, 1949) is an American politician. A

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, he was the 106th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, from 2004 to 2007. He was elected to the

Connecticut State Senate The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sena ...

in 1986 and served as

Senate President Pro Tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase ''pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...

from 1997 to 2004.

Mayor

Prior to his election to the State Senate, he was mayor of

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, serving on the Town Council for five years. As Mayor, he oversaw an executive reorganization of town government, land use changes that eventually led to the economic renewal of the town center and cut property taxes.

State Senator

Elected to the State Senate in 1986, Sullivan chaired the General Assembly's Education Committee. Connecticut Magazine cited him for his honesty and hard work. After serving as Assistant Minority Leader, Sullivan became State Senate President Pro Tempore in 1997 and chaired the national Senate President's Forum.

Lieutenant Governor

Upon Governor

John G. Rowland John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Repu ...

's resignation and imprisonment, Lieutenant Governor

M. Jodi Rell Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell (née Reavis; born June 16, 1946) is an American former Republican politician and the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. Rell also served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Rell was C ...

became governor. Sullivan, as the Senate President Pro Tempore, succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor in 2004 where he served until 2007. During his time as Lieutenant governor, he led a statewide effort to improve mental health care.

Commissioner of Revenue Services

In 2011, Governor

Dannel Malloy Dannel Patrick Malloy (; born July 21, 1955) is an American politician, who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. On July ...

appointed Sullivan as Connecticut's Commissioner of Revenue Service. He also served as President of the national Federation of Tax Administrators.

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Kevin Living people People from West Hartford, Connecticut Mayors of places in Connecticut Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate Democratic Party Connecticut state senators Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni University of Connecticut School of Law alumni Quinnipiac University faculty 1949 births