Brian James Sullivan (born March 26, 1958) is an American politician, serving as the

Snohomish County Snohomish County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 72nd-most popul ...

Treasurer.

Background

Born in

Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the 2 ...

, Sullivan graduated from Mariner High School in

Everett, Washington Everett (; ) is the county seat and most populous city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the Seattle metropolitan area, metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett ...

and then studied political science at

Central Washington University Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington, United States. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academi ...

and

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

. He worked for a local planning agency: Snohomish County Tomorrow and owned a small business in

Mukilteo, Washington Mukilteo ( ; ) is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located on Puget Sound between Edmonds, Washington, Edmonds and Everett, Washington, Everett, approximately north of Seattle. The city had a population of 20,254 at ...

. Sullivan served on the Mukilteo City Council from 1986 to 1989 and then Mayor of Mukilteo from 1990 to 1997. From 2001 to 2007, Sullivan served in the

Washington House of Representatives The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 ...

as a

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. In 2007, Sullivan was elected to the

Snohomish County Council The Snohomish County Council is the legislative body of Snohomish County, Washington. The county council was created in 1979 and consists of five members serving four-year terms. Members :' ;Notes History The county council was created on ...

. He ran for mayor of Everett in 2017, but finished third in the primary behind Cassie Franklin and Judy Tuohy. In 2019 he ran for and was elected Snohomish County Treasurer. His seat on the county council was won by Megan Dunn.

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1958 births Living people Mayors of places in Washington (state) Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives Snohomish County Councillors Washington (state) city council members Politicians from Butte, Montana Politicians from Everett, Washington Central Washington University alumni University of Washington alumni Businesspeople from Washington (state) People from Mukilteo, Washington 21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature {{Washington-mayor-stub