Michael J. Sullivan | |
Office: | Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts |
Term Start: | November 8, 2001 |
Term End: | January 4, 2010 |
Predecessor: | Marcos A. Devers (acting) |
Successor: | William Lantigua |
Office2: | Member of the Lawrence, Massachusetts City Council |
Birth Date: | 18 December 1956 |
Spouse: | Mary Sullivan (divorced) |
Party: | Republican |
Michael J. Sullivan (born December 18, 1956) was the mayor of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts. 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.
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.[1]
He is the brother of former Lawrence Mayor and State Cabinet Secretary Kevin J. Sullivan.[2]