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Ed Sullivan Jr. | |
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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives from the 51st district | |
In office 2003 –January 11, 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Nick Sauer |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 53–54) Mundelein,Illinois,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Patricia (Trish) |
Residence(s) | Mundelein,Illinois,U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Ed Sullivan Jr. (born 1969 in Mundelein,Illinois) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 51st district since 2003.
After receiving a B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1991,Sullivan Jr. served as an aide to U.S. Congressman Phil Crane (IL-8). In 1993,he was elected to the first of five terms as the Fremont Township Assessor.
In April 2013,Rep. Sullivan became the second Republican representative in Illinois to support the state's same-sex marriage bill. He did not run for re-election in 2016. [1]
Sullivan Jr. is a graduate of Carmel High School.[ when? ][ citation needed ] He received a B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1991. [2] [3] [ better source needed ]
Sullivan Jr. served as an aide to U.S. Congressman Phil Crane (IL-8).[ when? ][ citation needed ] He was elected to his first term as the Fremont Township Assessor in 1993,and went on to serve four additional terms.[ when? ] [3] [ better source needed ]
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The 51st State Representative District is a hook-shaped geographical area encompassing a wide range of suburban demographics in Lake County,Illinois,that includes all or substantial parts of the Illinois communities of Lake Zurich,Kildeer,Deer Park,Long Grove,Hawthorne Woods,Libertyville,Mundelein,Green Oaks,and Waukegan,Illinois. [4] [5] [ better source needed ]
Rep. Sullivan Jr. served as Assistant Republican Leader for the 98th session of the Illinois General Assembly. [2] [ better source needed ] His committee assignments included Executive,Consumer Protection,and Rules where he was the "Republican Spokesperson" (ranking minority party member),as well as Mass Transit,Public Utilities,and Revenue and Finance. [2] [ better source needed ]
Historical legislative efforts by Rep. Sullivan Jr. include extensive work on tax legislation and work on anti-gang initiatives.[ citation needed ] He was one of two Republican representatives in Illinois to support a same-sex marriage bill in April 2013. [6]
The Illinois branch of the Republican-associated Opportunity Project (IOP),a self-described "research and public policy enterprise" advocating conservative state legislation and policies in support of "free markets and free minds" [a 501(c)(4) tax exempt organization],scored Rep. Sullivan Jr. in 2012 at 88 on a scale of 100;a grade of "A−",it was a score tied for 3rd highest of the 120 members of the Illinois House evaluated. [7] [8] [9] [ better source needed ]
Sullivan Jr. is married;his wife,Trish,is a family nurse practitioner. They live in Mundelein with daughter Kaileigh and son Edwin.
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