Edward C. Sullivan | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 70th, later the 69th, district | |
In office January 1, 1977 –December 31, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Marie M. Runyon |
Succeeded by | Daniel O'Donnell |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Christian Sullivan April 1934 (age 90) Springfield,Massachusetts,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Nicole |
Residence(s) | New York City,New York,U.S. |
Edward Christian "Ed" Sullivan (born April 1934) is a Democratic Party politician from Manhattan who represented the Upper West Side's 69th district in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2002.
Sullivan was born in Springfield,Massachusetts. A resident of New York City since 1957,Sullivan attended the Sorbonne in Paris,France and graduated from the New School University in 1968 with a Master of Arts in Political Science.
Fluent in French,he used his language skills to help others adjust to their new society,teaching English as a Second Language for 15 years at New York University,City University of New York,and other institutions.
Eventually,his passion for education led him to activism and advocacy —and a run for the New York State Assembly. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2002,sitting in the 182nd,183rd,184th,185th,186th,187th,188th,189th,190th,191st,192nd,193rd and 194th New York State Legislatures. While there,he served for a time as Chairman of the Higher Education Committee.
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