Kathy Sullivan | |
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Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party | |
In office February 1999 –March 25, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Woodburn |
Succeeded by | Raymond Buckley |
Personal details | |
Born | Manchester,New Hampshire,U.S. | June 21,1954
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Rist |
Relatives | Henry P. Sullivan (father) |
Education | Georgetown University College of the Holy Cross (BA) Cornell University (JD) |
Kathleen Sullivan (born June 21,1954) is an American attorney,and former chairwoman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.
Kathleen Sullivan was born on June 21,1954,in Manchester,New Hampshire. [1] Her father,Henry P. Sullivan (1916–2003),was an attorney,state senator,state representative,and candidate for governor;her mother,the former Mary McCaffrey (1919–1997),was a state representative. [2]
Sullivan is an attorney.
Sullivan served as the chairperson of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. She served as a member of the United States Electoral College in 2008,when she cast one of New Hampshire's four Electoral Votes for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. She was a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton in 2016. [3]
Sullivan appears in the Marlo Poras documentary Run Granny Run about Doris Haddock's 2004 U.S. Senate campaign.
Sullivan is married to John Rist,the principal of Manchester Central High School.
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