James Owen "Jim" Sullivan (born December 26, 1967) is an American lawyer and
Democratic politician from
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely ...
. He was a member of the
Wisconsin Senate
The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those ...
, representing the
5th Senate district during the
2007–2008 and
2009–2010 sessions.
Political campaigns
Sullivan entered politics in 1996 by running unsuccessfully for a seat on the
Milwaukee County Board. In April 2000, Sullivan won a seat on the Wauwatosa Common Council. He was re-elected as alderman in 2004.
In 2006, he defeated Senator
Thomas G. Reynolds (R-
West Allis
West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 census, making it the eleventh-most populous city in Wisconsin.
His ...
) by 3.5 percent of the vote. In 2010,
Republican State Representative
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir (née Papachristou; born April 26, 1958) is an American politician and nurse who served as a member of the Wisconsin Senate. A Republican, she represented Wisconsin's 5th Senate district. She previously served in the Wisconsin Asse ...
(R-
Wauwatosa) defeated Sullivan by 4.5 percent of the vote.
Shortly after losing his Senate seat, Sullivan ran in the 2011 primary election to succeed
Scott Walker as Milwaukee County Executive. However, he placed third in the February primary, thus failing to advance to the April general election between the top two vote-getters.
Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly (2006, 2010)
, colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, November 7, 2006
, colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", General Election, November 2, 2010
Milwaukee County Executive (2011)
, colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;", Nonpartisan Primary, February 15, 2011
References
External links
Jim Sullivan''official campaign site''
*
1967 births
Living people
Politicians from Astoria, Oregon
People from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Politicians from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Marquette University Law School alumni
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
{{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub