Kathy Sullivan (American politician)
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Kathy Sullivan is the chairwoman of the Democratic Party in the state of New Hampshire. She has been an avid critic of the DNC's attempts to change the primary calendar to decrease the influence of the New Hampshire Primary. She has been referred to as a hero because of her efforts to bring justice to the illegal efforts of the Republican Party to jam the election day phone lines of the NH Democrats in 2002. Two Republican leaders have been sentenced to prison.
Sullivan was first elected State Chairwoman in 1999. Currently serving in her fourth term, she is the longest serving chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. She is the managing partner of the New Hampshire law firm Wadleigh, Starr and Peters.
Sullivan is the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Sullivan. Henry was an attorney in Manchester, New Hampshire, former state senator, representative and school board member. Henry was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1968. Henry was also a member of the Democratic National Committee (1952-1956) and chairman of the Manchester City Democrats. Mary, a registered nurse, served as a NH state representative from 1976-1988.
Kathy Sullivan is married to John Rist, the principal of Manchester's Central High School, New Hampshire's largest and most ethnically diverse high school.
| State Chairs of the Democratic Party | ||||
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AL: Joe Turnham |
HI: Mike McCartney |
MA: Phillip Johnston |
NM: John Wertheim |
SD: Judith Olson Duhamel |
