Kathy Sullivan (American politician)
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Kathleen Sullivan is an American
attorney, and former chairwoman 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
.
Her father, Henry Phillip 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.
Sullivan is married to John Rist, the principal of Manchester Central High School
. She appears in the Marlo Poras
documentary Run Granny Run about Doris Haddock's 2004 U.S. Senate campaign.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
attorney, and former chairwoman of the New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
Democratic Party. She served as a member of the United States Electoral College
United States Electoral College
The Electoral College consists of the electors appointed by each state who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States. Since 1964, there have been 538 electors in each presidential election...
in 2008, when she cast one of New Hampshire's four Electoral Votes for Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
and Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...
.
Her father, Henry Phillip 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.
Sullivan is married to John Rist, the principal of Manchester Central High School
Manchester Central High School
Manchester High School Central is the oldest public high school in the state of New Hampshire. Located in the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire, over 2,400 students attend from communities such as Auburn, Candia, Hooksett, and Manchester. The name was changed from Manchester High School in 1922...
. She appears in the Marlo Poras
Marlo Poras
Marlo Poras is an American filmmaker. While living in Vietnam, Poras found the inspiration for her first film, Mai's America which was shown on PBS and was called the best documentary of 2002 by the Boston Phoenix and the best festival film of 2002 by the LA Times.Her second film is Run Granny Run...
documentary Run Granny Run about Doris Haddock's 2004 U.S. Senate campaign.