Dan Sullivan (politician, 1964)

Dan Sullivan

Daniel Scott "Dan" Sullivan (* 13. November 1964 in Fairview Park , Ohio ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . Since January 3, 2015, it is located in the US state of Alaska in the US Senate .

biography

Sullivan was born in Fairview Park, a small town in northern Ohio, where he grew up. After attending local schools there, he went to Indiana to the Culver Military Academy , where he graduated in 1983. He then went to Harvard University , where he studied economics and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts . He then went to Georgetown University to do his Juris Doctor in Law , which he received in 1993. While studying at Georgetown, he served on the editorial board of the Georgetown Law Journal , a prestigious legal journal.

In 1993 he finally enlisted in the United States Marine Corps . During his four years of service he was stationed in Anchorage . In 1997 he was honorably discharged from active service. Since then he has been called back to active duty from the reserve three times , initially from 2004 to 2006, in spring 2009 and for the last time in July 2013, where he was stationed in Afghanistan for six weeks . He was promoted for the last time in 2011, since then he has held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel . For his active service, he received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal .

After Sullivan retired from active military service in 1997, he stayed in Alaska. Immediately after the end of his service, he worked for one year in the office of federal judge Andrew Kleinfeld. From 1998 to 1999 he served in the office of the presiding judge of the Alaska Supreme Court , Alaska's highest court, Warren Matthews. In 2000 he became an attorney at Perkins Coie , a large law firm in Anchorage. In the same year he was also admitted to the Alaska bar.

In 2002 he moved to Washington, DC He was employed in the White House under US President George W. Bush as an employee of the United States National Economic Council and the United States National Security Council . In 2004 he left the White House. In 2006 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State in the State Department by Bush and was confirmed by the US Senate without discussion. From then on, he was responsible for the economy and energy sector. He held this post until January 1, 2009. While in the State Department, he bought a house in Anchorage, but kept a second home in Maryland , including for tax reasons.

After Talis Goldberg resigned as Attorney General of Alaska in February 2009, Governor Sarah Palin first appointed Wayne Anthony Ross. This nomination was not confirmed by the Alaska Legislature , so that Palin now appointed Sullivan. His nomination was confirmed by parliament and sworn in in June 2009. His last day at work was December 5th, 2010 when he was replaced by John J. Burns. On the same day he took up his post as Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources , similar to a minister in a German state. He remained in office until September 24, 2013.

On October 15, 2013, Sullivan announced his candidacy for the Senate seat of Democrat Mark Begich . In the primary elections of his party, he was able to prevail clearly against two competitors. During the election campaign, he expressed his opposition to abortions unless the child was caused, for example, by rape. In the main election in November 2014, Sullivan narrowly prevailed against incumbent Begich. After the complete vote count, Sullivan was ahead of Begich with a little over 6000 votes. Sullivan took office on January 3, 2015. On January 6, 2015, he was sworn in by US Vice President Joe Biden , and since then Sullivan has served as Junior Senator alongside Lisa Murkowski in the US Senate. He is a member of the following committees: Armed Services , Commerce, Science and Transportation , Environment and Public Works, and Veterans' Affairs . His current term of office runs until January 3, 2021.

In August 2018, Sullivan was appointed to succeed John McCain as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Republican Institute (IRI). The IRI is the Republican party foundation that runs programs to promote democracy in developing countries.

Web links

• Dan Sullivan (politician, 1964) in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Website at the Senate

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Josh Rogin: John McCain passes the torch at the International Republican Institute. In: Washington Post (online), August 3, 2018.