Katie Sullivan (politician)

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Katie Sullivan
Member, Montana House of Representatives, 89th District
Assumed office
January 7, 2019[1]
Preceded byDave Severson[2]
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePhil[3]
ResidenceMissoula, Montana[3]
Alma materUniversity of Montana
University of Montana School of Law
University of Colorado[3]

Katie Sullivan is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 89th district in the Montana House of Representatives.

Political career

In March 2018, former Representative Dave Severson was appointed to replace Nate McConnell in the Montana House, and decided not to file for election.[2] Sullivan filed for election and won a four-way Democratic primary with 49.8% of the vote. She went on to win the general election with 62.4% of the vote.[1]

In the 2020 general election, Sullivan won the general election and was reelected to the Montana House.[1]

As of July 2020, Sullivan sits on the following committees:[4]

  • Energy, Telecommunications, and Federal Relations
  • Rules
  • Business and Labor
  • Agriculture

Electoral history

2018 Democratic primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 89[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katie Sullivan 737 49.8%
Democratic Patrick Weasel Head 404 27.3%
Democratic Dirk Williams 298 20.1%
Democratic Jon Van Dyke 42 2.8%
2018 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 89[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katie Sullivan 3,121 62.4%
Republican David Moore 1,879 37.6%

Personal life

Sullivan has a degree in human biology from the University of Montana, a JD from the University of Montana School of Law, and an LLM from the University of Colorado.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Katie Sullivan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dave Severson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Katie Sullivan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Rep. Katie Sullivan". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved 2 July 2020.