Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 27

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Tom SullivanDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 27
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Leo Thomas Sullivan III (born May 17, 1956) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate. He represents District 27, which includes all or parts of Aurora, Centennial, Dove Valley, Inverness and Foxfield in Arapahoe and Douglas counties.Prior to his tenure in the state senate, Sullivan served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 37th district in Arapahoe County. In the state house, Representative Sullivan sat on the Transportation and Local Government Committee and was the Vice Chair of the Business Affairs and Labor Committee. He was elected as the first Democrat to represent House District 37 in 2018 after having run an unsuccessful bid for Senate District 26 in 2016. Sullivan is known for his advocacy and legislation surrounding gun control, which began following the death of his son in the 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Graduated Journalism/Accounting
1988
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Senator
Colorado State Senate
2023 - Current
Representative
Colorado State House of Representatives
2019 - 2023
Crew Chief
United States Air Force
1974 - 1977
Co-Founder
Aurora News Newsletter
Former Employee
United States Postal Service
Other Experience1 - 7 of 7
Member
Colorado Victims for Justice
Current
Member
Colorado’s United Veterans Committee, Legislative Committee
Current
Member
Executive Council, Colorado American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Current
Former Shop Steward
Aurora Local, American Postal Workers Union
Former Member
Finance Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Member
Business, Labor and Technology Committee
Vice Chair
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee
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