Dan Sullivan
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 20th district
(Previously 21st district)
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byJohn Cooper
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 12, 2015 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byHomer Lenderman
Succeeded byJon Milligan
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMaria
Children2
EducationArkansas State University (BSE)
Truman State University (MSE)

Dan Sullivan is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 20th district. He has served in the Arkansas General Assembly since 2015.

Education

Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Arkansas State University and a Master of Science in Education from Truman State University.[1]

Career

Prior to entering politics, Sullivan worked as an employee of the Behavioral Health Providers Association and CEO of Ascent Children's Health Services. He has mentioned on his social media how he worked as a coach for a central Arkansas high school, the Caraway Tigers. [2] He also represented the 53rd district in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. Sullivan was elected to the Arkansas Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021.[3][4]

Controversies

In 2017, the preschool that Dan Sullivan was CEO of, Ascent Children’s Health Services, fell under fire after the death of a five year old boy. [5]

In 2023, Dan Sullivan introduced a bill which would become Arkansas Act 372, which concerned libraries and access to information for minors. [6] This law and lawsuit garnered national attention. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Dan Sullivan (Arkansas)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/sullivanforar/status/943301178494017536
  3. ↑ "Senator Dan Sullivan (R) - Arkansas State Legislature". www.arkleg.state.ar.us. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dan Sullivan's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ https://katv.com/community/7-on-your-side/lawmaker-pushing-for-less-regulation-has-child-die-at-his-facility
  6. ↑ https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FACT372.pdf
  7. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/books/arkansas-book-banning-law-lawsuit.html


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