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Dan Sullivan (Alaska politician, born 1964)

Dan Sullivan
Senator Dan Sullivan official.jpg
United States Senator
from Alaska
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Serving with Lisa Murkowski
Preceded by Mark Begich
Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources
In office
December 6, 2010 – September 24, 2013
Governor Sean Parnell
Preceded by Thomas E. Irwin
Succeeded by Joseph Balash
27th Attorney General of Alaska
In office
June 17, 2009 – November 30, 2010
Governor Sarah Palin
Sean Parnell
Preceded by Talis Colberg
Succeeded by John J. Burns
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
In office
June 6, 2006 – January 1, 2009
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Earl Wayne
Succeeded by Jose Fernandez
Personal details
Born Daniel Scott Sullivan
(1964-11-13) November 13, 1964 (age 53)
Fairview Park, Ohio, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Julie Fate
Children 3
Education Harvard University (B.A.)
Georgetown University (M.S., J.D.)
Website Senate website
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Marine Corps
Years of service 1993–1997 (Active)
1997–present (Reserve)
Rank US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel
Unit United States Marine Corps Reserve
Commands 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Defense Meritorious Service Medal.jpg Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Daniel Scott Sullivan (born November 13, 1964) is an American politician, lawyer and member of the Republican Party serving as the junior United States Senator from Alaska since 2015.

Born in Fairview Park, Ohio, Sullivan earned degrees from Harvard University and Georgetown University, interning at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. After graduating in 1993, he joined the United States Marine Corps, leaving active duty in 1997. He has since served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and was recalled to active duty from 2004 to 2006 and in 2009 and 2013.

Between 1997 and 1999, he clerked for judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Alaska Supreme Court. He worked in private practice in Anchorage, Alaska from 2000 to 2002, then moved to Maryland to work for the federal government, first with the National Economic Council and National Security Council, then as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.


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