Dan Sullivan (Arkansas politician)
| Dan Alan Sullivan | |
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| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 53rd district |
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Assumed office January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Homer Lenderman |
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| Born |
April 15, 1950 Unknown |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Stewart Sullivan (married 1982) |
| Children |
Matthew Stewart Sullivan |
| Residence | Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Arkansas State University Northeast Missouri State University |
| Occupation | Educator, businessman, lobbyist |
| Website | http://www.sullivanforarkansas.com |
Matthew Stewart Sullivan
Dan Alan Sullivan (born April 15, 1950) is an educator-turned-businessman from Jonesboro, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 53 in Craighead and Greene counties in the northeastern portion of his state.
Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Education degree, with focus on Science from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, at which he played basketball in the early 1970s for the Arkansas State Indians, known since 2008 as the Red Wolves. He earned a Master of Education degree from Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, Missouri (now known as Truman State University). As principal at South Elementary School in Jonesboro, Sullivan suspended an eight-year-old boy for three days after the child pointed a chicken finger at a teacher and said, "Pow, Pow, Pow." Sullivan said that the child had made a threat, which "depends on the tone, the demeanor, and ... the intent. It's not the object in the hand, it’s the thought in the mind." The incident drew national attention.
After a quarter-century in education as a teacher and principal, Sullivan in 2004 joined the staff, with duties also including lobbying, of Ascent Children's Health Services, an entity engaged in children's developmental disorders and mental health care. In 2013, he became the Ascent chief operating officer. He is also a board member of the state Chamber of Commerce.
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