Michael Sullivan (U.S. Attorney)
| Michael J. Sullivan | |
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| Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |
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In office September 2006 – January 20, 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Alberto Gonzales |
| President | George W. Bush |
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Carl Truscott Edgar A. Domenech (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ronald "Ronnie" A. Carter (acting) Kenneth E. Melson (acting) |
| U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
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In office September 2001 – April 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Donald Stern |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Ortiz |
| District Attorney of Plymouth County | |
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In office June 1995 – September 2001 |
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| Preceded by | William O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Cruz |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 7th Plymouth district |
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In office January 1991 – June 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Emmet Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Whitney |
| Personal details | |
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October 3, 1954 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Boston College Suffolk University |
Michael J. Sullivan (born October 3, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (2001–2009) and Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (2006–2009). His work as U.S. Attorney largely focused on national security and health-care fraud. A native of the Holbrook–Abington region, Sullivan served earlier in his career as the District Attorney for Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and as a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Sullivan was born October 3, 1954, the second of seven children, and grew up in Holbrook, Massachusetts. He attended Boston College High School and Boston College, and went onto Suffolk University Law School. He worked with the Gillette Company from 1973 to 1989 before moving into private law, becoming partner at McGovern & Sullivan in the early 1990s.
Representing the town of Abington, he was elected as a Republican state representative in 1990. He was voted "Legislator of the Year" by the Massachusetts Municipal Organization in 1994. Among his initiatives was a budget amendment to have the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority charge municipalities for sewage management by volume instead of population, which moved much of the cost burden away from outlying towns and toward Boston. The amendment was adopted by the House but reversed the following day under pressure from Democratic leaders. He stepped down in 1995 after being named District Attorney for Plymouth County. He took early steps to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Ted Kennedy in 2000, but retracted before declaring an official candidacy.
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