Mayor Sullivan was born and raised in Braintree. His parents are the late James and Betty Sullivan. He attended Ross Elementary School, and graduated from Braintree High School in 1977. Mayor Sullivan graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst, and also earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is married to wife Barbara and together they have two children, Molly (born 1990) and Patrick (born 1992). In June 2011, Sullivan announced that he was seeking re-election for a second term as Mayor of Braintree. He ran against Paul Walsh, who ran for Braintree Mayor in 2007 but lost in the preliminary election. [1] On November 8, 2011, Sullivan was re-elected for a second term as mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts after defeating his opponent Paul Walsh. Sullivan was sworn in for a second term as mayor on January 3, 2012. In February 2012, Mayor Joseph Sullivan was elected the first vice president of the Massachusetts Mayors Association. Mayor Sullivan planned to seek re-election in 2015 for a third term as Mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts. He ran unopposed in the November 2015 Braintree town election for Mayor. On April 11, 2019, Mayor Sullivan decided he would not run for re-election as Mayor of Braintree. His last day as Mayor was on January 2, 2020 when he was succeeded by Braintree Town Councilor Charles C. Kokoros.
Public lifeedit
Town Meeting Member for 25 years
Youngest Selectman of Braintree, elected in 1986 served two three-year terms on the board [2]
First ran for Massachusetts State Legislature in 1992; won that election and five more to serve 1993-2003 during which Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation from January 1997 to February 2003
In 2007 succeeded by Joseph R. Driscoll, who had been a legislative aide to Sullivan.
February 2003 appointed Executive Director of the Massachusetts Lottery; in charge of 400 employees, five regional offices, and the allocation of $4 billion of annual revenue.[4]
Elected as the first mayor of Braintree in the town's 367-year history in November 2007.[5]
He has had two assistants since his terms as Mayor.
joseph, sullivan, mayor, joseph, sullivan, born, march, 1959, american, former, politician, served, first, mayor, braintree, massachusetts, joseph, sullivan1st, mayor, braintree, massachusettsin, office, january, 2008, january, 2020preceded, byposition, establ. Joseph C Sullivan born March 14 1959 is an American former politician who served as the first mayor of Braintree Massachusetts Joseph C Sullivan1st Mayor of Braintree MassachusettsIn office January 2 2008 January 2 2020Preceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byCharles KokorosMember of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Norfolk districtIn office 1993 2003Preceded bySuzanne M BumpSucceeded byJoseph R DriscollPersonal detailsBorn 1959 03 14 March 14 1959 age 65 Braintree Massachusetts U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseBarbaraChildren2Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Contents 1 Biography 2 Public life 3 References 4 External linksBiography editMayor Sullivan was born and raised in Braintree His parents are the late James and Betty Sullivan He attended Ross Elementary School and graduated from Braintree High School in 1977 Mayor Sullivan graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst and also earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University He is married to wife Barbara and together they have two children Molly born 1990 and Patrick born 1992 In June 2011 Sullivan announced that he was seeking re election for a second term as Mayor of Braintree He ran against Paul Walsh who ran for Braintree Mayor in 2007 but lost in the preliminary election 1 On November 8 2011 Sullivan was re elected for a second term as mayor of Braintree Massachusetts after defeating his opponent Paul Walsh Sullivan was sworn in for a second term as mayor on January 3 2012 In February 2012 Mayor Joseph Sullivan was elected the first vice president of the Massachusetts Mayors Association Mayor Sullivan planned to seek re election in 2015 for a third term as Mayor of Braintree Massachusetts He ran unopposed in the November 2015 Braintree town election for Mayor On April 11 2019 Mayor Sullivan decided he would not run for re election as Mayor of Braintree His last day as Mayor was on January 2 2020 when he was succeeded by Braintree Town Councilor Charles C Kokoros Public life editTown Meeting Member for 25 years Youngest Selectman of Braintree elected in 1986 served two three year terms on the board 2 Director of the Braintree Historical Society 3 First ran for Massachusetts State Legislature in 1992 won that election and five more to serve 1993 2003 during which Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation from January 1997 to February 2003 In 2007 succeeded by Joseph R Driscoll who had been a legislative aide to Sullivan February 2003 appointed Executive Director of the Massachusetts Lottery in charge of 400 employees five regional offices and the allocation of 4 billion of annual revenue 4 Elected as the first mayor of Braintree in the town s 367 year history in November 2007 5 He has had two assistants since his terms as Mayor References edit The Patriot Ledger 8 1 2011 The Boston Globe 5 3 2007 Braintree Historical Society The Lottery Insider The Patriot Ledger 11 6 2007 permanent dead link External links editOfficial page of Mayor Joe Sullivan Town s web sitePolitical officesPreceded byNew title Mayor of Braintree MassachusettsJanuary 2 2008 January 2 2020 Succeeded byCharles KokorosPolitical officesPreceded bySuzanne M Bump State Representative Massachusetts1993 2003 Succeeded byJoseph R Driscoll Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Sullivan mayor amp oldid 1180940167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
