Katie Sullivan (politician)

Katie Sullivan is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 89th district in the Montana House of Representatives.

Katie Sullivan
Member, Montana House of Representatives, 89th District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2019[1]
Preceded by	Dave Severson[2]
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Phil[3]
Residence	Missoula, Montana[3]
Alma mater	University of Montana University of Montana School of Law University of Colorado[3]

Political career

In 2018, former representative Dave Severson (who had been appointed to the seat in March 2018) decided not to run for a full term,[2] and Sullivan ran for the open seat. She won a four-way Democratic primary with 49.8% of the vote, and went on to win the general election with 62.4% of the vote. She is running for reelection in 2020.[1]

As of July 2020, Sullivan sits on the following committees:[4]

• Energy, Telecommunications, and Federal Relations
• Rules
• Business and Labor
• Agriculture

Electoral record

2018 Democratic primary: Montana House of Representatives, District 89[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Sullivan	737	49.8%
	Democratic	Patrick Weasel Head	404	27.3%
	Democratic	Dirk Williams	298	20.1%
	Democratic	Jon Van Dyke	42	2.8%

2018 general election: Montana House of Representatives, District 89[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Sullivan	3,121	62.4%
	Republican	David Moore	1,879	37.6%

Personal life

Sullivan has a degree in Human Biology from the University of Montana, a JD from the University of Montana School of Law, and an LLM from the University of Colorado.[3]

References

1. "Katie Sullivan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. "Dave Severson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
3. "Katie Sullivan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
4. "Rep. Katie Sullivan". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved 2 July 2020.