John Sullivan (Oklahoma)
John A. Sullivan (b. January 1, 1965) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Oklahoma. Sullivan was first elected by the voters from Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District in 2002.
Sullivan was defeated by challenger Jim Bridenstine in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012.[1][2] The day of the primary, Sullivan said he had made a mistake by ignoring the primary challenge for too long. "I never had a race like this in all my life," he said.[3]
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Sullivan was a "moderate Republican leader."[4]
Career
- 2002-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District
- 1995-2002: Oklahoma House of Representatives
- 1992: Graduated from Northeastern State University
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
Sullivan served on the following committees:[5]
- Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Energy and Power Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Environment and Economy
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Sullivan voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]
Elections
2012
Sullivan was running in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Oklahoma's 1st District. Sullivan was the nomination on the Republican ticket. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was April 13, 2012. Sullivan was defeated by Jim Bridenstine in the June 26, 2012, Republican primary.[1][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Jim Bridenstine |
53.8% | 28,055 |
| John Sullivan | 46.2% | 24,058 |
| Total Votes | 52,113 | |
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Polls
2012 election
An automated phone poll, conducted May 14-15, 2012, by the Bridenstine campaign, showed Bridenstine in a statistical tie with incumbent Rep. John Sullivan.[8]
| Oklahoma's Congressional District 1, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Jim Bridenstine (R) | John Sullivan (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| [1] (May 17, 2012) | 34.16% | 32.92% | 32.92% | +/-3.79 | 641 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, John Sullivan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Angelia O'Dell (D) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Oklahoma District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Sullivan incumbent |
76.8% | 151,173 | |
| Independent | Angelia O’Dell | 23.2% | 45,656 | |
| Total Votes | 196,829 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Sullivan paid his congressional staff a total of $962,074 in 2011. Overall, Oklahoma ranked 19th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[10]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Sullivan's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $15,001 to $50,000. That averages to $32,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $6,358,668. His average calculated net worth[11] decreased by 81.43% from 2010.[12]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Sullivan's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $100,001 to $250,000. This averages out to $175,000.50 which was lower than the average net worth of Republicans in 2010 of $7,561,133.[13]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Sullivan ranked 47th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[14]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Sullivan ranked 154th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[15]
Voting with party
John Sullivan voted with the Republican Party 94.1 percent of the time, which ranked 66 among the 242 House Republican members as of December 2011.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Personal
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Sullivan is married to Judy. They have 4 children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term John + Sullivan + Oklahoma + House
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oklahoma Elections Division, "Election Results" accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ Fox 23 "Jim Bridenstine defeats John Sullivan in primary," June 26, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "An incumbent caught sleeping?" June 26, 2012
- ↑ GovTrack, "Sullivan" accessed May 22, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congressman John Sullivan, Proudly Serving the First District of Oklahoma, "Biography"
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ Oklahoma Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ jimbridenstine.com, "Bridenstine Campaign Announces Internal Polling Results" accessed June 15, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "John Sullivan," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "John Sullivan (R-Okla), 2011," accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "John Sullivan (R-Okla), 2010," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Steve Largent |
U.S. House of Representatives - Oklahoma, District 1 2002–2013 |
Succeeded by Jim Bridenstine (R) |
| Preceded by ' |
Oklahoma House of Representatives 1995-2002 |
Succeeded by ' |
