Leonard Sullivan Explained

Leonard Sullivan
Office:Oklahoma County Assessor
Term Start:2004
Term End:2018
Predecessor:Larry Stein
Successor:Larry Stein
State House2:Oklahoma
District2:82nd
Term Start2:1986
Term End2:2004
Predecessor2:George Osborne
Successor2:Guy Liebmann
Birth Date:12 December 1934
Birth Place:Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:Oklahoma State University

Leonard Sullivan (December 12, 1934- October 4, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1986 and 2004 and as the Oklahoma County Assessor between 2004 and 2018.

Biography

Leonard Sullivan was born on December 12, 1934, in Dale, Oklahoma, to Leonard Fulton Sullivan and Willie Lee Stone. He graduated from Dale High School and later graduated from Murray State College in 1956 where he was president of the League of Young Democrats. In 1958, he graduated from Oklahoma State University and served as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves. He started Leonard E. Sullivan & Co. Commercial & Industrial Real Estate in 1975. In 1985, he was persuaded by local Republican leaders to run for the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1986 and 2004. After leaving the Oklahoma House he was elected Oklahoma County assessor for 14 years. He died on October 4, 2021.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leonard Sullivan . sacredselections.org . 10 May 2024.
  2. News: Former lawmaker, assessor Sullivan dies at 86 . 10 May 2024 . . October 5, 2021.