| 词条 | Mike Sullivan (governor) |
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|name= Mike Sullivan |image=WY Governor Mike Sullivan WSA OH-2104.jpg |caption= |order=29th |office= Governor of Wyoming |term_start= January 5, 1987 |term_end= January 2, 1995 |predecessor= Edgar Herschler |successor= Jim Geringer |order2= |office2=United States Ambassador to Ireland |term_start2=October 22, 1998 |term_end2=June 20, 2001 |appointed2=Bill Clinton |predecessor2=Jean Kennedy Smith |successor2=Richard J. Egan |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1939|9|22}} |birth_place= Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |spouse= Jane Metzler |profession=Attorney |party= Democrat |alma_mater= University of Wyoming |religion=Roman Catholicism }} Michael John "Mike" Sullivan (born September 22, 1939) is an American lawyer and former politician who was the 29th Governor of Wyoming, serving from 1987 to 1995, and United States Ambassador to Ireland, serving from 1998 to 2001. BiographySullivan was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, J. B. Sullivan, moved the family to Douglas, Wyoming, to open a law practice. Mike Sullivan graduated from Douglas High School as the class salutatorian. He continued his education at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, where he earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and then a law degree.[1] On September 2, 1961, Sullivan married Jane Metzler of Riverton in ceremonies in Powell. They made their home in Casper. Sullivan practiced law with the firm of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey, and Sullivan for twenty years. Sullivan had never sought elective office when, in 1986, he ran for and won the Democratic nomination for governor. Many observers believed that, following three terms with a Democratic governor (Ed Herschler) the chances for another Democrat to gain that post would be remote. Nonetheless, after a hard-fought campaign, Sullivan defeated Republican nominee Peter K. Simpson. In his 1990 reelection, Sullivan defeated the rancher and businesswoman Mary Mead of Jackson, daughter of Republican former Governor and U.S. Senator Clifford P. Hansen. Sullivan received 104,638 votes (65.4 percent) to her 55,471 ballots (34.6 percent). In the general election, Mead polled only 4,311 more votes than she had in her closed primary. Hence, she was unable to reach beyond her base of support within the GOP. Sullivan tapped the journalist Dennis E. Curran, a native of Wisconsin, to serve from 1987 to 1994 as his press secretary, after which time Curran launched the Wyoming Business Report.[2] He named a Republican, Joseph B. Meyer, as attorney general.[3] Sullivan ran for the U.S. Senate in 1994, but lost 59-39 percent to Representative Craig L. Thomas during the national Republican wave of 1994. Four years after his governorship ended, Sullivan was appointed as United States Ambassador to Ireland by President Bill Clinton, a post he held from 1999 to 2001.[4] His official gubernatorial portrait was painted by artist Michele Rushworth and unveiled in the state capitol by Governor Dave Freudenthal in 2008. The portrait shows Sullivan holding his signature grey cowboy hat. In 2012, Sullivan was honored at the University of Wyoming with the dedication of a landscaped plaza bordering the university's Prexy's Pasture.[5] Sullivan retired as a partner at the Casper office of the law firm of Lewis, Roca, Rothgerber, & Christie in 2015.[6][7] See also{{Portal|Biography}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_wyoming/col2-content/main-content-list/title_sullivan_michael.html| title= Wyoming Governor Michael J. Sullivan |publisher= National Governors Association |accessdate= November 18, 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://dailyranger.com/story.php?story_id=1114|title=Fremont County: The Ranger Digest, April 11, 2012|publisher=dailyranger.com|accessdate=May 19, 2012}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/wyoming-state-treasurer-joe-meyer-s-career-arc-left-tracks/article_e9bb0712-3483-5acb-b48c-26f261ade55c.html|title=Joan Barron, "Wyoming State Treasurer Joe Meyer's career arc left tracks", October 9, 2012|publisher=Wyoming Tribune Eagle|accessdate=October 16, 2012}} 4. ^Wyoming State Archives official gubernatorial biography {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604000523/http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/Research/Governors/Governor.asp?gov=37&criteria=gov |date=2011-06-04 }} 5. ^https://www.lrrc.com/Michael-J-Sullivan-Honored-with-Dedication-of-Plaza-at-University-of-Wyoming-10-16-2012 6. ^Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons' biography of Michael J. Sullivan {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727214826/http://www.rothgerber.com/showbio.aspx?Show=401 |date=2011-07-27 }} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.lrrc.com/Lewis-Roca-Rothgerber-to-Change-Service-Model-for-Wyoming-Clients-08-13-2015|title=Lewis Roca Rothgerber to Change Service Model for Wyoming Clients - Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie|website=www.lrrc.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-04}} External links
{{S-start}}{{S-off}}{{Succession box | before= Edgar Herschler | title= Governor of Wyoming | years= January 5, 1987 –January 2, 1995 | after= Jim Geringer}}{{s-dip}}{{Succession box|title=United States Ambassador to Ireland|before=Jean Kennedy Smith||after=Richard Egan|years=October 22, 1998 – June 20, 2001}}{{S-end}}{{Governors of Wyoming}}{{US Ambassadors to Ireland}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Mike}} 14 : Governors of Wyoming|American people of Irish descent|Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska|Politicians from Casper, Wyoming|Ambassadors of the United States to Ireland|Wyoming Democrats|1939 births|Living people|People from Douglas, Wyoming|University of Wyoming alumni|University of Wyoming College of Law alumni|American Roman Catholics|Democratic Party state governors of the United States|Catholics from Wyoming |
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