Ed Sullivan, Jr.

Ed Sullivan, Jr. is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 51st district since 2003.

First elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2002, Mundelein native Ed Sullivan has quickly made a name for himself in the Illinois General Assembly; establishing a strong record on fiscal responsibility, public safety, education, domestic violence, and property tax issues.

Currently serving his fifth term, Representative Sullivan has sponsored legislation protecting children from convicted sex offenders, defending our natural resources, and successfully working with his House Republican colleagues to block major tax increases on Illinois families proposed by the Democrat majority in Springfield. During his service in the General Assembly, Rep. Sullivan has been recognized as a leading expert on revenue and budget issues. In addition, Sullivan currently serves as the Republican Spokesman on the Consumer Protection Committee.

Rep. Sullivan has continued to focus on the needs and priorities of taxpayers and families in Lake County. He remains committed to such important issues as property tax relief, local transportation needs, public safety, health care, domestic violence, and ensuring a quality education for our children. One of Rep. Sullivan’s landmark legislative achievements in 2009 was the passage of Illinois’ new Anti-Gang initiative, establishing a unique pilot program to crack down on local gang activity through innovative use of the internet.

Representative Sullivan has received numerous honors during his legislative career, including being named by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police as the Public Official of the Year; the Nature Conservancy’s Acorn Award recipient; and the 2004 & 2006 Illinois Farm Bureau’s Activator Award for being a Friend of Agriculture, Respiratory Health Association 2008 “Lung Health Champion Award”, Illinois Bankers Association “2008 Outstanding Legislator”,

After receiving a B.A. in History and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois in 1991, Sullivan served as an aide to U.S. Congressman Phil Crane (IL-8). In 1993, he was elected to his first term as the Fremont Township Assessor, a position to which he has been successively re-elected five times since.

Source: Sullivan Official Bio; Illinois House Republican Caucus; http://news.ilhousegop.org/content/ed-sullivan