Lieutenant Governor
Upon Governor John G. Rowland's resignation, Lieutenant Governor M. Jodi Rell became governor. Sullivan, the Senate President Pro Tempore, was then sworn in as Lieutenant Governor on July 1, 2004.
Early in her term, Rell appointed Sullivan as chairman of the state mental health cabinet and his work led to major improvements in mental health care and coverage.
Sullivan chose not to be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor or Governor in 2006. He was a strong supporter of John DeStefano, Jr. in the 2006 Democratic Gubernatorial primary over Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy (DeStefano lost to incumbent Jodi Rell). Sullivan was succeeded as lieutenant governor by Michael Fedele on January 3, 2007.
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