Dan Sullivan (Oklahoma politician)
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{infobox officeholder
| office = President/CEO of the Grand River Dam Authority
| term_start = December 1, 2011
| state_house2 = Oklahoma
| district2 =71st
| term_start2 = November 2004
| term_end2 = November 30, 2011
| predecessor2 = Roy McClain
| successor2 = Katie Henke
| birth_name = Daniel Sullivan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|3|13}}
| education = Northeastern State University
University of Tulsa College of Law
}}
Dan Sullivan is an American attorney, politician, and member of the Republican Party who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 71st district from 2004 to 2011. Since 2011, he has served as the Grand River Dam Authority President/CEO.
Biography
Dan Sullivan was born on March 12, 1963. He graduated from Wagoner High School in 1981, Northeastern State University in 1985, and the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1988.{{cite web |title=Dan Sullivan |url=https://ee.ok.gov/executive-director/dan-sullivan/ |website=ee.ok.gov |publisher=Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment |access-date=7 October 2024}} He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Republican representing the 71st district from 2004 until his resignation on November 30, 2011. After he resigned, he was hired as the President/CEO of the Grand River Dam Authority.{{cite web |title=Daniel Sullivan (Oklahoma) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Sullivan_(Oklahoma) |website=ballotpedia.org |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=7 October 2024}} He served on the board of directors for the American Public Power Association from 2013 to 2020.
In September 2014, the Grand River Dam Authority paid $925,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit and a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Sullivan and the agency. Later that year Sullivans annual salary was raised to $270,000.{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Months after settling legal claims, state agency gives director $45,000 raise |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/months-after-settling-legal-claims-state-agency-gives-director-45-000-raise/article_7d283610-1ffd-5b4a-b096-28343a65bace.html |access-date=7 October 2024 |work=Tulsa World |date=December 11, 2014}} In 2019, Sullivan's pay was raised to $330,000.{{cite news |last1=Adcock |first1=Clifton |title=GRDA board approves $40,000 raise for CEO, votes to decommission plant's coal-fired unit |url=https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/grda-board-approves-40000-raise-for-ceo-votes-to-decommission-plants-coal-fired-unit/ |access-date=7 October 2024 |work=The Frontier |date=August 15, 2019}}
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Category:Northeastern State University alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives