Michael J. Sullivan (mayor)

{{Infobox Mayor | name= Michael J. Sullivan

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| office= Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts

| term_start= November 8, 2001

| term_end= January 4, 2010{{Citation| last=Conti|first=Kathleen| title =Amid optimism, Lantigua takes office in Lawrence Outlines goals, challenges the city faces| publisher = The Boston Globe| location = Boston, MA | date = January 5, 2010 }}

| predecessor= Marcos A. Devers (acting)

| successor= William Lantigua

| office2= Member of the
Lawrence, Massachusetts
City Council

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| birth_date= {{birth date and age | 1956 | 12 | 18}}

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| spouse= Mary Sullivan (divorced)

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| party= Republican{{Citation| last=Silberman|first=Ellen J. | title =Voters to decide Hub mayoral race, tax question| page =1 | publisher = The Boston Herald| location = Boston, MA | date = November 6, 2001 }}

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Michael J. Sullivan (born December 18, 1956) was the mayor of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} A Republican, Sullivan became the mayor in 2001 after beating Isabel Melendez. He was re-elected in 2005 beating Marcos Devers in non-partisan elections.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

Although he formed an exploratory committee to enter the Special Election to replace Congressman Marty Meehan, Sullivan ultimately decided not to run and endorsed Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski.[http://news.bostonherald.com/localPolitics/view.bg?articleid=196944/]{{dead link|date=April 2018}}

He is the brother of former Lawrence Mayor and State Cabinet Secretary Kevin J. Sullivan.{{cite news|last=Guarino|first=David R.|title=Acting gov to turn up the heat in budget war|newspaper=Boston Herald|date=March 16, 2002}}