Florence M. Sullivan (January 20, 1930 – June 21, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from New York who served in the New York State Assembly from the 50th district from 1979 to 1983.
Life She was born Florence Grady on January 20, 1930, in Brooklyn. She married, and raised three children in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Then she went back to school, earned a college degree, and taught high school. She graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1974, was admitted to the bar in 1975, and worked as an Assistant D.A. of Kings County. She also entered politics as a Republican.MRS. SULLIVAN ATTACKING MOYNIHAN AS TOO LIBERAL by Josh Barbanel, in the New York Times on September 25, 1982
She was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1982, sitting in the 183rd and 184th New York State Legislatures.
In 1982, she ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senator from New York, and defeated Whitney North Seymour, Jr. and Muriel Siebert.STATE LEGISLATOR IS SENATE CHOICE by Josh Barbanel, in the New York Times on September 24, 1982 Sullivan was also nominated on the Conservative and the Right to LifeRIGHT TO LIFE PARTY OFFERING FULL TICKET FOR STATE OFFICES by Frank Lynn, in the New York Times on October 17, 1982 tickets to oppose the incumbent Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan at the United States Senate election in New York, 1982, but Moynihan scored a decisive victory over Sullivan, polling almost the double number of votes.MOYNIHAN WINS OVERWHELMING VICTORY by Maurice Carroll, in the New York Times on November 3, 1982
She was a partner in the New York City law firm of Connors & Sullivan.Connors & Sullivan Attorneys at Law, PLLC ad in the New York magazine
Sullivan died in Brooklyn on June 21, 2020, aged 90.
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