Kate Sullivan graduated from Ord High School in 1967, and got her B.S.
Prior to her election to the legislature, she was the treasurer of Cedar Rapids School Board.
Sullivan was elected in 2008 to represent the 41st Nebraska legislative district.
She was named to the Building Maintenance, Education, Government, Military and Veterans Affairs, and the Legislature's Planning Committees.
She served in the legislature for eight years, succeeded by Tom Briese in 2017.