Michael J. Sullivan (born December 18, 1956) was the mayor of the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
[citation needed] 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] 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.
[3] He is the brother of former Lawrence Mayor and State Cabinet Secretary Kevin J.