David Sullivan
Bio | David Sullivan worked as a federal prosecutor for 30 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. He has experience working with federal officers, agents and law enforcement over the course of his career. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CT-05 | CT-05 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | The majority of Sullivan's funding, approximately 60.3%, came from large individual contributions. Source: https://www.opensecrets.org/races/candidates?cycle=2020&id=CT05&spec=N |
Voting Rights | Unknown |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Sullivan does not support universal healthcare. Sullivan views universal healthcare and single payer systems as destroying private insurance, which takes away private sector jobs. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/issues/health-care/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Sullivan does not support government run Medicare for All. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/issues/health-care/ |
| Private Healthcare | For | Sullivan supports private healthcare, especially Connecticut's private insurance industry. Source:https://davidxsullivan.com/issues/health-care/ |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unknown |
| Taxes | Nuance | Sullivan's stance is not completely clear. Sullivan has approved of Trump's tax cut but has not given a clear stance on taxes overall. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/gops-david-x-sullivan-campaigns-in-goshen-for-5th-district-house-seat-2/01/04/2020/ |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. Sullivan has approved of Trump's tax cut but has not given a clear stance on taxes overall. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/gops-david-x-sullivan-campaigns-in-goshen-for-5th-district-house-seat-2/01/04/2020/ |
| Abortion | Against | Sullivan does not support abortion. Sullivan supports legislation that would limit and regulate abortion and is pro-life. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/issues/life-issues/ |
| Gun Control | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unknown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Free Markets | For | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Government Spending | Nuance | Sullivan has spoken up against extra spending that may be wasteful. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/sullivan-blasts-hayes-for-supporting-extreme-school-reopening-plan/07/23/2020/ |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Sullivan has no stance. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Border Control | For | Sullivan supports border control. Sullivan wants to work to remove loopholes in border control and tightening security. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/issues/immigration/ |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| DACA | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Sullivan does not support sanctuary cities and more broadly the Pelosi plan. Source: https://davidxsullivan.com/issues/immigration/ |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Sullivan's stance is unclear. |