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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | William L. Sullivan |
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Henderson, Kentucky , United States |
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| Info | WILLIAM SULLIVAN graduated from Centre College with a B.A. in Economics and was later honored as an outstanding alumnus of Centre.
He earned his L.L.B. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1948 and has been a member of the Henderson Bar Association since 1950, serving as president for a term. He has served as a Special Judge for the Kentucky Supreme Court on several occasions and has been granted a lifetime membership by the Kentucky Bar Association with the title of Senior Counselor.
Mr. Sullivan served for twenty years in the Kentucky State Senate, ten of which were as Majority Leader and as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. He served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky for a year and has served as Acting Governor of Kentucky on more than sixty occasions. He received the Governors Award for service on the Constitution Revision Assembly and the Circuit Judges Award for service as Chairman of the Joint House-Senate Committee which restructured the Kentucky Court System.
An avid pilot, Mr. Sullivan flew P-47s in World War II. He served as head of the Kentucky Aeronautics Department for two years. He won the National Championship formula one air racing silver trophy in Reno in 1975 and the International Grand Prix trophy in France in 1976. He was elected to the Henderson Aviation Hall of Fame in 1996. He has flown his Bonanza to Alaska on numerous occasions and is a frequent speaker on aviation topics.
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