Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan served in the U.S. Air Force from 1974 to 1977. Sullivan earned a degree in journalism and accounting from the Metropolitan State College of Denver in 1988. His career experience includes working with the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union. Sullivan served on the executive council of the Colorado American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).[1]

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Sullivan, whose son was killed by James Holmes in a mass shooting at an Aurora movie theater in 2012, launched his campaign on February 23, 2016. During the announcement, Sullivan named gun control, paid family leave and economic inequality as campaign themes. He also criticized incumbent Jack Tate (R) for voting for a 2015 bill that would declared the killing of a fetus as a homicide, which Democrats struck down due to concerns over abortion rights.[8]

In addition, Sullivan's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]

Economy/Jobs/Paid Leave

We need to promote economic development that brings good-paying jobs for working Coloradans. The minimum wage should be a living wage and earned paid sick and family leave should be a part of all employee packages.

Education

We need to do everything we can to support our teachers so that every child can get a quality education. We need to get more resources into our public school classrooms, and take measures to make college more affordable.

Energy

We need to work on moving to more clean energy sources, like wind and solar energy, while preserving jobs for Coloradans in the energy industry.

Infrastructure/Transportation

We need to repair and update our infrastructure, particularly unsafe roads and bridges, while also easing flow of traffic through our busiest areas, like the Arapahoe Road and I-25 interchange.

Marijuana

Tom believes that people should have a choice to use marijuana if they wish, but that we also need to carefully monitor and maintain strong regulations of that use.[10]