Cynthia Sullivan

Cynthia Sullivan (born 1949) is a former member of the King County Council representing District 2 from 1984 to 2004.

King County Council

Sullivan dropped out of her graduate program at the University of Washington in 1983 to run for county council against Republican Scott Blair. She called her opponent an entrenched republican and declared that the county had become "a candy store for developers" because of the republican led council. She would also play a leading role in the creation of a mass-transit bus system to entice more families into the cities. She fought against citizen initiatives by anti-tax advocate Tim Eyman that would reduce the county's income from property taxes and vehicle license fees.

After leaving the council, King County Executive Ron Sims named Sullivan the director of the Metropolitan Initiative.

Personal life While in office, Sullivan divorced her husband and became a single mother on the council. Sullivan supervised the employee until she cut back on her work at Hebert Research in August 2011, and was able to communicate effectively with the employee. The couple would file for bankruptcy, with the biggest liability being the $650,000 judgment against Hebert Research.