Col. (Ret.) Tom Sullivan, running to represent Assembly District 23 in Southern Queens, told Breitbart News Saturday that his military and law enforcement background reflects the kind of experience the district has lacked, as he mounts his third bid for the seat.
Sullivan said his family’s service record is what separates him from his opponent.
“My opponent never put on a uniform. His family would never put on a uniform,” Sullivan said. “But yet the Police Benevolent Association, the PBA, just recently endorsed my opponent. It’s hard not to take it personally.”
The retired Army colonel detailed the record. His father was an NYPD detective, one brother served in the Secret Service, another was an inspector with the Port Authority Police, and his youngest brother joined the NYPD, Sullivan said. He served 30 years in the Army Reserve, including combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait.