Episode 34: FBI Veteran John Sullivan on Running for Congress in NY-17

from Local Matters Westchester · host Adam Stone and Martin Wilbur

Former FBI analyst John Sullivan, who was one of the bureau’s most senior openly gay officials, joins us to discuss his run for Congress in New York’s 17th District. We ask why he left the FBI over concerns about the Trump administration, his experiences as a cancer survivor, and his views on public safety, health care, LGBTQ rights, and more.Sullivan also shares his campaign priorities in the Democratic primary, how he plans to position himself in a potential general election against incumbent Republican Mike Lawler, and his approach to tackling affordability, foreign policy, and local issues.

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