Kathleen Sullivan Alioto is an American educator and politician who served as a member of the Boston School Committee from 1974 to 1979. She was the Committee's President in 1977. She was succeeded on the school committee by her sister, Jean Sullivan McKeigue.

She was a candidate for United States Senate

United States Senate

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 in 1978

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978

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, finishing third in the Democratic primary.

Alioto is the daughter of the late Billy Sullivan

Billy Sullivan (American football)

William Hallissey "Billy" Sullivan, Jr. was an American businessman who owned the Boston Patriots franchise from their inception in the American Football League until their sale, as the New England Patriots of the NFL, to Victor Kiam in 1988.-Early life:Sullivan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts...

, founder and longtime owner of the New England Patriots

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.

She was married to former San Francisco Mayor

Mayor of San Francisco

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 Joseph Alioto

Joseph Alioto

Joseph Lawrence Alioto was the 36th mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1968 to 1976.-Biography:...

 from 1978 until his death in 1998. Their wedding performed by excommunicated priest and activist Joseph O'Rourke.

Alioto has two children, Patrick Joseph Sullivan Alioto and Domenica Alioto.