Loree K. Sutton

Loree K. Sutton (born July 15, 1959) is a former Brigadier General in the United States Army, who served for over 20 years and was awarded a Bronze Star. She was the U.S. Army’s highest-ranking psychiatrist from 2007 to 2010. In 2014, New York City Mayor de Blasio appointed Sutton as Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affair Sutton has announced that she would be running for mayor of New York City in 2021 as a Democrat, seeking to become the 110th mayor of New York City.

Early life and education
Sutton is a Seventh-day Adventist.  Her mother, Lavaun Sutton, was a former cardiac intensive care nurse. 

She graduated from Pacific Union College with a bachelor of science in business administration in 1981. Sutton graduated from medical school at Loma Linda University in 1985, and completed her internship and residency in psychiatry at Letterman Army Medical Center. She is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, with an M.S. in National Security Strategic Studies, and the National War College.

Military career

Sutton served in the U.S. military for over 20 year She deployed to places including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Egypt in support of the first Gulf War and other mission

She was Commander of the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas, beginning in 2005, Commander of the DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Deputy Commander for clinical services, General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, and a special assistant to the Army surgeon general.

Sutton was then the founding director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) in 2007, and was a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.  She was the U.S.  Army’s highest-ranking psychiatrist from 2007 to 2010. 

During her career, Sutton received many awards, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Order of Military Medical Merit. She was one of only 15 female generals out of the 1.3 million soldiers serving in the Army. She retired from the military in 2010.

Political career
In 2014, New York City Mayor de Blasio appointed Sutton as Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affair From 2017 to 2019 she was the Founding Commissioner of the NYC Department of Veterans’ Service She resigned in October 2019 to launch her campaign for Mayor of New York City.

Sutton has announced that she will be running for mayor of New York City in 2021 as a Democrat, seeking to become the 110th mayor of New York City.

References

Category:Living people
Category:Pacific Union College alumni
Category:Female generals of the United States Army
Category:American psychiatrists
Category:American Seventh-day Adventists
Category:Defense Centers of Excellence
Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Category:1959 births
Category:Brigadier generals
Category:Loma Linda University alumni
Category:United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni
Category:New York (state) Democrats