He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1941, as a representative of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
[1] Sulkers was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and received his early education in that city.
Sulkers worked as a florist, and was president of the Manitoba Vegetable Growers Association.
[2] Sulkers also served as president of the Manitoba Sugar Beet Growers' Association.
He finished a close second against Liberal candidate John Mouat Turner.