In 1992, Sulzer entered the Democratic primary contest for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's sixth congressional district.
While serving in the legislature, Chillicothe city council member Margaret Planton was appointed his successor as mayor.
In March 2006, Sulzer called for Ney to step down if explicitly named by Jack Abramoff as someone guilty of corruption.
[2] They were installed in October 2008, but city residents had them taken down after voting in a favor of a no-red light camera referendum in November 2009.
[3] In 2010, Sulzer unsuccessfully campaigned for Judge of the Ross County Court of Common Pleas, losing to Mike Ater in a three-way race that also included Mark Preston.