Rip Sullivan

Richard Cyril "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (born March 14, 1959) is an American activist serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 6th district, which encompasses parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties.

After graduating magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1981, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987.

Following his election, Sullivan left Reed Smith and joined the Arlington-based firm of Bean Kinney & Korman.

Sullivan is the former president of Northern Virginia Legal Services, an organization that provides free counsel to low-income residents.

In 2020, Sullivan introduced and helped pass the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which was signed into law on April 11, 2020.