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Rip Sullivan Jr.

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Virginia House of Delegates, District 48 (2018 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Richard 'Rip' C. Sullivan, Jr.
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    03/14/1959
  • Birth Place:
    New York, NY
  • Home City:
    McLean, VA
  • Family:
    Wife: Beth; 4 Children: Corey, Ryan, Jack, Joe
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Virginia Civics Commission

Education

  • MA, Amherst College
  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1987
  • BA, Amherst College, 1981

Professional Experience

  • MA, Amherst College
  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1987
  • BA, Amherst College, 1981
  • Attorney, Bean, Kinney & Koman P.C, 2014-present
  • Former Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Law

Political Experience

  • MA, Amherst College
  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1987
  • BA, Amherst College, 1981
  • Attorney, Bean, Kinney & Koman P.C, 2014-present
  • Former Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Law
  • Majority Caucus Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2020-present
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House, District 48, 2014-present
  • Minority Caucus Campaign Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2016-2019
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 48, 2019
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 34, 2007

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Virginia Civics Commission

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Civil Subcommittee

Member, Courts of Justice Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Vice Chair, Labor and Commerce Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Finance #2

Chair, Subcommittee on Finance #3

Member, Subcommittee on Joint Rules

Member, Subcommittee on Labor and Commerce #2

Chair, Subcommittee on Labor and Commerce #3

Member, Subcommittee on Standards of Conduct

Member, Subcommittee to Evaluate Tax Preferences

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MA, Amherst College
  • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1987
  • BA, Amherst College, 1981
  • Attorney, Bean, Kinney & Koman P.C, 2014-present
  • Former Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Law
  • Majority Caucus Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2020-present
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House, District 48, 2014-present
  • Minority Caucus Campaign Chair, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2016-2019
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 48, 2019
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 34, 2007
  • Member, Chairman's International Advisory Council, United States Institute of Peace, present
  • Member, Committee on Federal Judgeships-Eastern District, Virginia Bar Association, present
  • Member, District of Columbia Bar, present
  • Member, United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Bar, present
  • Member, United States Supreme Court Bar, present
  • Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, present
  • Former Board Member, Alexandria Bar Foundation
  • Former Chairman, Budget Task Force, Dranesville
  • Member, Fairfax Bar Foundation Board
  • Former Member, Fairfax County Consumer Protection Commission
  • Former Board Member, Fairfax County Park Authority
  • Former Vice Chairman, Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority
  • Former Member, Fairfax County Transportation Advisory Commission
  • Former Member/Board Member, Fairfax Law Foundation
  • Former Vice Chairman/Board Member, Homestretch
  • Former President/Member, Legal Services of Northern Virginia
  • Former President/Trustee, McLean Community Foundation
  • Founder/Former Member, Potomac Legal Aid Society
  • Former Faculty Member, Professionalism Course, Virginia State Bar
  • Former Member/Board Member, Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership
  • Former Chair, Special Committee on the Resolution of Fee Disputes, Virginia State Bar
  • Former Chairman, State Bar Task Force on Emergency Legal Services
  • Former Member, Virginia Access to Justice Committee
  • Former Member of the Board of Governors, Virginia Bar Association
  • Former Member, Virginia State Bar Council
  • Former Chairman, Virginia State Bar Funding Alternatives and Awards subcommittees
  • Former Chair/Member, Virginia State Bar/Virginia Bar Association Joint Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution

Other Info

— Awards:

  • AV Rated, Virginia Super Lawyer (2006, 2014, 2016)
  • Virginia Business Magazine, Legal Elite (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
  • Washington D.C. Super Lawyer (2007, 2014)
  • Business Litigation, Super Lawyer (2008)
  • American Lawyers Media, Virginia's Top Rated Lawyers (2012)
  • Virginia Lawyers Media, Virginia's Leaders in the Law (2012)

Endorsements
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
Speeches

Governor Northam Signs Clean Energy Legislation
Apr. 12, 2020Statement
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Issue Position: Education

 Jan. 1, 2015Other
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Events

2020

Aug. 14
Virtual Fundraiser with Paul Begala

Fri 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Virtual

Jan. 11
Town Hall with Delegate Rip Sullivan

Sat 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

McLean Community Center McLean, VA

Sep. 19
Phone Bank with Del. Rip Sullivan

Thur 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Beyond Arlington Arlington, VA

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