After emerging as one of the top two vote-getters in his primary election, Gary faces Mark Leverett in a runoff election. One rival is Mark Leverett, a former deputy prosecuting attorney who has strong name-recognition.  He served as an alderman in a nearby city.   However, he does not have the judicial experience that Sullivan has, nor does he have the backing of the legal community that Sullivan has garnered.  

For the last 15 years, Gary has owned and managed a highly-successful general law practice in Little Rock, and has successfully carried hundreds of cases to trial or appeal. 

Gary has served on the board of directors of the Ryan White Center and has provided pro-bono legal services to HIV/AIDS patients and their families.  He has also served as the Vice President of the Diamond State Rodeo Association, which is the Arkansas chapter of the International Gay Rodeo Association. He also serves on the board of the Gertrude Remmel Butler Childe Development Center, a child care and pre-school operated by the United Methodist Church in Little Rock.

Gary recently attended GLLI’s Candidate and Campaign Training in Las Vegas.