Joseph P. Sulzer is an American Democratic politician, and was mayor of Chillicothe, Ohio. Sulzer served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree by Capital University Law School. Returning to Chillicothe, Sulzer was elected to the city council, where he served for six years. In 1987, Sulzer became mayor of Chillicothe. In 2011, he announced that he would retire from public service at the end of the year and his term as mayor. He is now a private practice attorney.