The other Dan Sullivan in Alaska's US Senate race says candidacy was 'my choice,' not a sham
Source: AP
Updated 11:18 PM EDT, June 8, 2026
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him an instant megaphone in the crowded primary race. But Sullivan said his campaign isnt a sham or something Democrats put him up to doing.
He said friends for years have jokingly referred to him as senator and asked if he has ever thought about running. He said hes been considering it for more than a decade. This is my choice, Sullivan, who lives in the small fishing community of Petersburg, said in a telephone interview Monday.
Last week, Sen. Dan Sullivan accused the challenger Sullivan of trying to trick voters to help his main rival in the race, Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. The senator suggested the other Sullivans entrance in the August primary was part of a coordinated effort by Democrats and Peltolas campaign to confuse voters, an accusation they deny. He threatened litigation to get to the bottom of it.
Late Monday, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican who oversees elections in the state, announced she was opening an investigation into the candidacy of the challenger Sullivan.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/alaska-senate-dan-sullivan-peltola-68ca38749253c6bf52d13051fda01251
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JBTaurus83
(1,732 posts)This is a taste of their own medicine.
lonely bird
(3,083 posts)That is all.
Multichromatic
(227 posts)Rat-fuck those Republicans exactly like they always do to Democrats. LOL