Alaska Opens Probe Into Dan Sullivan Candidacy Amid Voter-Confusion Claims
The lieutenant governor said the filing may have been intended to capitalize on the shared name and party affiliation, which Republicans say could confuse voters.
- On Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom announced an investigation into Daniel James Sullivan, a Petersburg resident running for the Senate seat held by incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, amid voter-confusion allegations.
- Sen. Dan Sullivan and the National Republican Senatorial Committee allege that Democrats, including the campaign of Rep. Mary Peltola, orchestrated the Petersburg candidate's entry to confuse voters in the August primary.
- The Petersburg candidate denies coordination with any campaign, stating he entered the race as a 'pragmatic Republican centrist' after his previous party dissolved, and acknowledges his shared name provides an 'instant megaphone.'
- Dahlstrom stated the Division of Elections must ensure voters are not deceived about candidate identities, noting the state received 'credible allegations' that the Petersburg resident filed with intent to manipulate the ballot.
- With the Peltola campaign denying involvement, confusion persists in a crowded field of 16 candidates; the incumbent senator has demanded his challenger focus on his own record rather than political games.
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Red state investigating GOP Senator's primary challenger for using his name: report
A candidate running against a Republican senator has to face an investigation from the lieutenant governor's office, all because of his name, according to local reports.Dan Sullivan Jr., a former U.S. Forest Service employee and elementary school teacher, is running against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom (R) wrote in a letter to Sullivan Jr. that the state's Elections Division has to investigate whether he's …
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