To the GOP, he’s a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful
State officials and courts fought over whether the same-named challenger was a sham candidate meant to confuse voters and aid Mary Peltola.
- The Alaska Supreme Court ordered election officials to include challenger Dan J. Sullivan on the ballot, resolving a legal dispute over his candidacy as he shares a name with incumbent Republican Dan S. Sullivan.
- Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom previously attempted to block the challenger, citing "credible allegations" that he acted to "manipulate voters," while the National Republican Senatorial Committee asserts the campaign is designed to confuse voters.
- Facing scrutiny over his name, Petersburg resident and retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan acknowledges his name provides an advantage, though local publisher Orin Pierson noted residents find it difficult to view their neighbor as a "dirty trickster."
- With 16 candidates in the race, the primary advances the top four vote-getters to the November general election, as the incumbent and Peltola remain the only candidates to report raising money.
- Driven by concerns over President Donald Trump's tariff policies, the challenger cited frustration with the incumbent's responsiveness and criticized rural healthcare funding approved by Congress as insufficient for immediate community needs.
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To the GOP, he’s a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and U.S. Senate hopeful
Many longtime residents of the small Alaska fishing community of Petersburg say they opposed efforts by the state to keep a local man named Dan Sullivan from running in this year’s U.S. Senate race, even if they’re not voting for him.
Commentary: What's in a name? A confounding U.S. Senate race
In Alaska, Dan Sullivan is facing Dan Sullivan in one of the country's most competitive contests. Is it a plot to boost the Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, or mere coincidence? It sure smells fishy.
To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he's Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful
Many longtime residents of the small Alaska fishing community of Petersburg say they opposed efforts by the state to keep a local man named Dan Sullivan from running in this year's U.S. Senate race, even if they're not voting for him.
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To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful
Many longtime residents of the small Alaska fishing community of Petersburg say they opposed efforts by the state to keep a local man named Dan Sullivan from running in this year's U.S.
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