In June, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) revealed a Democratic conspiracy to have a man of the same name run against him to confuse voters, months before taking any concrete action to thwart the plan.
talking about alex marlowe show On June 2, the senator sounded the alarm about the entry of left-wing baiter Daniel J. Sullivan into the race between Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan and Democratic candidate Mary Peltola. Months ago, it was revealed that Pertola’s campaign recruited him solely to confuse Alaskans and siphon votes away from the senator.
“What actually happened was that there was another candidate who filed at the last minute, Dan Sullivan from Petersburg, Alaska. He was a fake candidate,” Senator Sullivan said on Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlowe’s show.
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“What do I mean? First of all, he’s doing everything he can to confuse Alaskans,” the now-president explained, before highlighting his donations to Democrats, including Pertola. “Let me give you a few examples. He’s a liberal, progressive Democrat. We have all the records of all the liberals he’s supported. He’s even supported the Democratic candidate in this race, Mary Peltola, again with donations.”
Another Sullivan is a retired teacher who lives in the remote Alaskan town of Petersburg, accessible only by plane or sea. as new york times Revealed in shocking fashion last week ReportDecoy Sullivan’s name was lifted from obscurity after it appeared on a list of other Alaskans named Dan Sullivan compiled by the Pertola campaign.
In the summer of 2025, one of Pertola’s staffers received unusual instructions from a top campaign aide: Find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as possible.
Staff did so, combing through voter records and making a list of Dan Sullivan’s across the state.
In this smartphone photo, Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Alaska, speaks to reporters during a Horizon Airlines flight attendant picket Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Boehler)
This is not a random request. Dan S. Sullivan is the name of the state’s Republican senator. If the Pertola campaign or its allies can find and convince another Dan Sullivan to run for Senate, the confusion could cost the senator crucial votes in the state’s unusual four-way vote.
as era‘The plan worked,’ said Karen Browning.
Former Pertola campaign staffers interviewed in the article confirmed that the plan was real and that Pertola himself knew about it. The plan has even been discussed among campaign lawyers and top aides at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
“The effort, known internally as Project Ballot Composition, involved clandestine tours of remote Alaskan communities and the emergence of a mysterious Midwestern agent who traveled across the state using a false name and pitched to potential candidates over beers at brewpubs,” era the report said.
Continuing his interview with Marlowe in June, Senator Sullivan said: “He claimed at the last minute that he was a Republican. So he filed to be a Republican. […] This is a scam. He did this because he wanted his name to appear on the ballot. “
After the scandal broke, Senator Sullivan was almost completely vindicated, although Pertola deny Get involved in running another Sullivan.
Despite Pertola’s claims that she knew nothing about the recruitment of other Sullivans, the Justice Department has launched a full investigation and is looking into the matter. struggle Opposed a judge’s ruling that dismissed his lawsuit seeking to delay the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if Sen. Sullivan loses due to possible voter confusion.
Olivia Rondeau is Breitbart News’ political correspondent in Washington, D.C. find her X/Twitter and Instagram.