There are two Dan Sullivans running for Dan Sullivan’s Senate seat — and Dan Sullivan is annoyed
Republican Senator Dan Sullivan is running for reelection in Alaska and faces a unique challenge from another candidate with the same name. He claims this is a deliberate attempt to confuse voters and has threatened legal action. The situation has garnered attention from both state and national Republican officials concerned about the potential impact on the election.
- ▪Senator Dan Sullivan is seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate.
- ▪Another candidate named Dan Sullivan is also running, which the senator claims is a political trick.
- ▪The Alaska primary allows the top four vote-getters to advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
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Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is running for reelection in Alaska and faces a field of 15 competitors. One of them is Dan Sullivan. The senator told reporters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that he thinks the appearance on the state’s primary ballot of another Republican with the same name is a dirty political trick coordinated by Democrats and the campaign of his chief rival for the seat, former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. He threatened a lawsuit to get to the bottom of it. “Everybody in Alaska knows I’m Dan Sullivan-R. So he’s trying to do that. Why?” the senator said of the other Dan Sullivan. “He’s not an R.
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