Dan Sullivan of Petersburg defends run for Alaska’s U.S. Senate against state investigation

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,564

Last Updated: 16 hours, 39 minutes ago

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The Alaska lieutenant governor’s office, which oversees state elections, announced an investigation into the validity of a U.S. Senate candidate from Petersburg following complaints from Alaska’s incumbent senator with the same name, Dan Sullivan.

Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg formally responded to the state’s challenge on Wednesday, calling it an affront to his rights. He maintains his candidacy for U.S. Senate is authentic, and said he’s running to challenge the Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. …

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