Peltola Calls Alaska Drama Nonsense as Governor Issues Certification Warning
Summary
Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee called Justice Department allegations about recruiting a same-name challenger to Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan “nonsense.” The department is seeking to block Alaska from certifying the result if Sullivan loses, while federal and state investigations examine whether the challenger’s candidacy was part of an effort to confuse voters.Key Facts
- The Justice Department’s lawsuit says two candidates named Dan Sullivan could cause voter confusion.
- An amended court filing cited New York Times reporting that people aligned with Peltola recruited Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. to run against the incumbent.
- Peltola has denied involvement in recruiting the challenger; her former campaign manager reportedly said Peltola was aware of the effort.
- Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC said they could not confirm or deny the challenger’s motives and rejected the allegation that they misled the court.
- The Justice Department issued new grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony or records from several Democratic officials, according to reports cited in the article.
- The Justice Department has not publicly identified the possible federal offenses under investigation.
- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered the state Department of Public Safety to investigate whether the alleged effort violated state law.
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