Sullivan claims Peltola is 'still lying' about campaign's involvement in Alaska ballot controversy
Summary
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan accused Democratic challenger Mary Peltola of misleading voters about whether her campaign aides helped recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s Senate ballot. Peltola and her campaign deny involvement, while the controversy has prompted investigations and calls for possible criminal charges; Sullivan said he would leave the legal question to lawyers.Key Facts
- A New York Times report cited interviews, text messages and campaign finance records linking an operative who tried to recruit the second Sullivan to a group supporting Peltola.
- Peltola said she had no knowledge of efforts to recruit the other candidate and called the controversy a distraction.
- The second candidate, listed as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., has said he entered the race on his own.
- President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to sue to stop certification of a possible Peltola victory and called for her prosecution after the report appeared.
- Alaska’s Republican governor ordered an investigation and suggested he might not certify a possible Peltola win.
- Sen. Tim Scott said criminal charges might make sense if candidates colluded to confuse voters; Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Bernie Sanders said the tactic was not illegal.
- Sullivan said the second candidate could cost him votes but declined to say whether he would urge the state not to certify a Peltola victory.
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