Alaska Senate candidate denies involvement in two Dan Sullivans ballot plot

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied knowing about an alleged scheme to put two men named Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot, the BBC reported on October 30. Incumbent Republican Senator Dan S Sullivan and his allies accused Democrats of recruiting Dan J Sullivan to confuse voters. The BBC reported that the Republican governor of Alaska ordered an official inquiry into the race, which analysts view as one of the tightest contests in the US midterm elections. [1]

ABC News reported that Donald Trump thinks one of the two Dan Sullivans running in Alaska is a decoy. According to the BBC, the Trump administration is escalating a criminal investigation into the matter. Reuters and CNBC both report that the criminal investigation into the Alaska Senate race is accelerating and ongoing, according to the United States Attorney. [1][3][4][6]

The Department of Justice issued new subpoenas in the probe and asked a judge to intervene over a conspiracy involving the two candidates, CBS News reported. Politico reported that the Department of Justice contends Democrats misled a court regarding the race. [5][7]

Daniel Scott Sullivan is an attorney and Marine Corps veteran who has served as the junior United States senator from Alaska since 2015. The Republican politician previously worked as the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources from 2010 to 2013 and as the Alaska Attorney General from 2009 to 2010. [9]