Today, Alaskans from Kotzebue to Ketchikan will vote out Dan Sullivan for his self-serving, Alaska-last record and elect lifetime Alaskan Mary Peltola to the U.S. Senate.
“Dan Sullivan has spent over a decade putting himself first and Alaskans last,” said Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft. “From tripling his wealth while in the U.S. Senate, to his steadfast loyalty to special interests at the expense of Alaskans, we are tired of being left behind in order for Sullivan to enrich himself and line his own pockets. Today, he will answer for his indefensible record at the ballot box when we elect Mary Peltola as Alaska’s next U.S. Senator.”
Here’s why Alaskans will make Dan Sullivan answer for his indefensible record at the ballot box today:
Suspicious Stock Trades: Dan Sullivan has tripled his personal wealth while in the Senate, largely thanks to his investment in RPM International, the multibillion-dollar chemicals company that allegedly defrauded the government and represents Sullivan’s largest stock holding, making him up to $550,000 since he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Sullivan has made several suspiciously timed trades of his RPM stock that are potential violations of the STOCK Act, with some trades following “briefings from federal health officials on COVID-19, before the full economic impact of the pandemic became clear to the public.”
Data Center Dan: Sullivan is pushing for Alaska data center development while personally profiting from his shares in RPM International, which has reaped major profits from its work building data centers. This is despite Alaskans’ concerns that data centers will lead to a “decline in the quality of life with noise and water pollution,” with some Alaskans worried it “could upend their lives.”
Epstein Associate Cash: Sullivan voted against releasing the Epstein files, then received almost $10,000 in campaign cash from Jeffrey Epstein’s associates. This included a donor who “appeared in Epstein’s ‘little black book’ of key social and business contacts that Epstein considered important enough to save.” Sullivan also accepted thousands from Leon Black, who was held in contempt of Congress last month for refusing to elaborate on his close relationship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Health Care Cuts: Sullivan claimed to help shape the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA), which, along with the 2017 tax bill Sullivan backed, gave tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks to RPM International, benefiting Sullivan’s own bottom line. After OBBBA’s passage, nearly 10,000 fewer Alaskans are on Medicaid, 27,000 families in Alaska are being stripped of some or all of their food benefits – including veterans – as grocery prices continue to rise.
Trawling Ties: As Sullivan rakes in hundreds of thousands in campaign cash from factory trawlers, Sullivan has refused to support real regulatory legislation to rein in factory trawling during his time in the Senate. Instead, he’s sitting quietly on the sidelines as Alaskan fishermen, including subsistence, sport, and commercial, struggle under trawling-tied fishing restrictions across Alaska.
Profiting Off of Tariffs: Sullivan repeatedly backed tariffs, despite Alaska being “uniquely vulnerable”, and has “been rewarded” for doing so after RPM International raised costs on customers and paid record dividends to shareholders.
Pebble Mine Lies: Sullivan has a nearly two-decade “long relationship of advocacy” for Pebble Mine, a project that is overwhelmingly opposed by Alaskans because it would jeopardize Bristol Bay, the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. Sullivan broke his promise to Alaskans to donate Pebble Mine-tied campaign cash and has continued cashing checks from the current Pebble CEO while staying silent publicly as executives push to resurrect the mine. Dan Sullivan’s campaign also listed more than a dozen prominent and influential former members of Pebble Mine leadership and project backers who have pressured elected officials to support the project among the members of his “Women for Dan” coalition.
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