As Alaskans face skyrocketing costs, Mary Peltola this week announced her plan to take action on affordability for Alaskans. Meanwhile, Self-Serving Sullivan has consistently voted to raise costs for Alaskans, downplayed cost of living concerns, and sold out Alaskans to special interests.

“While Mary Peltola is fighting to lower costs for Alaska families, Dan Sullivan has spent years voting to raise them — on everything from healthcare to food and fuel,” said Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft. “The difference is simple: Mary puts Alaska first. Self-Serving Sullivan puts himself first.”

Sullivan recently brushed off Alaskans’ energy prices as mere “externalities” to his campaign, and just a few months ago, Sullivan said the economy was “headed in the right direction.” Now, prices are skyrocketing on everything from gas to healthcare thanks to Self-Serving Sullivan’s agenda.

See for yourself Self-Serving Sullivan’s abysmal track record of raising Alaskans’ costs:

• Sullivan voted against extending ACA tax credits seven times (9/30/25, 10/1/25, 10/3/25, 10/6/25, 10/8/25, 10/9/25, 11/10/25), and “the subsidies expired, sending premiums up for 27,000 Alaskans, nearly 4 percent of state residents.” Average healthcare cost increases for tens of thousands of Alaskans are projected to raise 125%, or $1,836 annually. 

• Sullivan cast the deciding vote to authorize deep cuts to food assistance that are making it harder for Alaska veterans to afford groceries.

• Sullivan repeatedly voted against over $100 million in funding for the Essential Air Service that connects remote Alaska communities to basic necessities at an affordable rate and subsidizes flights for rural Alaskans. 

• Sullivan has strongly supported the war in Iran, which is causing a “catastrophic spike” in fuel prices, making it more expensive for Alaskans to fill up their tanks, heat their homes, and travel. The conflict could cost rural Alaskans, who are already facing “eye-wateringly high” prices for fuel, an extra $6,000 to afford the fuel they need to survive. 

• While taking these price-hiking votes, Sullivan was enriching himself: he reported up to $2 million in stock trades, ballooning his personal wealth while serving in the U.S. Senate and spent hundreds of thousands of campaign donor dollars on “premier luxury” resort vacations and ritzy DC dinners.