All posts tagged "Alaska"

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spent thousands on luxury dining and events with money from donors to his re-election campaign, new reporting revealed.

According to a Saturday article by The Daily Mail, Sullivan has steered campaign cash into pricey out-of-state dining as he closes in on a competitive general election. The Daily Mail reported the splurging after reviewing his Federal Election Commission filings.

Since the start of March, Sullivan's campaign has run up close to $35,000 at restaurants outside of Alaska, according to The Daily Mail. More than $7,000 went to Lucille's Modern Chophouse, a Washington steakhouse. The Daily Mail noted that the chophouse has yet to open. Sullivan has reportedly spent over $13,000 at the venue since September 2025....

Elon Musk is throwing money at a midterm state ballot measure that would overhaul its voting system, according to local reporting.

Musk has already put $1.5 million towards supporting a ballot measure in Alaska that would repeal the state's ranked-choice voting system, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Musk has already said he plans to spend $100 million across midterm states this year, raising alarms among critics.

Alaska's Ballot Measure 2 will appear on the state's November ballot. It would repeal not only ranked-choice voting but also open primaries and certain campaign finance laws as well. It would revert Alaska to a closed partisan primary and a pick-one general election....

A GOP senator's state landed a "huge" settlement with the Department of Justice as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche hunts for confirmation votes, per Politico.

According to the reporting by Politico, the DOJ has settled with Alaska, leading to nine-figure payouts, as Blanche is "scrambling" to lock down the vote of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to secure his confirmation as Attorney General.

Blanche could lose the AG job if every Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee and at least one Republican vote against him. As he tries to shore up his support, Politico has noted several settlements that the DOJ has touted as "huge" wins for Alaska....

A candidate running against a Republican senator has to face an investigation from the lieutenant governor's office, all because of his name, according to local reports.

Dan Sullivan Jr., a former U.S. Forest Service employee and elementary school teacher, is running against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom (R) wrote in a letter to Sullivan Jr. that the state's Elections Division has to investigate whether he's using his name as an advantage, according to reporting by a local TV station. She brought up allegations that he's running as part of an effort to confuse voters....

A Democratic Party candidate weighing up a run for the Senate could be a "plausible" winner in a particular seat, a veteran pollster has suggested.

Nate Silver believes the Alaska Senate seat could be a much more competitive race with the right Dem candidate in place. Posting to X earlier today (January 7), Silver suggested the odds could tip into the Democratic Party's favour should they confirm former representative Mary Peltola.

It was reported yesterday that Peltola could be moving for a return to the Senate, with two people close to the matter telling Axios an announcement of her intention to run is imminent. Should Peltola confirm her run for the Senate, she would enter what Republican Party rep Lisa Murkowski called a "very, very, very hard race."...

As Alaskan Rep. Nick Begich (R-AK) celebrated the Republican win on the "big beautiful bill" Thursday, a CNN host had questions about Sen. Lisa Murkowski's (R-AK) struggles to accept some of the provisions.

Murkowski acknowledged the bill would "harm Americans" but capitulated after winning "carve-outs" for her state on issues like SNAP benefits and Medicaid, "to protect her constituents from its harshest impacts," according to The New York Times.

“Do I like this bill? No,” Murkowski told NBC News on Wednesday. “But I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests. But I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill.”...