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Former Teacher Dan Sullivan Files to Challenge Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race
A second candidate named Dan J. Sullivan, a former elementary school teacher and bartender, has filed to run against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska's 2026 Senate race. The filing adds a new variable to a contest already featuring former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola.
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Dan J. Sullivan, a former elementary school teacher and bartender, filed paperwork on May 29, 2026, to run against incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan for U.S. Senate in Alaska. The challenger did not list a party affiliation on his filing and did not release policy proposals in his announcement.
In a statement accompanying the filing, Dan J. Sullivan said, “When you truly care about a people and a place, you have a duty to make every sacrifice within your power to protect them.”
Sen. Dan Sullivan, first elected in 2014, faces the challenge in a state that uses ranked-choice voting. In 2014, another Dan Sullivan, then mayor of Anchorage, appeared on the Republican primary ballot for lieutenant governor.
An Alaska Survey Research poll released May 26 showed Rep. Mary Peltola leading Sen. Sullivan by 8 percent. Sen. Sullivan reported raising $3.7 million in the most recent period, bringing his cash on hand to more than $7 million at the start of April.
Neither Sen. Dan Sullivan’s office nor Dan J. Sullivan’s campaign immediately responded to requests for comment.
