Candidate · November 3, 2026

Dan S. Sullivan

On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Alaska

Registered RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$12M
cash on hand
$2.8M
outside spending for or against
$46M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. Senate · Alaska1,2
Party on the ballotRegistered Republican1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently serves as a U.S. senator from Alaska.3
How it's decidedAlaska's general election uses ranked-choice voting among the four candidates who advanced from the August top-four primary: if no one wins a majority of first choices, the last-place candidate is dropped and those ballots count for their next choice, round by round, until one candidate has a majority.4
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§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Dan Sullivan was sworn in as a U.S. senator from Alaska on January 6, 2015, was reelected in November 2020, and serves on the Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Veterans' Affairs committees.5 He served as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer for more than 30 years, retiring from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in early 2024.5 He previously served as Alaska's attorney general, as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, and as a National Security Council director.5 He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard and a joint law and Master of Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown.5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running for reelection to keep delivering results for Alaska, citing his work on tax cuts, Alaska energy development, military and defense spending, and the state's health care system.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2021–nowU.S. Senator, AK3

Websites and accounts

§3Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Dan S. Sullivan served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Dan S. Sullivan sponsored or cosponsored 30 of the 50. How bills die without a vote.

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§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.59

Raised$11,508,274
Spent$10,759,421
Cash on hand$2,839,758

Where the money came from

Individual donors$5.7M · 50%
PACs and other political committees$2.3M · 20%
Political party committees$62K · 1%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$3.2M · 28%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$288K · 2%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $10,995,792 supporting and $34,850,913 opposing Dan S. Sullivan this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.60

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
North Star—$14,208,711
Women Vote—$4,600,788
WinSenate—$4,186,490
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.$3,895,364—
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action$3,885,692—
Duty and Country—$2,409,780
Alaska Values PAC—$1,711,530
Forward Alaska—$1,699,038

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§5Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.

Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Dan S. Sullivan at efdsearch.senate.gov61.