Report Links Peltola Aides to Sullivan Candidate Recruitment

A New York Times investigation reported that aides to Mary Peltola’s Alaska Senate campaign worked with Democratic operatives to recruit Daniel J. Sullivan, a candidate who shares Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan’s name. The Peltola campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee deny involvement, and the allegations have not been adjudicated. The investigation said it was based on interviews with 12 people, text messages and documents. It reported that, in summer 2025, a Peltola campaign staffer was instructed to identify people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska. Former campaign manager Elisa Rios told the newspaper that campaign aides and allies sought to recruit candidates, including Daniel J. Sullivan, as part of a broader effort to shape the ballot. Rios said Peltola was aware of the project but did not directly carry it out. The campaign said it had no involvement with either Sullivan campaign and did not recruit candidates. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also denied involvement in recruiting Daniel J. Sullivan. The investigation’s account and those denials leave the extent of campaign participation disputed; the reporting does not establish a court...