# Alaska Democrat says she ‘knew nothing’ about effort to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot

https://mins.news/en/item/122677

- The Guardian, 2026-10-30 15:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/alaska-democrat-senate-mary-peltola-dan-sullivan

> Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied knowing about an effort to put another candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s ballot. The Justice Department expanded its criminal investigation this week with new grand jury subpoenas. Peltola said she was not interested in tricking voters.

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