Carol Beecher, the director of the Division of Elections, has propagated the claim that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg “initially” asked the Division of Elections to list his name as Dan S. Sullivan.
It’s not true.
Beecher has yet to correct the record, which has been amplified by the Republican establishment, deceptive claims in court and inadequate news reporting.
Read MoreThe Washington Post reported that RFK Jr. is pressuring Libertarian candidates in Iowa to drop out and help Republicans, and he told one of them that he “can’t go into specifics because there’s legal prohibitions about that,” but added, “if it’s something that you want to talk about, you know, you and I can talk about specifics.”
“There is virtually no chance that Trump’s hyper-weaponized and partisan Department of Justice will go after the cabinet member.”
“However, Dan J. is another matter because it seems as though the FBI and state authorities are trying to charge somebody with something in that case.”
Read MoreAIDEA needs to provide Alaskans with information on what business it intends to conduct with an investment firm that former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum claimed to have helped set up before he quit his state job in 2025 to run for governor.
Read MoreA former lawyer for Mitch McConnell and J.D. Vance’s former lawyer are trying to boost fellow Federal Society member Sen. Dan Sullivan by insinuating that Petersburg Dan Sullivan “may” have broken federal civil rights laws and that he “pulled one over” on the Alaska Supreme Court.
It is the sleaziest of political tactics to say that someone “may” be a criminal, but that’s what Michael Fragoso and Sean Cooksey did in this Wall Street Journal column.
Read MoreGov. Mike Dunleavy claims that Glenfarne is “the company that has committed billions of dollars to this project,” referring to the Alaska LNG project.
He’s lying.
Glenfarne has not committed billions, pledged billions, promised billions or invested billions.
Read MoreThe Alaska Supreme Court says that the Division of Elections should determine how Dan “Senator” Sullivan of Petersburg will be listed on the ballot, following established rules, and it cannot keep him off the ballot.
But the Division of Elections posted a ballot that does not follow the law in three ways—ignoring the candidate’s choice to be called Dan, refusing to list his Republican affiliation and referring to Sen. Dan Sullivan as the incumbent.
Read MoreGov. Mike Dunleavy now claims that extending the corporate income tax to companies like Hilcorp and Glenfarne is a “poison pill” in the gas line bill.
Dunleavy never admits this, but he supported this idea five years ago and had his revenue commissioner testify to that support.
Read MoreBehold the sad spectacle of the Alaska booth at Trump’s state fair.
As someone said on Reddit, “That rug really tied the room together, did it not?”
Read MoreThe incumbent mishandled this matter by portraying himself as a hapless victim and giving “Senator Sullivan” of Petersburg free worldwide publicity and the foundation for a political campaign.
The “Senator Sullivan” campaign can be based on everything the other Sen. Sullivan is afraid to talk about—the $1.776 billion slush fund, the free jet, the Iran war, the reflecting pool, the endless Trump corruption and more.
Read MoreThe confidential 2025 document about the AGDC deal with Glenfarne appears to be in wide circulation, as noted in the Alaska Beacon coverage Thursday.
Every member of the Legislature should be required to read this important document and understand it before casting another vote.
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