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U.S. Senator from Alaska · Class II

Dan Sullivan

Republican 2nd term On 2026 ballot

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

96LoyaltyMed 100
97AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 9
32BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 2015–now
11 years in CongressMore senior than 35% of the Senate
Committees
  • Environment and Public Works 5th majority
  • Veterans' Affairs 5th majority
  • Armed Services 6th majority
Age
61

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

  • DMary Peltola

    No background confirmed yet

    Raised $36.9M · Sullivan $14.1M

  • RDaniel J. Sullivan Jr.

    No background confirmed yet

    No FEC filing

  • RGerald L. Heikes

    No background confirmed yet

    No FEC filing

David B. Leslie, Withdrawn Aug 2026

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date19773828491532
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—74533469137

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Energy 13% 4%
Armed Forces and National Security 26% 21%
International Affairs 6% 18%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Energy and Government Operations and Politics; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Oil and Gas Regulation (Energy), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Ecosystem Restoration (Public Lands and Natural Resources).
  • 73 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairReadiness and Management Support SubcommitteeArmed Services
ChairCoast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries SubcommitteeCommerce, Science, and Transportation
MemberEnvironment and Public Works Committee5th majority
MemberVeterans' Affairs Committee5th majority

+2 more on Background

Chair of the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee, more senior than 35% of the Senate, in the majority.

  • 11 years in Congress: more senior than 35% of the Senate.
  • Majority: Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

26% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Sullivan.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

26% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Graham Nordone and Husted.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peerLaw inside another bill

Introduced 62 · expected 59.5
Action in committee 18 · expected 8
Beyond committee 17 · expected 6
Passed Senate 8 · expected 1.5
Became law 4 · expected 0.5 · +1 inside another bill
EffectivenessRank 3 of 100 in the Senate

3.58expected 0.96 · average member 1.00

8 of 62 bills passed the Senate; 4 became law; 1 more became law inside another bill; effectiveness 3.58 against a peer median of 0.96.

  • On the move: S. 5438 (out of committee), S. 3135 (out of committee), S. 4938 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.46
Immigration8 of 34
Economics and Public Finance23 of 181

With his party on the other 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 96% of party-line votes, breaks 32 times (peer median 4), most on Immigration.

  • Position: +0.46, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 23 of 181, Immigration 8 of 34.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Sullivan$11.5M raised9%41%20%31%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

50% of what he raised came from individuals; 9% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$11.5M raised, 20% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2020): won by 12.7 points.

119 PACs of the 291 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Defense.

  1. Young Victory Committee0% D
  2. National Association of Broadcasters45% D
  3. Abbvie51% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

126 bills

Sullivan voted Yea on 17, Nay on 3, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 105 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.