DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas Whether “Other Dan Sullivan” Entered Race to CONFUSE VOTERS Against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan

The “other Dan Sullivan” controversy just exploded into a full-blown federal grand jury investigation.

The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas as investigators examine whether Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., the Democrat-friendly Alaska candidate running against Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, entered the race to confuse voters and divert support from the incumbent.

The Department of Justice is examining whether the retired Petersburg teacher entered the race specifically to confuse voters, siphon support from the incumbent Republican, and boost Democrat Mary Peltola in Alaska’s ranked-choice system.

Potential charges under review include wire fraud and conspiracy to deprive Alaskans of a free and fair election process, a civil rights violation.

The subpoenas, first reported by NBC News and confirmed by Reuters, compel information from witnesses linked to Dan J. Sullivan’s operation.

The former teacher, who registered as a Republican only days before filing, has denied any intent to mislead voters. Critics call those denials laughable.

Dan J. Sullivan filed for the U.S. Senate seat just before the June deadline. Almost immediately, Republican officials and the National Republican Senatorial Committee flagged him as a “sham candidate.” Evidence piled up fast:

• He had no prior Republican affiliation and switched parties right before launching.
• He initially requested to appear on the ballot as “Dan S. Sullivan” — matching the incumbent’s middle initial — before correcting to “Dan J.”
• His campaign website used a color scheme and design strikingly similar to Sen. Dan Sullivan’s.
• He worked with a progressive consultant who had previously supported Democrat Mary Peltola.

Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher decertified him in mid-June, ruling the candidacy was “filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead” voters and compromise the ballot’s fairness.

State courts later reversed that decision, ruling election officials lacked authority to judge “good faith” beyond constitutional qualifications of age, citizenship, and residency. The Alaska Supreme Court upheld putting him back on the ballot.

Sen. Dan Sullivan did not mince words during an interview:

Sen. Dan Sullivan: The Dems are cheating, right? It’s just unbelievable. They can’t beat me on my record. They can’t beat me spending millions and millions and millions of Schumer and George Soros dark money. So they decide to recruit this far-left progressive, uh, to put his name on the ballot.

He tried to register as a Republican. He tried to actually use my middle initial. I mean, he’s coordinating with the Democrat Peltola’s campaign, and the guy even stole my campaign logo, if you can believe that—all to confuse Alaskans.

And look, I think it’s going to backfire. I think Alaskans are like, “Wait a minute. You’re treating—you Democrats in Alaska—and, by the way, Schumer’s behind this for sure—you guys are treating Alaskans with contempt, with disrespect.”

So what we’ve been saying is, “Hey, don’t let the Democrats steal this election. They can’t win on the merits. Get out and vote.” And so that’s going to happen today.

But it is sad that the Dems got to do that because, you know, my opponent has no record and no vision for the future.

🚨Alaska’s @SenDanSullivan joins @ClayTravis and @BuckSexton on primary day to sound the alarm on Democrat cheating. They’re running a leftist named Dan Sullivan on the GOP line to confuse voters. Vote for Dan S. Sullivan, Alaskans.

SULLIVAN: “This guy’s not in it to win it,… pic.twitter.com/94NCz5bOTX

— The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show (@clayandbuck) August 18, 2026

In Tuesday’s jungle primary, Dan J. Sullivan pulled roughly 2.4 percent of the vote, enough to finish third behind Peltola and the incumbent and advance under Alaska’s top-four system.

Those votes came from Alaskans who may have believed they were supporting the sitting senator. In a race that could help decide control of the U.S. Senate, every confused ballot matters.