{"id":2463158,"date":"2025-07-17T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-boosts-dan-sullivan-in-alaska-ahead-of-2026-senate-fight\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T18:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:40:00","slug":"gop-boosts-dan-sullivan-in-alaska-ahead-of-2026-senate-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-boosts-dan-sullivan-in-alaska-ahead-of-2026-senate-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP boosts Dan Sullivan in Alaska ahead of 2026 Senate fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-boosts-dan-sullivan-in-alaska-ahead-of-2026-senate-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2463158&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh Republican Party has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-a-part-of-this-woke-cancel-culture-aaron-rodgers-speaks-after-legendary-trash-talk-moment\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m Not A Part Of This Woke, Cancel Culture\u2019: Aaron Rodgers Speaks After Legendary Trash Talk Moment\">officially entered<\/a> the 2026 Alaska Senate race by releasing an ad supporting incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). The ad highlights Sullivan&#8217;s backing of President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;One Big Beatiful Bill Act,&#8221; which includes permanent Republican tax cuts and expanded access to federal lands in Alaska for oil production, aiming to boost the state&#8217;s economic growth. This move marks the GOP&#8217;s proactive effort to secure what is currently considered a relatively safe Senate seat. However, the race could become competitive if former Democratic Representative Mary Peltola decides to run. Peltola narrowly lost her Alaska at-large House seat in 2022 and is reportedly considering a bid for the House, Senate, or governor&#8217;s office. While election forecasters rate Sullivan&#8217;s seat as solid Republican, Alaska&#8217;s political history of electing Democrats and independents gives Democrats hope for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sen-cortez-masto-took-thousands-from-nordstream-2-russian-pipeline-lobbyist\/\" title=\"Democrat Sen. Cortez Masto Took Thousands from Nordstream 2 Russian Pipeline Lobbyist\">potential flip<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-donald-j-trump-aint-going-anywhere\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz: Donald J. Trump ain\u2019t going anywhere\">upcoming election cycle<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP makes foray into Alaska Senate race ahead of potential Democratic challenger<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2172084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;National Republicans have cut an ad for Sen.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/sen-dan-sullivan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dan Sullivan<\/a>&nbsp;(R-AK), marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GOP\">GOP<\/a>&rsquo;s first entry into a relatively safe 2026 midterm seat, which could turn competitive with a potential challenge from former Democratic Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mary-peltola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Peltola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-has-nothing-to-do-with-public-health\/\" title=\"Most Of Biden\u2019s .9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Has Nothing To Do With Public Health\">roughly&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u03gEoK4ndY\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30-second spot<\/a>, first seen by the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, is from the Senate GOP&rsquo;s campaign arm and touts Sullivan&rsquo;s support for President Donald Trump&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3474289\/senate-judiciary-advances-five-trump-judicial-picks-emil-bove\/\">Senate Judiciary Committee advances five Trump judicial picks, including Emil Bove, as Democrats stage walkout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3473786\/deficit-hawks-uphill-climb-latest-doge-cuts\/\">Deficit hawks face uphill climb after latest DOGE cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3473443\/trump-doge-cuts-passes-senate-rescission\/\">Senate passes Trump&rsquo;s DOGE cuts after marathon voting session<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The ad spotlights &ldquo;permanent Republican tax cuts&rdquo; and new access to federal lands in Alaska for oil production, which are included in Trump&rsquo;s signature domestic policy agenda, which recently became law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That means billions in new revenue, fueling a new era of Alaskan growth,&rdquo; it says. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >video rollout<\/a> is accompanied by a new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelivers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pro-Sullivan website<\/a>&nbsp;that the National Republican Senatorial Committee is also funding and launched this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"u03gEoK4ndY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alaska Wins with the One Big Beautiful Bill\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u03gEoK4ndY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nonpartisan election forecasters rate Sullivan&rsquo;s seat solid Republican, but Alaska is one of several states that offer Senate Democrats perennial hope of flipping a longtime GOP state that has a history of also electing some independents and Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan, seeking a third term, in 2020 defeated Democratic-backed independent Al Gross, a prolific fundraiser, by double digits despite polls suggesting the race would be far tighter. Outside money from both parties poured into the Last Frontier state.<\/p>\n<p>Centrist Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has served since 2003 and has managed to fend off rivals of all political stripes, even winning a write-in campaign in 2010 after losing the primary to a Sarah Palin-backed candidate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SENATE DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE FOR MIDTERMS WITH 2024 DOWNBALLOT RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This time, Democrats are keeping their fingers crossed that Peltola will step back into the political ring. The former congresswoman was ousted from her at-large seat last November by Rep. Nick Begich (R-AK) by less than three percentage points in a state Trump won with double digits.<\/p>\n<p>Peltola, who&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollandhart.com\/holland-hart-adds-former-congresswoman-mary-peltola-and-chief-of-staff-anton-mcparland-to-anchorage-and-washington-dc-offices?ref=northernjournal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now works<\/a>&nbsp;for a law and lobbying firm, has so far kept her powder dry but is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alaskabeacon.com\/2025\/07\/15\/dems-are-salivating-over-a-peltola-bid-for-senate-but-alaska-governor-race-could-be-wide-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly open to running<\/a>&nbsp;for the House, Senate, or governor. Candidacy filing deadlines are not until next June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2172084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2172084\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP launches ad for Sullivan in Alaska Senate race ahead of Peltola challenge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2463159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dan-sullivan-alaska.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59362,52920,59361,6203,34723],"class_list":["post-2463158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2026-senate","tag-alaska-2","tag-dan-sullivan","tag-gop","tag-senate-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dan-sullivan-alaska.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463158"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463162,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463158\/revisions\/2463162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}