DOJ official calls allegations about 2 Dan Sullivans in Alaska Senate race “troubling,” but focus of probe is unclear

Updated on: October 30, 2026 / 5:43 PM EDT / CBS News

Anchorage, Alaska — The Justice Department's top prosecutor in Alaska called new reporting about the origins of an independent candidate's Senate campaign "troubling," and said the new information "has resulted in a significant surge of law enforcement assets" to the state.

But Michael Heyman, the U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska, declined to detail what specific crimes are being investigated as Daniel J. Sullivan, a candidate with the same first and last name as the Republican incumbent senator, Dan Sullivan, is set to appear on the ballot Tuesday. Heyman said he's "not making any assumptions on whether a crime has been committed or not."

"That's what we do, is we investigate whether a crime has been committed under several theories, so I'm not going to comment on what those theories are, and I'm also not going to put the cart before the horse," he said.

Heyman also said during the press conference: "We are aware of the recent New York Times reporting regarding the Peltola campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, that they orchestrated a sprawling conspiracy to recruit and prop up Daniel J. Sullivan as…

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