2026-06-27T17:48:05-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
一名与阿拉斯加州联邦共和党参议员丹·沙利文同名且同属共和党的男子，有资格在8月的初选中挑战该参议员，一名法官于周五作出这一裁决。
阿拉斯加州高等法院法官托马斯·马修斯的裁决推翻了阿拉斯加州选举局局长卡罗尔·比彻6月15日的决定，后者此前取消了这名挑战者的参选资格，禁止其出现在初选选票上。马修斯的裁决可向州最高法院提起上诉。
州政府律师表示，最终裁决的截止日期为本周二，以便能按时印刷8月18日初选的选票。
法官裁定，选举局以候选人丹·J·沙利文的参选并非“出于善意”为由将其排除在外，这一决定既不符合美国宪法、阿拉斯加州法律，也不符合选举局自身的规定。这名来自小型渔业社区彼得斯堡的退休教师已登记参选，挑战现任参议员。
“相反，该决定是基于一项全新的、此前从未公开过的‘善意’标准，”法官在判决书中写道。
州法律部门发言人萨姆·柯蒂斯周六通过电子邮件表示，选举局正对这一裁决提起上诉。丹·J·沙利文的律师杰弗里·罗宾逊在邮件中表示，他预计选举局会上诉，在阿拉斯加州最高法院对此案作出裁决前，他无法置评。
这场围绕两名丹·沙利文的争议，凸显了现任参议员连任竞选的重要性。阿拉斯加州的联邦参议员席位竞选是今年秋季预计竞争激烈的约六个参议院席位之一，民主党正力争拿下这一席位以夺回参议院多数党地位。但在特朗普2024年以13个百分点优势获胜的阿拉斯加州，民主党要实现这一目标难度极大。
现任参议员及其盟友，包括全国共和党参议员委员会，都谴责挑战者参选，称其参选可能会让选民产生混淆。共和党副州长南希·达尔斯特伦本月早些时候对非参议员身份的沙利文的参选资格展开了调查。
根据阿拉斯加州的选举制度，初选中排名前四的候选人，无论党派归属，都将进入11月的排名选择大选。
现任参议员指责挑战者沙利文与民主党以及民主党前联邦众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉的竞选团队勾结——佩尔托拉被视为现任参议员的主要对手——目的是制造混乱，提升佩尔托拉的胜算。这位现任参议员本月早些时候在国会山向记者透露了这一情况，指责民主党“合谋欺骗阿拉斯加民众”，以“操纵选举为自身谋利”。
佩尔托拉的竞选团队和州民主党否认了这一指控，挑战者本人也予以否认。
现任参议员沙利文和佩尔托拉是这场竞争激烈的选战中知名度最高的两位候选人，也是目前已知的两位募集到竞选资金的候选人。
比彻曾表示，她认定挑战者沙利文不符合参选资格，因为其参选并非出于善意，而是意图混淆选民。她称，挑战者以小丹尼尔·J·沙利文的身份登记投票，并在参选的同时将党派身份改为共和党。她还指出，挑战者的竞选网站与现任参议员的网站存在相似之处，且其聘请的顾问曾为部分民主党客户服务。比彻并未提及发现任何所谓勾结的证据。
在为维持挑战者参选资格被取消的决定辩护时，州政府律师驳斥了通过设计选票样式来减少两名同名同党候选人造成选民混淆的提议。
阿拉斯加州法律部门律师雷切尔·威蒂以及外部律师克里斯托弗·默里和迈克尔·弗朗西斯科在法庭文件中写道：“宪法并未要求各州将一名虚假候选人列入选票，再通过选票设计来弥补其造成的损害。”
挑战者沙利文的律师辩称，宪法对参议员任职资格仅规定了三项排他性条件，仅涉及年龄、公民身份和居住年限。他们表示，比彻没有法律权力将其委托人从选票中移除。
挑战者沙利文曾表示，与现任参议员同名且同属共和党，让他“拥有了现成的宣传渠道”。但这位69岁的退休教师、前美国林务局员工表示，他考虑参选已有一段时间，且对现任参议员感到不满。
他最初在州候选人名单上被登记为丹·J·沙利文，而现任参议员则被登记为丹·S·沙利文，并标注为现任候选人。
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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan’s primary challenger who has the same name is eligible for ballot, judge rules
2026-06-27T17:48:05-0400 / CBS/AP
A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot. Matthews’ ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Attorneys for the state have said Tuesday is the deadline for a final ruling so that ballots for the Aug. 18 primary can be printed.
The judge ruled that the division’s decision to exclude Dan J. Sullivan because his candidacy was not “in good faith” was not based on the Constitution, Alaska law or the division’s own regulations. The retired teacher from the small fishing community of Petersburg filed to challenge the incumbent.
Dan Sullivan, who has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Alaska, poses for a photo Friday, June 26, 2026, in Petersburg, Alaska. Katie Holmlund/AP Photo
“Instead, the decision was based upon a new, previously unstated, ‘good faith’ criteria,” the judge wrote.
The division is appealing the decision, Sam Curtis, a spokesperson with the state Department of Law, said by email Saturday. Jeffrey Robinson, an attorney for Dan J. Sullivan, said in an email he expected the division to appeal and couldn’t comment until the Alaska Supreme Court rules on the case.
The controversy over the two Dan Sullivans has underscored the stakes involved in the incumbent’s reelection campaign. The Alaska race is one of about half a dozen U.S. Senate races expected to be highly competitive in the fall, and the seat is one Democrats are trying to flip in their efforts to try to regain the majority. But it’s expected to be an uphill battle in a state that President Trump won by 13 points in 2024.
The senator and allies, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have condemned the challenger’s efforts to join the race, arguing his presence could confuse voters. Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom earlier this month opened an investigation into the non-Senator Sullivan’s candidacy.
Under Alaska’s election system, the top four candidates from the primary, regardless of party, move on to the ranked-choice November general election.
The senator has accused the challenger Sullivan of working with Democrats and the campaign of Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola — who is considered the senator’s main opponent — to cause confusion and boost Peltola’s chances. The sitting senator brought the situation to reporters’ attention at the Capitol earlier this month, accusing Democrats of being “complicit in trying to trick Alaskans” to “rig an election in their favor.”
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo
Peltola’s campaign and state Democrats have denied the allegation, as has the challenger.
Sen. Sullivan and Peltola are the highest-profile candidates in the crowded race and the only ones to report raising any money.
Beecher has said she determined the challenger Sullivan is not eligible to run because his candidacy was not filed in good faith and instead was done with an intent to confuse voters. She said he had registered to vote as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and, in conjunction with his candidacy, changed his party affiliation to Republican. She also cited similarities between his campaign website and the senator’s, and his work with a consultant whose clients have included some Democrats. She did not mention finding any evidence of alleged coordination.
In arguing to keep the challenger disqualified, attorneys for the state pushed back on suggestions the ballot could be designed in a way to reduce voter confusion over two candidates with the same name and party running for the same office.
“The Constitution does not require States to place a sham candidate on the ballot and then attempt to mitigate the damage through design choices,” attorney Rachel Witty, with the Alaska Department of Law, and outside attorneys Christopher Murray and Michael Francisco wrote in court filings.
Attorneys for the challenger Sullivan argued that the Constitution lays out three exclusive qualifications for the Senate, addressing only age, citizenship and residency. They said Beecher lacked the legal authority to boot their client off the ballot.
The challenger Sullivan has said that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent gave him “an instant megaphone.” But the 69-year-old retired teacher and former U.S. Forest Service employee said he had considered a run for some time and had grown frustrated with the senator.
He initially was certified on the state’s candidate list as Dan J. Sullivan, with the senator listed as Dan S. Sullivan and identified as the incumbent.
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