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Dan Sullivan

2nd term · 11.7 years in office: 1 full term completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · AK · Republican · since Jan 2015

Dan Sullivan

Bills authored 29Missed votes 3 of 214Party unity 75% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 135 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray index
211 of 2 stated positions diverge from the record
coverage 79%

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Dan Sullivan was born in 1964 and grew up in Fairview Park, Ohio.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator) He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1987 and joint degrees in law and foreign service from Georgetown University in 1993.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator) Before entering politics, he served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps, worked as an attorney in private practice in Anchorage, and held roles in the National Security Council and the State Department.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

Sullivan was appointed as Alaska's attorney general in 2009 and later served as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator) He was first elected to the United States Senate in 2014 and won reelection in 2020.Source 1: Dan Sullivan — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

In their own words

“I certainly have taken my few in terms of Cabinet officials. I supported a strong number of Biden Cabinet officials. Those weren't always popular votes back home in my State. I certainly wouldn't have chosen those nominees had I been in that position, but I am a strong believer in the general principle the President should typically get the Cabinet that he wants.”

Congressional Record · Mar 22, 2026 · Source

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The path here

  1. 1987

    Graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

  2. 1993

    Earned joint degrees in law and foreign service from Georgetown University and commissioned into the United States Marine Corps.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

  3. 2006-2009

    Served as United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

  4. 2009-2010

    Served as Alaska attorney general.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

  5. 2010-2013

    Served as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

  6. 2015-present

    Serving as United States senator from Alaska.Source 1: Dan Sullivan — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

98.6% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Dan Sullivan — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)wikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

11.7YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2015

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

98.6%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1987 Graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree.
  2. 1993 Earned joint degrees in law and foreign service from Georgetown University and commissioned into the United States Marine Corps.
  3. 2006-2009 Served as United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs.
  4. 2009-2010 Served as Alaska attorney general.
  5. 2010-2013 Served as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
  6. 2015-present Serving as United States senator from Alaska.
Senate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate Committee on Environment and Public WorksSenate Committee on Veterans' AffairsSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Armed Services · Readiness and Management Support subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Armed Services · Airland subcommitteeSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight subcommitteeSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Seapower subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Telecommunications and Media subcommitteeSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee29 bills authored · 4 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: stated 10 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; voted 49 of 100.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 76 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 54 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: stated 20 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; voted 36 of 100.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 32 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
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1/2

stated positions where the voting record differs from the stated platform.

Largest distances · by gap size

  • Military budgetRecord short of stated+57

Closest matches

Federal lands & resources ±27

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jul 29, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

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Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jul 29, 2026

$9.1MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $250.0K · 37 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.9M · 21.2%
  • Itemized individual$3.5M · 38.7%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$558.4K · 6.1%
  • All other$3.1M · 34.0%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.463
Social (dim 2)0.188

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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