Senator · AK · Republican · since Jan 2015

Dan Sullivan

Bills authored 29Missed votes 3 of 214Party unity 75% derived

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 Congress}^{Source 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

1987
Graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)}
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)}
2006-2009
Served as United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)}
2009-2010
Served as Alaska attorney general.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)}
2010-2013
Served as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)}
2015-present
Serving as United States senator from Alaska.^{Source 1: Dan Sullivan — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)}

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general

98.6% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

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

Full record card

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

11.8YRS

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

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Before Congress

1987 Graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree.
1993 Earned joint degrees in law and foreign service from Georgetown University and commissioned into the United States Marine Corps.
2006-2009 Served as United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs.
2009-2010 Served as Alaska attorney general.
2010-2013 Served as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
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.

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

Largest distances · in points

Military budget
Record nearer the middle57

Chips place the record relative to the middle. The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Closest matches

Federal lands & resources27

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

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Chips place the record relative to the middle. The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Issue pages

Votes by issue.

72 issues · 6 with both halves · 41 with one · 25 with neither

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Receipts · recent votes on passage

How Dan Sullivan voted.

Money & ties

Who funds Dan Sullivan.

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, 2026Lagged · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.

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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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Civic Herald. “Dan Sullivan: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/dan-sullivan-S001198.

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