INTRO: The Justice Department and Alaska state government are launching investigations into allegations that Alaska Democratic Senatorial candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign and other Democrats recruited Daniel J. Sullivan to run in the Senate race as a third-party candidate to siphon votes from incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan. Speaking at a campaign event in Anchorage yesterday (Friday) evening … Peltola denies any involvement in the alleged scheme.
ACK: Mary Peltola – Alaska Senatorial candidate (D)
TAG: The accusations came after the New York Times reported Peltola’s former campaign manager Elisa Rios revealed Democrats and the campaign worked to recruit candidates to get on the ballot. Rios has since tried to retract her statement. Daniel J. Sullivan has denied ever being in contact with Peltola’s campaign throughout his campaign.
KEYWORD: Politics, Legal, Election
