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Dan Sullivan

RepublicanDan Sullivan

U.S. Senator · Alaska

RepublicanFederal

U.S. Senator from Alaska

12 tracked promises, 11 rated

Alaska

Alaska

Represents Alaska statewide

89/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
89
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+77) to 0–100, aggregated from 11 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

How they won their seat

Dan Sullivan won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Alaska with 53.9% of the vote (191,112 votes).

53.9%
Win share
191,112
Votes for winner
354,587
Total cast
  • Dan Sullivan · Republican53.9%
  • Al Gross · Democrat41.2%
  • John Wayne Howe · Other4.7%
  • 1 Other Candidate0.2%

Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.

Inferred legislative agendas

Dan Sullivan's record has sponsored bills related to energy development, public safety, and support for Alaska's fisheries and housing needs. He has sponsored multiple bills related to energy projects such as the Alaska LNG project and the Willow oil project, as well as legislation aimed at improving public health and safety, including initiatives addressing the opioid crisis and domestic violence. Additionally, he is involved in committees related to commerce, armed services, and environmental oversight. Focus areas (from the record): Energy · Public Safety · Fisheries · Housing · Public Health Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Sullivan's sponsored bills and declared positions are aligned, particularly in areas such as energy development and public safety initiatives. For example, his support for the Alaska LNG project and the Willow oil project reflects his declared commitment to advancing energy projects in Alaska. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills that became law; There is no information on the impact of his initiatives on local communities; The record does not provide insight into his interactions with constituents or stakeholders outside of formal legislative actions. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).

Inferred, not stated. Dan Sullivan has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.

Showing 2025. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.

Activity in office

What Dan Sullivan has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.

Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.

Monthly voting activity

  • Yea
  • Nay
  • Total
0295887116VotesJan '25: 27 YeaJan '25: 1 NayJan '25Feb '25: 46 YeaFeb '25: 20 NayFeb '25Mar '25: 54 YeaMar '25: 4 NayMar '25Apr '25: 52 YeaApr '25: 19 NayApr '25May '25: 46 YeaMay '25: 8 NayMay '25Jun '25: 43 YeaJun '25: 21 NayJun '25Jul '25: 80 YeaJul '25: 31 NayJul '25Aug '25: 26 YeaAug '25: 6 NayAug '25Sep '25: 27 YeaSep '25: 5 NaySep '25Oct '25: 48 YeaOct '25: 17 NayOct '25Nov '25: 18 YeaNov '25: 4 NayNov '25Dec '25: 34 YeaDec '25: 2 NayDec '25Jan '25: 28 totalFeb '25: 70 totalMar '25: 58 totalApr '25: 71 totalMay '25: 54 totalJun '25: 72 totalJul '25: 114 totalAug '25: 32 totalSep '25: 36 totalOct '25: 66 totalNov '25: 22 totalDec '25: 36 total
Measures voted on:476 passed169 failed14 procedural/other

Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.

Vote attendance

97%
attendance
639 of 659 roll calls20 missed
Monthly participation rate
0255075100100%Jan 25Mar 25May 25Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Dec 25

Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.

Bills sponsored over time

55bills sponsored
4 became law5 passed a chamber46 pending
0255075100Bills2025: 4 became law, 5 passed a chamber, 46 pending2025: 4 became law, 5 passed a chamber, 46 pending2025: 4 became law, 5 passed a chamber, 46 pending552025

Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.

Independence

3%
Votes against own party
16 of 639 recent votes

How often they break with their party’s majority — neither good nor bad, just the record.

Most recent roll-call votes on file. Source: Voteview.

Bill success rate

7%
4 of 55 sponsored bills became law
4 became law5 passed a chamber46 pending

Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.

Campaign finance over time

$0
Cash on hand · 2026
$11.7M
Raised, 20222026
RaisedSpentCash on hand
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2022: raised $705K2022: spent $532K20222024: raised $1.9M2024: spent $708K20242026: raised $9.1M2026: spent $3.9M20262022: cash on hand $02024: cash on hand $02026: cash on hand $0
Where the money came from · 2026
Small-dollar (unitemized): $558K (9%)9%Large individual (itemized): $3.5M (59%)59%PAC / committee: $1.9M (32%)32%
  • Small-dollar (unitemized)$558K9%
  • Large individual (itemized)$3.5M59%
  • PAC / committee$1.9M32%

By election cycle. Source: FEC.

Committee memberships

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+77 · based on 11 rated promises

  • Partial 1
  • Championed 8
  • Fully Kept 2

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2015 · 11 rated promises

The line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.

−100 worked against0+100 kept
Integrity Score by assessment date. Score ranges from −100 (worked against) to +100 (kept).
DateIntegrity Score
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202675
Jul 202671
Jul 202672
Jul 202673
Jul 202676
Jul 202676
Jul 202677
Jul 202677
Jan 202777 (current, held from last rating)

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

11 tracked
  • Kept11
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
051015Jul 2026Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 1— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

12 promises across 11 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Fisheries2
  • Armed Forces and National Security1
  • Broadband / connectivity1
  • Coast Guard / Arctic security1
  • Economy / COVID-19 relief1
  • Energy / Alaska LNG1
  • Energy / Willow project1
  • Health care1
  • Housing1
  • Public health / opioid & fentanyl crisis1
  • Public safety / domestic violence1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)12100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
22
39
40
51

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

12 tracked promises

Championedmedium confidence

Advance the Alaska LNG project (North Slope natural gas pipeline to tidewater) toward completion, including personally traveling repeatedly to Japan and South Korea to build investor, producer and buyer momentum for the megaproject.

Energy / Alaska LNGSpecific · measurablePromised Aug 2024
SourcesOffice of US Senator Dan Sullivan· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Launch a 'One Pill Can Kill' fentanyl-education campaign for Alaska's youth, working with the governor's office, the Attorney General and the DEA.

Public health / opioid & fentanyl crisisPromised Feb 2024
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archivedAlaska Public MediaOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Fight against the interception and abuse of Alaska-bound salmon runs, including defending Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries.

FisheriesPromised Feb 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedSeafoodSourceSeafoodSourceOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (Aug 16, 2024)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archived
Partialmedium confidence

Work with the Alaska Legislature in the coming years to expand broadband/internet connectivity for rural Alaska.

Broadband / connectivityPromised Feb 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Secure a Coast Guard icebreaker home-ported in Juneau, Alaska.

Coast Guard / Arctic securityPromised Feb 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedSeapower Magazine (Navy League of the United States)KTOO Public Media (Juneau)Office of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archived
Championedhigh confidence

File a federal amicus brief supporting the Willow oil project in the litigation challenging its approval.

Energy / Willow projectPromised Feb 2023
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedAnchorage Daily NewsOffice of U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archived
Championedhigh confidence

Continue advocating for domestic-violence and sexual-assault survivors in Alaska and build on prior legislative progress.

Public safety / domestic violencePromised Oct 2020
SourcesAnchorage Daily NewsU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Dan Sullivan· archivedThe White House· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Dan Sullivan· archivedU.S. Senate — Office of Senator Dan Sullivan· archived
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Continue opposing single-payer 'Medicare-for-All' health care proposals.

Health carePromised Oct 2020
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders· archivedAnchorage Daily NewsCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedAlaska's News Source
Championedhigh confidence

Continue fighting for Alaska-specific priorities and Alaskan jobs in future federal COVID-19 relief legislation as the state's economy recovers.

Economy / COVID-19 reliefPromised Oct 2020
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archivedAnchorage Daily NewsOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan· archived
Championedmedium confidence

Advance legislation introduced with Sen. Ron Wyden to expand housing tax credits and increase Alaska's housing supply.

HousingPromised Feb 2024
SourcesU.S. Senate Committee on Finance· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Senator Dan SullivanMultifamily Dive
Fully Kepthigh confidence

Ensure Southeast Alaska troll fishermen are able to fish the king-salmon troll fishery again the following summer amid litigation threatening it.

FisheriesPromised Feb 2024
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archivedOffice of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (press release, Aug. 16, 2024)· archivedAlaska Department of Fish and Game (press release, April 1, 2025)· archivedKFSK Petersburg (Aug. 17, 2024)KCAW Raven Radio, Sitka (March 11, 2023)KCAW Raven Radio, Sitka (July 22, 2025)Alaska Public Media (Aug. 20, 2024)
Not yet rated

Will require the Pentagon to evaluate available assets, engage local partners, and deliver Congress a roadmap with actionable options and precise cost estimates for reopening, modernizing and staffing Alaska National Guard armories and infrastructure in rural Alaska.

Armed Forces and National SecurityPromised Jun 2026
SourcesOffice of Senator Dan Sullivan

Verified record

303 sponsored bills · finance on file

Facts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.

Campaign financeas of Mar 31, 2026

FEC 2026 cycle — raised $9,099,779, spent $2,745,469, cash on hand $0.

View the FEC filing ↗

Voting record

Total votes
890
Yea
672
Nay
198
Present
0
Not voting
20

Full voting record

890 votes
  • PN1078Yea
  • PN1078Yea
  • PN73011Yea
  • PN73011Yea
  • PN932Yea
  • PN932Yea
120 of 890
Page 1 / 45

Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.

Positions on record

13 positions on record

The record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.

  • Armed Forces and National SecurityStated position

    Will require the Pentagon to evaluate available assets, engage local partners, and deliver Congress a roadmap with actionable options and precise cost estimates for reopening, modernizing and staffing Alaska National Guard armories and infrastructure in rural Alaska.

    SourcesOffice of Senator Dan Sullivan
    View position & sources
  • Energy / Alaska LNGStated position

    Advance the Alaska LNG project (North Slope natural gas pipeline to tidewater) toward completion, including personally traveling repeatedly to Japan and South Korea to build investor, producer and buyer momentum for the megaproject.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting YEA on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

    On record voting YEA on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.

    SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.
    View position & sources
  • FisheriesStated position

    Fight against the interception and abuse of Alaska-bound salmon runs, including defending Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • HousingStated position

    Advance legislation introduced with Sen. Ron Wyden to expand housing tax credits and increase Alaska's housing supply.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Public health / opioid & fentanyl crisisStated position

    Launch a 'One Pill Can Kill' fentanyl-education campaign for Alaska's youth, working with the governor's office, the Attorney General and the DEA.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Energy / Willow projectStated position

    File a federal amicus brief supporting the Willow oil project in the litigation challenging its approval.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Broadband / connectivityStated position

    Work with the Alaska Legislature in the coming years to expand broadband/internet connectivity for rural Alaska.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Coast Guard / Arctic securityStated position

    Secure a Coast Guard icebreaker home-ported in Juneau, Alaska.

    SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (sullivan.senate.gov)· archived
    View position & sources
  • Health careStated position

    Continue opposing single-payer 'Medicare-for-All' health care proposals.

    SourcesAnchorage Daily News
    View position & sources
  • Public safety / domestic violenceStated position

    Continue advocating for domestic-violence and sexual-assault survivors in Alaska and build on prior legislative progress.

    SourcesAnchorage Daily News
    View position & sources
  • Economy / COVID-19 reliefStated position

    Continue fighting for Alaska-specific priorities and Alaskan jobs in future federal COVID-19 relief legislation as the state's economy recovers.

    SourcesAnchorage Daily News
    View position & sources
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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