Alaska’s Lieutenant Governor, Nancy Dahlstrom, has opened an investigation into the validity of a U.S. Senate candidate’s filing. The candidate, Dan Sullivan from Petersburg, filed to run against incumbent U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan. Petersburg Dan, who filed as a Republican, stands accused of running with the intention to confuse voters and cheat incumbent Dan Sullivan of votes.

Investigation Details

Dahlstrom sent a letter to Petersburg Dan, stating that there are ‘credible allegations’ that he filed ‘out of intention to confuse and manipulate voters by capitalizing on the fact that you share a first and last name with the incumbent senator.’ Dahlstrom asks Petersburg Dan to respond to several specific questions regarding certain campaign decisions and potential connections to Democratic strategists.

Senator Sullivan believes Petersburg Dan is a ‘sham’ candidate recruited by Democrats. ‘He is a liberal progressive,’ said Senator Sullivan in an interview. ‘We’ve seen his donations to all the far-left groups. He’s donated to Peltola. And his whole purpose of running is to confuse Alaskans to make Alaskan voters think that somehow he’s me, so they could rig the vote in favor of Mary Peltola.’

Original reporting: Must Read Alaska (Anchorage) — read the source article.