Alaska Senate race

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports price gouging bans and freight subsidies

Peltola focuses on lowering prices for groceries, fuel, and shipping across Alaska through federal market intervention and supply chain protections. She advocates for cracking down on corporate price gouging, increasing freight transparency, and bolstering bypass mail and shipping services to rural communities.

• Proposes banning price gouging by corporations during emergencies, natural disasters, and supply shortages.
• Restores funding for Bypass Mail and advocates creating an Essential Freight Service to lower shipping rates across Alaska.
• Supports passing right-to-repair laws to ensure rural Alaskans have affordable access to repair tools and parts for essential machinery.
• Works to block anti-competitive grocery store mergers to maintain retail competition and control prices.

“Alaskans are being crushed by skyrocketing costs – but I will stand up to anyone to put Alaska first and fight for lower costs.”

R Republican Dan S. Sullivan

Focuses on deregulation and tax cuts

Sullivan attributes rising costs to federal regulatory overreach and national economic policies. He emphasizes regulatory rollbacks, expanded domestic energy production, and tax cuts as the primary mechanisms to lower consumer costs.

• Voted for tax relief measures and regulatory reductions to ease financial burdens on families and businesses.
• Voted for the No Tax on Tips Act to provide tax deductions of up to $25,000 on tip income.
• Opposes expanding federal regulation and market interventions that could raise business compliance costs.

“In the Senate, I’ve fought successfully to cut taxes, put more money in people’s pockets, reduce burdensome regulations, unleash Alaskan energy, and create more opportunities for Alaskans.”

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports Alaskan oil, gas, and renewables

Peltola supports an energy policy focused on developing Alaskan oil and gas while expanding renewable generation and local refining capacity. She advocates for federal permitting reform to accelerate energy projects and restoring tax credits for clean energy.

• Promotes refining more crude oil within Alaska to lower fuel costs and enhance Arctic military readiness.
• Advocates for federal permitting reform to streamline pathways for energy projects.
• Fights to restore federal tax credits for solar, wind, and hydro projects, alongside Railbelt energy grid funding.
• Supported major oil and gas development projects like Willow during her tenure in the House.

“That means fighting for Alaska oil and gas development projects to create good-paying jobs and lower costs, protecting Alaskans' fundamental rights, including the right to bear arms and the right to privacy; and advocating for programs Alaskans depend on — the Marine Highway System, the Railbelt energy grid, public radio, and education.”

R Republican Dan S. Sullivan

Promotes all-of-the-above domestic energy expansion

Sullivan champions an all-of-the-above energy strategy aimed at fully unleashing Alaska's oil, natural gas, and mineral potential. He aggressively opposes federal administrative restrictions on leasing and resource extraction.

• Led congressional opposition against federal administrative bans and leasing restrictions in Alaska.
• Promotes domestic resource extraction to generate high-paying jobs and strengthen national security.
• Leverages past executive experience as Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources overseeing state resource development.

“A relentless advocate for an all-of-the-above energy strategy and the good-paying jobs and high environmental standards that support it, Dan led the fight against the Biden Administration’s disastrous war on energy.”

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports banning factory trawling and bycatch

Peltola centers her campaign on protecting Alaska's fisheries by banning industrial factory trawling and curbing excessive bycatch. She draws on her background as a commercial fisher and tribal fish commission director to prioritize marine conservation.

• Pledges to enact a federal ban on factory trawling in Alaskan waters.
• Prioritizes eliminating industrial bycatch to restore declining salmon and subsistence fish stocks.
• Cites leadership experience with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

“I’ll work to ban factory trawling and restore our fisheries to abundance.”

R Republican Dan S. Sullivan

Supports Bycatch Reduction Act and coastal management

Sullivan addresses fishery declines through targeted statutory reforms and federal coastal management leadership. He authored legislation aimed at reducing bycatch while preserving commercial fishing industries.

• Introduced the federal Bycatch Reduction Act to protect coastal fisheries and reduce unintended harvest.
• Serves as Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries.

“Across Alaska, people want action to reduce bycatch and protect our fisheries. I listened, and introduced the Bycatch Reduction Act because I’ll always fight to protect Alaska’s resources, our coastal communities, and our way of life.”

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports term limits and stock trading bans

Peltola campaigns on cleaning up federal corruption and restricting special-interest influence in Washington. She advocates for congressional term limits, bans on stock trading by members of Congress, and closing campaign finance loopholes.

• Proposes enacting mandatory congressional term limits.
• Supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
• Advocates eliminating campaign finance loopholes that empower dark money and special interests.

“I will clean up corruption in DC and crack down on self-dealing politicians by passing term limits, banning congressional stock trading, and eliminating campaign finance loopholes that put special interests first and Alaskans last.”

R Republican Dan S. Sullivan

Emphasizes executive seniority and public service record

Sullivan emphasizes his record of military service, cabinet leadership, and Senate seniority rather than structural ethics proposals. He highlights his ability to deliver tangible policy outcomes through key committee assignments.

• Highlights past service as Alaska Attorney General and Natural Resources Commissioner.
• Emphasizes three decades of service in the U.S. Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve.
• Focuses on legislative effectiveness and committee leadership over federal electoral rules.

“From passing the biggest tax cut in American history and unleashing Alaska’s energy potential, to making historic investments in our military and national defense and strengthening Alaska’s healthcare system, Dan is running for re-election to continue delivering real results for Alaska.”

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports middle-class tax cuts and wage incentives

Peltola advocates for middle- and working-class tax relief funded by increased taxes on millionaires, billionaires, and corporations. She supports expanding the Child Tax Credit, eliminating taxes on Social Security, and creating tax incentives for fair worker wages.

• Proposes eliminating federal income tax for Alaskans earning under $92,000 annually, funded by higher taxes on wealthy individuals.
• Supports an Expanded Child Tax Credit of up to $3,600 per child under six and $3,000 for older children.
• Pledges to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits for Alaska seniors.
• Voted for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.

“I will work to cut taxes and raise wages. I'll fight to lower fuel, grocery, housing, and childcare prices, and reverse harmful healthcare cuts that are spiking costs.”

R Republican Dan S. Sullivan

Supports broad tax cuts and tip deductions

Sullivan highlights his vote for broad-based tax reductions designed to stimulate job growth and increase Alaskans' disposable income. He also supports tax exemptions for tipped wages.

• Voted for the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, characterizing it as the biggest tax cut in American history.
• Voted for the No Tax on Tips Act to create a tax deduction of up to $25,000 on tip income.
• Voted for reconciliation legislation addressing federal tax policy and raising the debt limit in 2025.

“In the Senate, I’ve fought successfully to cut taxes, put more money in people’s pockets, reduce burdensome regulations, unleash Alaskan energy, and create more opportunities for Alaskans.”

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports gun rights and privacy rights

Peltola explicitly commits to protecting Second Amendment gun rights alongside individual privacy rights, positioning herself as an independent voice who breaks with national Democratic policy on firearms.

• Explicitly commits to protecting Alaskans' constitutional right to bear arms.
• Pledges to defend constitutional privacy rights.
• Emphasizes an independent approach free from national party dictation.

“protecting Alaskans' fundamental rights, including the right to bear arms and the right to privacy”

R Republican Dan S. Sullivan

Opposes gun control and defends Second Amendment

Sullivan campaigns as a Marine-qualified marksman who opposes federal restrictions on gun ownership. He holds an endorsement from the National Rifle Association.

• Voted Yea on CRA resolution H.J.Res. 44 to nullify ATF regulations regarding firearm stabilizing braces.
• Endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA).
• Opposes federal executive actions or legislation restricting gun rights.

“As a Marine-qualified “expert” on the rifle and pistol, Dan is a strong advocate and defender of our Second Amendment rights.”

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports military families and cost-of-living allowances

Peltola highlights her background as a military mom, advocating for robust defense funding and cost-of-living protections for military families serving in Alaska. She voted for recent national defense authorization bills during her House tenure.

• Pledges to protect and expand the Overseas Cost of Living Allowance (OCOLA) for Alaska military families.
• Voted Yea on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2024.
• Voted Yea on the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and NDAA for FY 2025.

“Mary will fight to protect and expand the Overseas Cost of Living Allowance so servicemembers and their families can afford to live in the state they’re protecting.”

R Republican Dan S. Sullivan

Supports defense spending and veteran services

Sullivan highlights his 30-year Marine Corps Reserve career and leadership on the Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees. He advocates for expanded defense spending and strengthened veteran healthcare in Alaska.

• Served 30 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and Reserve, retiring as a Colonel in 2024.
• Serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.
• Voted Yea on the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2026 (S.2296) and FY 2024.
• Endorsed by Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Action.

“With a distinguished record in military and national security service, Dan is a strong national defense advocate.”

D Democratic Mary Peltola

Supports restrictions on corporate landlords and tenant tax credits

Peltola addresses Alaska's housing shortage by proposing restrictions on institutional investors buying single-family homes and providing tax credits for overburdened renters. She also advocates expanding tribal housing grants and taxing foreign buyers.

• Proposes cracking down on out-of-state private equity funds and corporate landlords purchasing residential homes.
• Supports refundable federal tax credits for renters spending over 30% of income on housing.
• Advocates expanding Indian Housing Block Grants for Alaska Native communities.
• Proposes additional taxes on non-resident foreign purchases of residential real estate.

“Alaska homes should belong to Alaskans, not corporate landlords.”