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Alaska governor orders investigation into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether the Peltola campaign violated state laws after a New York Times report on recruiting a second Dan Sullivan.

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The Alaska governor directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether Mary Peltola's Senate campaign violated state laws and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted.(source: Oct 29: Alaska governor orders investigation into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign) The investigation follows a New York Times report that Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee worked to recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.(source: Oct 29: Alaska governor orders investigation into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign) Peltola's campaign has denied involvement in encouraging or soliciting Dan J. Sullivan to run, and former campaign manager Elisa Rios later retracted all statements made regarding the race, according to the outlet.(source: Oct 29: Alaska governor orders investigation into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign)

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  1. No readers have picked a side yetReport: Peltola Campaign Aides Sought Voters Named Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race
  2. No readers have picked a side yetPeltola reschedules campaign stops after car crash
  3. No readers have picked a side yetDOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses
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  • Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether the Peltola campaign violated Alaska laws and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted.
  • The New York Times reported that Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee worked to recruit a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
  • Peltola's campaign denied involvement in encouraging or soliciting Dan J Sullivan to run, according to an Anchorage Daily News report.
  • Donald Trump called for Peltola to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted.
  • Elisa Rios, Peltola's former campaign manager, later contacted the Times and retracted all statements made regarding the 2026 Alaska Senate race, the outlet reported.
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Reports governor orders probe of Peltola campaign

The Guardian US (Politics): Alaska governor orders investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign

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Left-leaning outlets reported the Republican governor's order as a response to a New York Times report accusing the Peltola campaign of recruiting a namesake rival, noting Peltola's denial, the former manager's retraction, and Trump's call for prosecution.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Says governor probes Peltola ballot scheme

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Says governor probes Peltola ballot scheme

The Daily Caller: Alaska Governor Orders Investigation Into Mary Peltola’s Ballot Scheme

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Right-leaning outlets framed the investigation as targeting an alleged ballot scheme by Peltola's team and the DSCC to recruit candidates and take votes from Sen. Dan Sullivan, quoting Dunleavy on election integrity.

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Left: Reports governor orders probe of Peltola campaign

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Calls probe of exposed Peltola scheme to mislead voters

Breitbart (Politics): Alaska Governor Orders Investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate Campaign

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Far-right outlets described the investigation as following an exposed scheme by Peltola's campaign to mislead voters by recruiting a candidate with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan, citing Dunleavy and the New York Times report.

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