WinSenate says Sullivan's later pledge not to sue does not excuse his vote for the payout provision
WinSenateSuper PAC that ran the ad, through spokesperson Lauren French
WinSenate's spokesperson says the bill Sullivan voted for contained the $500,000 provision and that his later pledge not to sue and support for repeal should not excuse the vote.
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Dan Sullivan voted to raise Alaskans' healthcare costs by $1,800 and on that same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout.
“The bill he voted for included the $500,000 taxpayer-funded bailout provision. Only after the bailout became public and sparked widespread bipartisan outrage did he say he wouldn’t sue and backed a repeal. Changing your mind after it became a political liability shouldn’t be an excuse or a cover.”
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WinSenate ad says Sen. Dan Sullivan voted to give himself a $500,000 payout; FactCheck.org says it leaves a false impression
An ad from WinSenate, a super PAC that works to elect Democrats to the Senate, says Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan voted to raise Alaskans' health care costs by $1,800 and on the same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout. FactCheck.org said on October 15, 2026 that the ad leaves out context and falsely suggests Sullivan received money. Sullivan's campaign says he voted to reopen the government, not to pay himself, and a WinSenate spokesperson defended the ad.
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FactCheck.org's review of the WinSenate ad about Sen. Dan Sullivan's votes, with responses from Sullivan's campaign and WinSenate and the voting record behind the ad's two claims.
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FactCheck.org had reported that Sullivan said he learned of the provision while reading the bill, would not sue, and later voted for the bill that repealed it.
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FactCheck.org adds that the House voted unanimously to repeal the provision, that the repeal was later added to a must-pass appropriations bill, and that Sullivan voted for that bill, which became law.
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The reference point is WinSenate's ad claim that Sullivan voted to raise Alaskans' health care costs by $1,800 and to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout. Responding to FactCheck.org, the group's spokesperson says the bill he voted for included the provision and that his later change of position does not excuse it, which defends the ad's claim.
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