Peltola's campaign calls the lawsuit baseless after the dismissal
Mary PeltolaDemocratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska, in a statement from her campaign
Peltola's campaign calls DOJ's lawsuit baseless and its investigation a sham, and says neither will stop Alaskans from electing her on Nov. 3.
“No sham investigation or baseless lawsuit from a weaponized Department of Justice is going to stop Alaskans from electing Mary on November 3rd so she can lower costs for Alaska's working families”
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Other statements by Mary Peltola in this case
- Peltola accuses Sullivan of using Washington allies to stay in powerEarlier: Condemned
Where this statement fits
DOJ challenges Alaska Senate certification over two Sullivans; Murkowski objects
DOJ sued Alaska over the presence of two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the Senate ballot. It seeks to prevent certification under specified conditions involving an incumbent loss and the possible effect of namesake votes. Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola criticize the intervention.
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CNBC reports the dismissal and quotes statements from a DOJ spokesperson and from Mary Peltola's campaign issued after the ruling.
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Alaska's News Source reports the dismissal, quotes a Peltola spokesperson, and quotes U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman's Oct. 30 remarks on the federal investigation.
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The campaign issued the statement after Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed DOJ's lawsuit.
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The statement continues that Alaskans will choose their next U.S. senator, not Dan Sullivan or his allies in Washington.
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The case concerns DOJ's requested conditional restraint on certification of Alaska's Senate election. Peltola's campaign calls the lawsuit baseless and the department weaponized.
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