Daniel S. Sullivan
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Alaska and Republican candidate, in an emailed statement from his campaign spokesperson, Nate Adams
Response to this claim
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.
“Senator Sullivan voted to reopen the federal government, not to pay himself”
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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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. The campaign says his vote was to reopen the government and not to pay himself, which denies the payout claim.