Dan S. Sullivan
Registered Republican · AK · United States Senator
A Marine Corps colonel who served as Alaska's attorney general and natural resources commissioner before being elected to federal office in 2014. He would focus on more jobs and lower taxes, and on a stronger national defense.
Where Dan S. Sullivan stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (7 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Opposes
Labor Rights (2 records), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Immigration (3 records),
Mixed record
Healthcare Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (6 support · 36 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (4 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Led a letter with Senator Ashley Moody urging the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate improper health-care billing practices that contribute to high levels of medical debt.
June 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Voted against H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which let Medicare negotiate drug prices, capped Medicare insulin at $35 monthly and funded clean energy. The Senate split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie; it became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022.
August 7, 2022Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 6 support · 36 oppose
Voted against proceeding to a Congressional Review Act resolution that would nullify EPA's modification of the start date for PFAS reporting and recordkeeping; the motion failed 48-50.
August 5, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
As Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner, approved the exploration well for the Pikka oil development and pursued permitting and leasing changes that Sullivan later credited with helping lead to the Pikka discovery and first oil.
May 18, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Sponsored the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act (S. 216), enacted as Public Law 119-65, which reauthorized the Marine Debris Program and the Marine Debris Foundation.
December 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: govinfo.gov
Sponsored S.J. Res. 80, enacted as Public Law 119-47, a Congressional Review Act resolution that nullified the Bureau of Land Management's National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and reopened reserve acreage to oil and gas leasing.
December 5, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: govinfo.gov
Also on this bill
- October 30, 2025 · Voted to pass S.J.Res. 80, canceling the 2022 federal plan that closed about half of Alaska's 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to oil and gas leasing. The Senate passed it 52-45, the House agreed 216-209, and it became law on December 5, 2025 (Public Law 119-47). (Opposes Environment and Public Health)
Voted for sending H.J.Res. 131 to the President, cancelling the decision that limited oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Senate passed it 49-45.
December 4, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 130, which canceled the 2024 federal plan change that had stopped new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The Senate passed it 51-43, sending it to the President, and it became law December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-51).
November 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 80, canceling the 2022 federal plan that closed about half of Alaska's 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to oil and gas leasing. The Senate passed it 52-45, the House agreed 216-209, and it became law on December 5, 2025 (Public Law 119-47).
October 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Also on this bill
- December 5, 2025 · Sponsored S.J. Res. 80, enacted as Public Law 119-47, a Congressional Review Act resolution that nullified the Bureau of Land Management's National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and reopened reserve acreage to oil and gas leasing. (Opposes Environment and Public Health)
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 106, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for Alaska's Central Yukon area. That plan had set aside 21 specially protected areas covering about 3,611,000 acres. The Senate passed it 50-46 and it became Public Law 119-50 on December 11, 2025, undoing those protections.
October 9, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 105, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for its North Dakota office. That plan had limited oil and gas work in low-potential areas and kept new coal leasing within four miles of existing mines. The Senate passed it 50-45 and it became Public Law 119-49 on December 11, 2025.
October 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 71, a resolution to end the national energy emergency the President declared on January 20, 2025 to speed domestic energy projects. The Senate rejected it 47-51, so the emergency stayed in place and the measure did not become law.
October 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 104, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for the Miles City office in eastern Montana. That plan had put 1,745,040 acres off limits to coal leasing. The Senate passed it 52-47 and it became Public Law 119-48 on December 11, 2025, reopening those lands to coal leasing.
October 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 87 in the Senate, 51-45, sending it to the President. It cancelled the federal waivers that let California enforce truck emission warranty rules and its zero-emission truck and fleet standards. It was signed on June 12, 2025 and became Public Law 119-15.
May 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 88 in the Senate, 51-44, sending it to the President. It cancelled the federal waiver that let California require rising shares of low- and zero-emission new cars. It was signed on June 12, 2025 and became Public Law 119-16.
May 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 89 in the Senate, 49-46, sending it to the President. It cancelled the federal waiver that let California enforce its own low-nitrogen-oxide limits for new heavy trucks and off-road diesel engines. It was signed on June 12, 2025 and became Public Law 119-17.
May 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 60, sending it to the President: it repealed the National Park Service rule tightening off-road vehicle limits around Lake Powell. The Senate passed it 50-43, and it was signed on May 23, 2025 as Public Law 119-13.
May 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 61, which cancelled EPA limits on toxic air pollution from rubber tire manufacturing plants. This Senate vote, 55-45, sent it to the President. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-14), ending those emission standards.
May 6, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 31, which cancelled an EPA rule requiring plants moving to a lower pollution category to keep controlling persistent toxic air pollutants. The Senate passed it 52-46 and sent it to the House. It became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).
May 1, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 75, which wiped out the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers. This Senate vote, 52-45, sent it to the President. It became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-9), so that equipment no longer has to meet the standards.
May 1, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 42, canceling the Energy Department rule on how appliance makers prove, label, and are held to efficiency standards. The Senate passed it 52-46, and it became Public Law 119-8 on May 9, 2025.
April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 20, canceling the Energy Department's efficiency standards for gas-fired instant water heaters. The Senate passed it 53-44, and it became Public Law 119-6 on May 9, 2025.
April 10, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to send H.J.Res. 24 to the President, canceling the Energy Department's December 2024 rule that set stricter energy standards for walk-in coolers and freezers. The older standards stay, and similar rules are barred. The Senate passed it 53-42, and it became law May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-7).
April 3, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 35 by 52-47, wiping out the EPA rule that carried out the methane waste emissions charge on oil and gas sites. The measure became law on March 14, 2025 (Public Law 119-2).
February 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 10, which would end the energy emergency declared under Executive Order 14156 on January 20, 2025. The Senate rejected it 47-52, so it did not become law.
February 26, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 11, 54-44, using the Congressional Review Act to repeal the rule requiring an archaeology report with offshore oil and gas plans. It was signed on March 14, 2025 as Public Law 119-3, so the rule is gone.
February 25, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted for S.J.Res. 58, which would have wiped out the Energy Department rule setting higher efficiency standards for home gas furnaces. The Senate passed it 50-45, but the House never voted, so the standards stayed.
May 21, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S. 4072, a bill barring 2024 spending to carry out EPA tailpipe pollution limits for 2027 and later cars and trucks. It needed 60 votes and failed 52-46, so it never became law.
April 18, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 61, which would cancel the Federal Highway Administration rule making states measure and set targets for greenhouse gas pollution from highways. The Senate passed it 53-47. The House never voted, so it died and the rule stayed in place.
April 10, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 24 in the Senate, 51-49. It would have cancelled the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered, ending that bat's federal protection. The President vetoed it and the Senate override attempt failed on September 28, 2023, so the listing stayed.
May 11, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 9, which would have wiped out the Fish and Wildlife Service rule protecting the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered. The Senate passed it 50-48 and the House followed 221-206. The President vetoed it, and the Senate's override attempt failed 47-46, so the bird kept its protection.
May 3, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 11 by 50-49, a measure to cancel the EPA rule tightening smog-forming nitrogen oxide limits for new heavy-duty trucks and engines. The President vetoed it. The Senate's override try on June 21, 2023 failed 50-50, so the rule stayed in place.
April 26, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 27, 53-43, using the Congressional Review Act to repeal the rule defining which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. The President vetoed it, and the House override attempt failed, so the rule stayed in place.
March 29, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Sponsored the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act with Senator Murkowski, passed by the Senate in December 2022 and later signed into law, creating a task force of salmon stakeholders and scientists to develop a coordinated Pacific salmon research strategy for Alaska.
December 16, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Voted against H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which let Medicare negotiate drug prices, capped Medicare insulin at $35 monthly and funded clean energy. The Senate split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie; it became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022.
August 7, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 55 in the Senate, 50-47. It would have cancelled the White House environmental council rule that restored broader environmental reviews of federal projects. The House never voted on it, so the rule stayed in force.
August 4, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 14, which cancelled the 2020 EPA rule that had dropped methane limits on new and rebuilt oil and gas sources. The Senate passed it 52-42, the House agreed, and it became law on June 30, 2021 (Public Law 117-23).
April 28, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Introduced the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, a marine-debris law signed on December 18, 2020 that created the Marine Debris Foundation and plastic-waste reduction programs.
December 18, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: govinfo.gov
Joined Senator Murkowski in publicly supporting the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to deny the federal permit for the proposed Pebble Mine, calling the rejection the right decision for Bristol Bay.
November 25, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Publicly declared 'No Pebble Mine,' hardening his opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine after secretly recorded tapes showed company executives describing him as quiet on the project.
September 24, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: adn.com
Sponsored the Save Our Seas Act of 2018 (S. 3508), enacted as Public Law 115-265, which reauthorized the NOAA Marine Debris Program and directed federal action on marine debris.
October 11, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted to pass S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline approval bill, over the President's veto; the override failed 62-37 and the veto was sustained.
March 4, 2015Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Also on this bill
- January 29, 2015 · Voted for final passage of S. 1, the bill approving the Keystone XL Pipeline, which passed the Senate 62-36. (Opposes Environment and Public Health)
Voted for final passage of S. 1, the bill approving the Keystone XL Pipeline, which passed the Senate 62-36.
January 29, 2015Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: senate.gov
Also on this bill
- March 4, 2015 · Voted to pass S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline approval bill, over the President's veto; the override failed 62-37 and the veto was sustained. (Opposes Environment and Public Health)
As Alaska attorney general, led the state's litigation defending oil and gas development on the federal outer continental shelf, winning a favorable federal court ruling on OCS development in July 2009.
July 30, 2009Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: law.alaska.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Voted to send H.J.Res. 98 to the President, 50-48 in the Senate. It would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it, and the House override attempt failed on May 7, 2024, so the rule stayed.
April 10, 2024Opposes Labor Rights
Source: senate.gov
Voted for S.J.Res. 29, which would cancel the federal workplace safety rule requiring large employers to have workers vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly. The Senate passed it 52-48, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
December 8, 2021Opposes Labor Rights
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted against sustaining the objection to Arizona's 2020 presidential electors after Congress reconvened following the January 6 Capitol attack; the objection failed 6-93.
January 6, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 7 support
Voted to pass H.R. 5371, the funding bill that ended the 43-day government shutdown. It paid for most agencies through January 30, 2026 and funded agriculture, military construction and veterans, and Congress for the full year. The Senate passed it 60-40 and it became law November 12, 2025 (Public Law 119-37).
November 10, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: senate.gov
Sponsored the PRO Veterans Act of 2025 (S. 423), enacted as Public Law 119-33, which changed budgeting procedures for the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans' services.
August 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 54-46 in the Senate. It funded federal agencies through the end of the 2025 budget year and avoided a government shutdown. It was signed into law on March 15, 2025 as Public Law 119-4.
March 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: senate.gov
Sponsored the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act (S. 497), enacted as Public Law 117-121, which created the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to advise NOAA on fisheries research and development grant awards.
May 12, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: govinfo.gov
Sponsored the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2020 (S. 2981), enacted as Public Law 116-259, which reauthorized and restructured the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps.
December 23, 2020Supports Government Efficiency
Source: govinfo.gov
Sponsored the Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act (S. 163), enacted as Public Law 116-62, which directed the Environmental Protection Agency to revise particulate-matter emission standards for nonemergency stationary diesel engines in remote areas of Alaska.
October 4, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
Source: govinfo.gov
Sponsored S. 2273, enacted as Public Law 115-100, extending the exemption of fishing vessels and vessels shorter than 79 feet from federal discharge permitting requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
January 3, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: govinfo.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, canceling the consumer bureau rule that capped overdraft fees at very large banks at $5 unless the bank justified more. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-10).
March 27, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 3 oppose
Voted to pass S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, which requires jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft, burglary, or violent crimes. The Senate passed it 64-35, the House agreed, and it became law on January 29, 2025.
January 20, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, 50-47, to wipe out the 2022 rule narrowing when using benefits like Medicaid counts against green card seekers. The House never voted on it, so the 2022 rule stayed in place.
May 17, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: senate.gov
Voted for S.J.Res. 46, a resolution to cancel the rule letting asylum officers decide asylum claims directly instead of sending them to immigration court. The Senate rejected it 46-48, so it did not become law.
May 26, 2022Opposes Immigration
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support · 1 oppose
Voted with Democrats and a small group of Republicans to block spending public funds on a White House ballroom and to forbid a $1.8 billion Justice Department compensation fund for people the president deems victims of political prosecution.
June 5, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: kyuk.org
Advocated for and announced creation of a new USDA Office of Seafood, following his 2023 National Seafood Supply Act proposal to give fishermen greater access to USDA support.
April 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Voted to approve the Trump administration's 2025 rescission package cancelling billions of dollars in previously appropriated foreign aid and Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding.
July 21, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: adn.com
Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 4, canceling about $9 billion in unspent money for the State Department, USAID, and public broadcasting. The Senate version dropped a proposed cut to global HIV/AIDS programs. It passed 51-48 and became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025.
July 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: senate.gov
Voted against final passage of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act debt-ceiling bill, which passed the Senate on June 1, 2023.
June 1, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently puts fentanyl copycat drugs in the strictest federal drug category with fentanyl's penalties. The Senate passed it 84-16, and it became Public Law 119-26 on July 16, 2025.
March 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Sponsored the Due Process Protections Act (S. 1380), enacted as Public Law 116-182, which required federal judges to issue an order confirming prosecutors' obligation to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense.
October 21, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: govinfo.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support · 3 oppose
Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 1, extending the 2017 income tax cuts, cutting Medicaid and food aid, and raising the debt limit. Senators split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie. The House then agreed, and it became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.
July 1, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed two rules that cut Social Security benefits for people with government pensions. Retired teachers, police officers, and other public workers gained full benefits. The Senate passed it 76-20 and it became Public Law 118-273 on January 5, 2025.
December 21, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S. 3853, a bill extending and widening federal payments to people sickened by nuclear testing fallout, uranium mining and Manhattan Project waste. The Senate passed it 69-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.
March 7, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: senate.gov
Voted for S.J.Res. 43, which would cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The Senate rejected it 49-50, so it did not become law.
November 15, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: senate.gov
Voted to send H.J.Res. 45 to the President, 52-46 in the Senate. It would have cancelled the Education Department rule that paused federal student loan payments and erased up to $20,000 of debt per borrower. The President vetoed it and the House override attempt failed on June 21, 2023.
June 1, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 oppose
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 7, a resolution to cancel the FCC rule letting schools and libraries lend Wi-Fi hotspots using federal internet discounts. The Senate passed it 50-38, but the House never voted on it, so the rule stayed in place.
May 8, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted for H.J.Res. 44, which would have wiped out the federal firearms rule treating pistols fitted with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. The Senate defeated it 49-50, so the rule stayed in force.
June 22, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: senate.gov
Voted against final Senate passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expanded background checks for buyers under 21, funded crisis-intervention and mental-health programs, and narrowed the dating-partner gun-possession loophole; it passed 65-33.
June 23, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: senate.gov
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 5 support
As chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, announced the Marine Corps Campaign-Alaska initiative expanding Marine rotational training and a permanent Supporting Arms Liaison Team at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
May 8, 2026Supports National Defense
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Led a ten-year campaign for greater military refueling capacity in Alaska that culminated in the April 2026 arrival of four additional KC-135 Stratotankers and about 200 additional Air Force personnel for the Alaska Air National Guard 168th Wing.
April 8, 2026Supports National Defense
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Voted to pass S. 2296, the Senate's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, setting defense policy and authorizing Defense Department funding. The Senate passed it 77-20, but the House held it at the desk without voting, so it has not become law.
October 9, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: senate.gov
Voted for final passage of H.R. 815 as amended, the national security supplemental appropriations package providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which passed the Senate 70-29.
February 13, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: senate.gov
Also on this bill
- April 23, 2024 · Voted for H.R. 815, a $95 billion foreign aid package paid with U.S. taxpayer money. It held $61 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid in Gaza and elsewhere, and $8 billion for Taiwan and Pacific allies. The Senate agreed 79-18, and it became law in April 2024. (Supports U.S.-Israel Ties)
Voted for final passage of S. 2226, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024, which passed 86-11.
July 27, 2023Supports National Defense
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 3 support
Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 1, extending the 2017 income tax cuts, cutting Medicaid and food aid, and raising the debt limit. Senators split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie. The House then agreed, and it became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.
July 1, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: senate.gov
Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 budget reconciliation law, and took credit for shaping its Alaska provisions including expanded oil and gas leasing, tax cuts, the largest Coast Guard investment in history, and continued Alaska military build-up.
July 1, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Voted for Senate passage of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reconciliation bill, which passed 51-49.
December 2, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 6 oppose
Voted to pass H.R. 5334, the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, imposing sanctions and tariffs tied to Russia and extending Iran sanctions. It passed the Senate 86-11.
August 7, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 88, which would end the national emergency the President declared on April 2, 2025 to impose broad import tariffs. It passed the Senate 51-47, but the House never acted on it, so the tariffs stayed in place.
October 30, 2025Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 77, a resolution to end the February 1, 2025 national emergency behind a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports. The Senate passed it 50-46, but the House never took it up, so the tariffs stayed in place.
October 29, 2025Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 81, a resolution to end the July 30, 2025 emergency used to add a 40 percent tariff on many Brazilian imports. The Senate passed it 52-48, but the House never took it up, so the resolution did not become law and the tariff stayed in place.
October 28, 2025Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 49, a resolution to end the April 2, 2025 emergency used to place a 10 percent tariff on most imports. The Senate tied 49-49, so it did not become law.
April 30, 2025Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 37, which sought to end the national emergency behind the President's February 2025 tariffs on Canadian goods. A no vote left the 25 percent import tariff and 10 percent energy tariff in place. The Senate passed the measure 51-48, but the House never took it up.
April 2, 2025Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted to send H.J.Res. 25 to the President, canceling the IRS rule that made services helping people sell digital assets report the sale proceeds. The Senate passed it 70-28, and it became law on April 10, 2025 (Public Law 119-5).
March 26, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 3 by 70-27, a measure to cancel the IRS rule making decentralized crypto trading front-ends report users' sale proceeds like brokers. The House never voted on it. The House passed an identical resolution instead, and that one became law on April 10, 2025.
March 4, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 6 support · 1 oppose
Sponsored the ARTIST Act (S. 254), enacted as Public Law 119-99, which protected the sale of authentic Alaska Native handicrafts made from legally harvested marine mammal parts.
June 12, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: govinfo.gov
Sponsored the ARTIST Act to protect legal Alaska Native walrus-ivory handicrafts; after prior unanimous Senate passage, the House passed the bill on June 3, 2026 and sent it to the President.
June 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Wrote Etsy CEO Kruti Patel Goyal demanding a policy change to preserve a sales pathway for authentic Alaska Native handicrafts made with lawfully harvested fur.
May 21, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Voted for S.J.Res. 42, which would overturn federal protections against sexual-orientation and gender-identity discrimination in food programs. The Senate rejected it 47-50, so it did not become law.
October 26, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: senate.gov
Sponsored the POWER 2.0 Act, signed into law on December 20, 2022, making permanent the requirement that chief judges of federal judicial districts hold public events promoting pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
December 20, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: congress.gov
Voted yes at Senate passage of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, making states honor valid same-sex and interracial marriages. The Senate passed it 61-36, the House agreed, and it became Public Law 117-228 on December 13, 2022.
November 29, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: senate.gov
Sponsored the POWER Act, signed into law in September 2018, requiring federal judicial districts to hold annual events promoting pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
September 4, 2018Supports Civil Rights
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support · 7 oppose
Voted to pass S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting the first federal rules for payment stablecoins, backed one-for-one by cash or safe assets. The Senate passed it 68-30, the House agreed, and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.
June 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 13, which cancelled a 2024 rule that had ended fast-track approvals and short application forms in bank merger reviews. The Senate passed it 52-47 and sent it to the House. It became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-19).
May 7, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, canceling the consumer bureau rule that capped overdraft fees at very large banks at $5 unless the bank justified more. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-10).
March 27, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 28 by 51-47, cancelling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that put the largest digital payment apps under its supervision. It became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-11).
March 5, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
Voted for H.J.Res. 109, which would have voided SEC guidance telling firms that hold customers' crypto to carry those holdings on their own balance sheets. The Senate passed it 60-38, but the President vetoed it on May 31, 2024. The House override attempt failed on July 11, 2024, so the guidance stayed.
May 16, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
Voted to send H.J.Res. 98 to the President, 50-48 in the Senate. It would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it, and the House override attempt failed on May 7, 2024, so the rule stayed.
April 10, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 32, 53-44 in the Senate. It would cancel the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule making lenders collect and report data on small business loans, including to women-owned and minority-owned firms. The President vetoed it and the Senate override failed, so the rule survived.
October 18, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 15, which cancelled the bank regulator's true-lender rule letting national banks be named as lender on loans funded by others. That naming shielded the loans from state interest rate caps. It passed the Senate 52-47, then the House, and became law June 30, 2021 (Public Law 117-24).
May 11, 2021Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: senate.gov
As commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, negotiated and publicly presented the settlement of the state's Point Thomson litigation with ExxonMobil and its partners, ending a dispute over the North Slope leases that began in 2005.
March 30, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: alaskapublic.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a bipartisan deal putting roughly $1 trillion into roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water. The Senate passed it 69-30, the House later agreed, and it became Public Law 117-58 on November 15, 2021.
August 10, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: senate.gov
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 3 oppose
Voted against H. Con. Res. 86, the concurrent resolution directing the President to remove United States armed forces from unauthorized hostilities; the Senate agreed to it 50-48.
June 23, 2026Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S. 316, a bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations, ending the legal basis for military action there. The Senate passed it 66-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.
March 29, 2023Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: senate.gov
Voted against S.J. Res. 68, the war powers resolution directing the removal of United States forces from hostilities against Iran; the resolution passed 55-45.
February 13, 2020Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: senate.gov
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 5 support
Voted to allow the U.S. sale of 20,000 automatic rifles to Israel's national police, against an effort to stop it (S.J.Res. 41). The effort failed 27-70, so the sale was allowed.
July 30, 2025Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: senate.gov
Voted to allow the U.S. sale of thousands of bombs and bomb-guiding kits to Israel, against an effort to stop it (S.J.Res. 26). The effort failed 15-83, so the sale was allowed.
April 3, 2025Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: senate.gov
Voted to allow the U.S. sale of 50,400 mortar shells to Israel, against an effort to stop it (S.J.Res. 113). The effort failed 19-78, so the sale was allowed.
November 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: senate.gov
Voted for H.R. 815, a $95 billion foreign aid package paid with U.S. taxpayer money. It held $61 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid in Gaza and elsewhere, and $8 billion for Taiwan and Pacific allies. The Senate agreed 79-18, and it became law in April 2024.
April 23, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: senate.gov
Also on this bill
- February 13, 2024 · Voted for final passage of H.R. 815 as amended, the national security supplemental appropriations package providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which passed the Senate 70-29. (Supports National Defense)
Voted for S. 1, which would have authorized $3.3 billion a year in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid to Israel through 2028. It also would have let states refuse contracts with companies that boycott Israel, and sanctioned Syria's government. The Senate passed it 77-23.
February 5, 2019Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: senate.gov
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026, after voting for the 2025 tax and spending bill and for the administration's rescission of billions in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.
July 21, 2025
Source: adn.com
Named chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support and chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries for the 119th Congress, while serving as a deputy whip of the Senate Republican Conference.
February 28, 2025
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Retired from the United States Marine Corps as a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve after 30 years of service.
February 1, 2024
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Voted against confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; she was confirmed 53-47.
April 7, 2022
Source: senate.gov
Voted against invoking cloture on H.R. 3233, the bill to establish a National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex; the cloture motion was rejected on May 28, 2021.
May 28, 2021
Source: senate.gov
Voted not guilty on the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection; the vote was 57-43, short of conviction.
February 13, 2021
Source: senate.gov
Voted not guilty on Article I of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the abuse-of-power article, which failed 48-52.
February 5, 2020
Source: senate.gov
Voted not guilty on Article II of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the obstruction-of-Congress article, which failed 47-53.
February 5, 2020
Source: senate.gov
Introduced S. 756 as the Save Our Seas Act of 2017; the House replaced its text and the measure became the legislative vehicle for the First Step Act of 2018, enacted as Public Law 115-391, which revised federal sentencing and federal prison programming.
December 21, 2018
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted to confirm Brett M. Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, confirmed 50-48.
October 6, 2018
Source: senate.gov
Voted to confirm Neil M. Gorsuch as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, confirmed 54-45.
April 7, 2017
Source: senate.gov
Sponsored S. 1492, enacted as Public Law 114-161, directing the General Services Administration on behalf of the Archivist of the United States to convey a federal parcel in Anchorage to the Municipality of Anchorage.
May 20, 2016
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted for final passage of H.R. 1191, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, giving Congress a review period over the Iran nuclear agreement; it passed 98-1.
May 7, 2015
Source: senate.gov
Was sworn in as Alaska's eighth United States Senator.
January 6, 2015
Source: sullivan.senate.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Disclosed two stock sales after the federal deadline in violation of the STOCK Act's 45-day reporting requirement: shares of Norwegian farmed-salmon company Mowi ASA reported 93 days after the transaction and Five Below shares 65 days after; Sullivan's filing said a third party sold the inherited shares and informed him late.
November 10, 2022
Source: adn.com
Past races Dan S. Sullivan ran in:
- United States Senator · November 3, 2026 · Alaska · incumbent
- United States Senator · August 18, 2026 · Alaska · incumbent