Justice department issues subpoenas over ‘second Dan Sullivan’ candidacy in Alaska Senate race

Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign allegedly collaborated with party operatives to confuse voters in midterm The US justice department on Thursday is reported to have issued subpoenas in response to a report that the Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign collaborated with party operatives to get a challenger with the same name as the Republican senator Dan Sullivan on the midterm ballot. ABC News reported the subpoenas, citing sources familiar with the matter. The federal investigation comes a day after the New York Times found that the effort to recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan…

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