Independent watchdog makes DOJ referral over alleged election law violations in Alaska Senate race

The American Accountability Foundation (AAF), a nonprofit watchdog group, has filed a 114-page referral with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska. The referral alleges illegal coordination and campaign finance violations involving a 'decoy' candidate, Dan J. Sullivan, who shares a name with the incumbent Republican Senator Daniel S. Sullivan. The AAF claims that a network of Democratic-aligned groups, including Majority Forward and the 907 Initiative, may have illegally shared infrastructure, coordinated advertisements, and masked the true source of campaign contributions to benefit the incumbent's Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola.

The American Accountability Foundation (AAF), a nonprofit watchdog group, has filed a 114-page referral with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska. The referral alleges illegal coordination and campaign finance violations involving a 'decoy' candidate, Dan J. Sullivan, who shares a name with the incumbent Republican Senator Daniel S. Sullivan. The AAF claims that a network of Democratic-aligned groups, including Majority Forward and the 907 Initiative, may have illegally shared infrastructure, coordinated advertisements, and masked the true source of campaign contributions to benefit the incumbent's Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola.