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Challenger Dan Sullivan says Alaska Senate run is his choice, not a Democratic scheme

Illustration accompanying article: Challenger Dan Sullivan says Alaska Senate run is his choice, not a Democratic
  • Challenger Dan Sullivan, a Republican who shares his name and party with the incumbent, said his run for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat is his own decision and not a Democratic plot to confuse voters.
  • Sullivan acknowledged that sharing the name and party affiliation gives him an "instant megaphone" in the crowded August primary.
  • Incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan accused the challenger of "trying to trick" voters to benefit Democratic candidate Mary Peltola, a charge Peltola's campaign denies.
  • The challenger said he has considered running for more than a decade and that friends have jokingly referred to him as senator.
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Firefighting union leader Bob Brooks targets Pennsylvania House seat in November toss-up

Illustration accompanying article: Firefighting union leader Bob Brooks targets Pennsylvania House seat in November toss-up
  • Bob Brooks, a firefighting union leader and former union president, won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District and will face Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in a November toss-up race.
  • Brooks emphasized his working-class background and decades of union negotiation experience as qualifications for Congress.
  • Brooks supports policies including Medicare for All, labor law reform, a minimum wage increase, and a ban on private equity buying homes.
  • Mackenzie characterized Brooks as a "conman, fraudster, and dumpster-fire candidate" and said Brooks's consultants "dress him up as a work-class everyman."
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