Dan Sullivan
Republican
· AK Senate · 119th Congress
Senate Committee on Commerce (Chair) · and Fisheries (Chair) · Climate Change (Chair) · and Manufacturing (Chair) · Senate Committee on Armed Services · and Transportation · and Broadband · and the Internet · and Consumer Protection · and Weather · and Safety · and Ports · and Export Promotion · Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Waste Management · Environmental Justice · and Regulatory Oversight · and Wildlife · and Water · Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Influence Score
65.0
Moderately exposed
↑ +24.3
vs 118th (40.6)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
5.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
1.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$192,925
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$15,483
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
6.4
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
2.1
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.2
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
7.4
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
7.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
7.7
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $54.48M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $109K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 59.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 58.0 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 40.6 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 64.9 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA
Total money from this network
$52,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
SLF PAC
Share from this one network
15.9%
Amount from this network
$375,852
Total from all networks
$2,368,402
Networks contributing
370
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Who funds Sullivan
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$1,235,675
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
94.8%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
1
Money that arrived near votes
$3K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.20%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ALASKAN AIRLINES
$3K
DENALI DRILLING
$250
DENALI DRILLING
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ADELSON DRUG CLINIC
$30.00M
EMC
$14.50M
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES
$10.00M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
BLACKSTONE
$5.23M
REYES
$5.09M
VALMORE GP
$5.02M
BOEING
$4.38M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.31M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
MOUNTAIRE
$2.50M
FOX
$2.12M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
BOEING
$2.05M
HOMEMAKER
$2.00M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$1.93M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
$1.75M
GENERAL MOTORS
$1.71M
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
$1.68M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Dan Sullivan comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$20K
Disclosed outside spending
$20K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.04%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
NORTH STAR
$6.88M
314 ACTION FUND
$2.49M
THE LINCOLN PROJECT
$1.50M
INDEPENDENT ALASKA
$1.36M
VOTEVETS
$883K
LCV VICTORY FUND
$812K
SLF PAC
$188K
PROTECTING OUR VALUES
$163K
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)
$81K
AFT SOLIDARITY
$62K
PAC FOR A CHANGE
$60K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$27K
NRSC
$20K
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE PAC , SERVING WA, AK, ID, HI, IN, KY
$16K
INDIVISIBLE ACTION ARIZONA
$16K
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
345 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $643K to Dan Sullivan across 437 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$643K
Shared contributors
345
Contributions
437
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 19 | $999 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | $13K |
| 2026 | 336 | 406 | $629K |
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Revolving Door
12 former staff members
who worked for Dan Sullivan or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK LARGE | Chief of Staff to Rep Steve Palazzo, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Sullivan, Leg… | AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL | 24 | 212 | 2023–2025 |
| MOLLY OSCANNELL | Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Deputy Scheduler - Senator Lisa Murkowski; I… | CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 6 | 6 | 2024–2025 |
| BREANNA KLAYUM | Intern- Senator Dan Sullivan; Administrative Specialist- Senator Dan Sullivan; D… | WINDWARD STRATEGIES | 5 | 5 | 2024–2024 |
| ELIZABETH (LIZ) BANICKI | Senior Policy Advisor, United States Senator Dan Sullivan (2015-2022); Congressi… | ID.ME, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
| PATRICK LARGE | Chief of Staff to Rep Steve Palazzo, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Sullivan, Leg… | BEDROCK STRATEGIES, LLC | 1 | 8 | 2023–2025 |
| NEIL MCKIERNAN | Chief of Staff to Rep Steve Palazzo, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Sullivan, Leg… | AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL | 1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
| GRANT CUMMINGS | Legislative Aide, Senator Dan Sullivan; Intern, Senate Energy & Natural Resource… | BP AMERICA, INC | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| DAVID PIGUE | Counsel, Senator Dan Sullivan | IHEARTMEDIA, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| PETER HENRY | Leg Director, Sen. Dan Sullivan; Professional Staff Member, Senate Environment a… | CLARITEV (FORMERLY MULTIPLAN CORPORATION) | 1 | 4 | 2024–2024 |
| JASON SUSLAVICH | Director of National Security Policy, Senator Dan Sullivan; Legislative Assistan… | APPLIED INTUITION | 1 | 2 | 2024–2024 |
| SHANNON O'HARE | Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Legislative Aide (2022-2024); Office of Sena… | CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| CATHERINE HARPER | Sen. Kirk, Staff Asst, 14-15; Sen. Sullivan, Leg Corr, 15-16; Sen. Sullivan, Leg… | COMCAST CORPORATION | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Dan Sullivan sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required