Fact:

Senator Sullivan has always followed strict Senate Ethics rules. His investments are kept in broad-based mutual funds, where he has no ability to personally direct individual stock trades.

After Sullivan’s parents died, he and his siblings received some individual stocks, which were almost immediately sold by third-party advisers acting independently and without Sullivan’s knowledge. Once Sullivan learned about the sales, he immediately filed the required Senate disclosure forms. There were no penalties or charges assessed.

The Bottom Line:

There was no insider trading. The transactions were handled by outside advisers, and the required disclosures were filed.

In fact, Sullivan co-sponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act, which calls for members of Congress and their families to be banned from trading individual stocks while serving the American people. He tried to pass the bill in the Senate, but it was blocked by the Democrats.

Fact:

Senator Sullivan voted in support of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which became law. He has consistently supported releasing the Epstein files and bringing transparency to the American people, while protecting survivors’ identities. FactCheck.org concluded that Peltola’s claim that Sullivan cast the “deciding vote” to keep the Epstein files hidden was a lie.

A Record of Advocating for Survivors:

For more than 15 years, Sullivan has brought awareness and solutions to combat domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking while expanding resources and legal protections for survivors.

Fact:

Sullivan didn’t get rich off his Senate seat and has followed all Senate Ethics rules. His personal funds are invested in the same kinds of broad-based mutual funds available to millions of Americans — and those investments grew with the U.S. stock market.

Even the Alaska Public Media reported that “if you invested in a broad-based mutual fund when Sullivan was sworn in you’d have roughly quadrupled your money” over the same period.

That’s not corruption. That’s long-term investing in a growing American economy.

Fact:

Medicare and Social Security have not been cut and thanks to Sullivan, Alaska will receive hundreds of millions more dollars annually to support its Medicaid program. Any changes made to the Medicaid system had ZERO effect on Alaska.

Alaska has received additional federal support through Sullivan’s Rural Health Transformation Fund, which is bringing in $1.4 billion to Alaska to lower costs and strengthen health care across our state.

Fact:

The WFTCA does not lower the top marginal tax rate for the wealthiest Americans. The rate remains at 37%, meaning millionaires and billionaires will face the same top marginal tax rate as before.

In fact, it was designed to benefit working families and seniors.

• Prevented largest tax increase in U.S. history
• No Tax on Tips
• No Tax on Overtime
• Provides $6,000 deduction per senior
• $7.6k-$10.9k savings for family of four
• $2,200 Child Care Tax Credit

Fact:

The WFTCA made ZERO cuts to Medicaid in Alaska and actually strengthened Medicare access with a 2.5% “doc fix.” At the same time, it protects Medicaid for the people the program has traditionally served, including children, pregnant women, seniors, people with disabilities or serious medical needs, and certain caregivers.

The WFTCA now requires certain able-bodied adults without dependent children to work, volunteer, or attend school for at least 20 hours per week to remain eligible for certain benefits. If they get a job with health insurance and no longer need Medicaid, that’s a success — not the government taking their health care away.

Alaska Natives are exempt because a federal work requirement designed for the Lower 48 does not always fit remote rural Alaska, where jobs, training programs, and volunteer opportunities can be extremely limited.

Fact:

The WFTCA made ZERO cuts to Medicaid in Alaska and actually strengthened Medicare access with a 2.5% “doc fix.” At the same time, it protects Medicaid for the people the program has traditionally served, including children, pregnant women, seniors, people with disabilities or serious medical needs, and certain caregivers.

The WFTCA now requires certain able-bodied adults without dependent children to work, volunteer, or attend school for at least 20 hours per week to remain eligible for certain benefits. If they get a job with health insurance and no longer need Medicaid, that’s a success — not the government taking their health care away.

Alaska Natives are exempt because a federal work requirement designed for the Lower 48 does not always fit remote rural Alaska, where jobs, training programs, and volunteer opportunities can be extremely limited.