Dan Sullivan

Overview

Dan Sullivan is a Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska with a substantial voting record of 675 recorded votes. His strongest area of consensus is foreign policy, where he has voted in favor of measures 94.5% of the time, reflecting consistent support for U.S. engagement abroad, including confirmation of national security and diplomatic nominees. He has also shown strong support for housing-related measures (100% approval rate across 12 votes), immigration legislation (88.5%), and agriculture bills (88.9%). On defense, Sullivan's record is more divided than might be expected. While he supported the annual defense authorization bill, he consistently voted against resolutions that would have directed the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities involving Iran without congressional authorization — indicating he favors maintaining executive flexibility in military operations. His overall defense approval rate of 56.1% reflects a mix of support for military funding and opposition to measures that would constrain military deployments. Sullivan's most notable area of opposition is trade, where he voted against measures in four of six recorded votes (33.3% approval). This pattern suggests skepticism toward certain trade agreements or trade-related policies. On healthcare, his 66.1% approval rate shows a mixed record — he supported some nominees and opposed regulatory actions related to Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. In environment and energy policy, he supported most measures (79%) but opposed some environmental regulatory actions, consistent with Alaska's resource-dependent economy. Across the board, Sullivan's voting patterns reflect a senator who generally aligns with Republican priorities but does not vote in lockstep with his party on every issue, particularly on trade and certain defense matters.

Key Positions

• •Consistently supports U.S. foreign policy engagement, voting in favor of foreign policy measures 94.5% of the time, including confirmations of national security officials such as the Director of National Intelligence.
• •Opposes congressional efforts to limit executive military authority — voted against resolutions directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities involving Iran on multiple occasions.
• •Skeptical of trade legislation, voting against trade-related measures in four of six recorded votes, the lowest approval rate among all his policy categories.
• •Supports housing-related legislation unanimously, voting in favor of all 12 housing measures that came before him.
• •Voted against disapproval resolutions targeting certain environmental regulations, including those related to PFAS chemical reporting requirements, while generally supporting energy measures (79% approval).
• •Opposed a Medicare prior authorization model (the WISeR Model) and voted against Affordable Care Act market integrity rules, while supporting the confirmation of CDC leadership.
• •Supported immigration-related measures at a high rate (88.5%), voting in favor of 23 out of 26 immigration bills.
• •Supported the annual defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2027, reflecting broad backing for military funding and personnel strength levels.