Dan Sullivan (R) Alaska: Voting Record and Its Costs
Dan Sullivan is the Republican U.S. senator from Alaska, seeking reelection on November 3, 2026. He cast one of the 50 votes that passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 1, 2025, a law under which Alaska's health department projects up to 13,611 Alaskans will lose Medicaid, and his no vote kept the global tariffs in place in a 49 to 49 vote.
He voted to confirm the officials who directed federal job cuts that cost Alaska about 4.5 percent of its federal jobs in 2025, and he voted to table an amendment ordering release of the Epstein files.
About Dan Sullivan
- Full name
- Dan Sullivan
- Current role
- U.S. senator from Alaska (Senate office)
- Seeking
- Reelection to the U.S. Senate, Alaska, November 3, 2026
- Key votes
- Yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, July 1, 2025; no on ending the global tariff emergency, April 30, 2025; yes to table Epstein files release, September 10, 2025; yes to confirm Russell Vought, February 6, 2025
What Dan Sullivan Is Responsible For
- One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Sullivan voted yes on July 1, 2025 in a 50 to 50 vote broken by the Vice President; the bill was expected to add more than $3.2 trillion to the debt while cutting assistance programs.
- Medicaid. He voted against motions to strike the Medicaid cuts and protect rural hospitals; Alaska's health department projects 9,452 to 13,611 Alaskans will lose Medicaid under the work rules.
- Medicaid budget instruction. On April 5, 2025 he voted no on removing the instruction to cut $880 billion from Medicaid, which failed 49 to 50.
- Health insurance costs. He voted no on clearing the way to extend premium tax credits; more than 3,000 Alaskans dropped marketplace coverage after they expired.
- Food assistance. He voted for SNAP cuts and against protecting food aid for children under 12; Alaska expects about $10 million a year in new SNAP administrative costs.
- Medicare. The law he voted for moves Medicare hospital trust fund insolvency to 2032, and he voted against overturning AI prior authorization in traditional Medicare.
- Social Security. He confirmed Commissioner Frank Bisignano, under whom the agency lost more than 8,000 workers.
- Tariffs. His no vote kept the global tariffs in a 49 to 49 vote; New York Fed economists found nearly 90 percent of the 2025 tariffs passed through to U.S. import prices.
- Canada tariffs. He voted to keep tariffs on Canada in April and October 2025; Canada bought $596 million in Alaska products in 2023.
- Federal jobs. He confirmed Russell Vought and voted against reinstating fired public lands workers; NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center lost 51 employees.
- Epstein files. He voted to table the release amendment after his office said he wanted as much information as possible released.
- Justice Department. He voted to confirm Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche, whose department's January 2026 release exposed survivors' names.
How This Page Is Sourced
Every vote on this page was checked against Voteview roll-call data and links to the official senate.gov roll call; amendment and motion subjects were identified from the Congressional Record and Senate statements of purpose. Alaska figures come from the Alaska Department of Health, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and Alaska news outlets. Last updated October 28, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions Dan Sullivan
What is Dan Sullivan's record under Trump?
Dan Sullivan of Alaska voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, cast a decisive vote to keep the global tariffs, confirmed the officials behind federal job cuts and voted to table an Epstein files release order. Alaska's health department projects up to 13,611 Alaskans will lose Medicaid under the law.
How did Dan Sullivan vote on Medicaid cuts?
Dan Sullivan voted for the law and against motions to strike the Medicaid cuts and protect rural hospitals, nursing homes and maternity care on June 30, 2025.
Did Dan Sullivan vote to keep Trump's tariffs?
Yes. Dan Sullivan voted no on ending the global tariff emergency on April 30, 2025, which failed 49 to 49, and voted to keep the Canada tariffs twice.
What did Dan Sullivan say about the One Big Beautiful Bill?
Dan Sullivan said on July 2, 2025 that "no state fared better" and that "It doesn't touch Medicare, doesn't touch Social Security" (Alaska Beacon); CRFB estimated the law speeds both programs' insolvency to 2032.
How many federal jobs did Alaska lose under Dan Sullivan's confirmed officials?
Dan Sullivan confirmed Budget Director Russell Vought, and Alaska lost about 4.5 percent of its federal jobs in 2025, third among states.
Last updated: 2026-10-28