Alaska/US Senate campaign cash peek: Peltola vs. Sullivan

Election data show Dan Sullivan's campaign is fueled by big Seattle trawl donations; not so for Mary Peltola.

by | July 7, 2026

Filed Under Congress | Trends | Uncategorized

The write ups below show how the campaigns for Alaska US Senate are shaping up between the Republican 12-year incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and challenger Mary Peltola, a Democrat. The information includes campaign donations made by individuals, organizations, PACs, and shows where they money is coming from, among other things.

All data come from the Federal Election Commission and Open Secrets for the reporting period ending March 31, 2026.

Senator Dan Sullivan rakes in the fish bucks

Dan Sullivan’s campaign had raised $6,489,206 by the end of March.

Top donating states to Sullivan’s campaign were : Texas,  Florida, Alaska, California, New York

Organizations donating to Sullivan’s campaign

Sullivan’s top ranking industry favorites

Receipts for campaign donations to Dan Sullivan (partial list)

Dan Sullivan Took $398,811.53 From Individuals And PACs Connected To The Trawling Industry 

Industry Sum Of Individual Contributions 
Trident Seafoods$138,020.51
Glacier Fish Company$19,300.00
American Seafoods$14,500.00
US Seafoods$13,850.00
North Pacific Seafoods$11,291.02
Pacific Seafood Processors Association$11,250.00
O’Hara Corporation$10,750.00
Westward Seafoods$8,750.00
North Star Fisheries / Fishing Company$7,700.00
Aleutian Spray Fisheries$7,000.00
Golden Alaska Seafoods$5,500.00
Icicle Seafoods$3,250.00
Ocean Beauty Seafoods$2,500.00
National Fisheries Institute$250.00
Alaska Ground Fish Data Bank$100.00
Total$254,011.53

[FEC.gov, Accessed 6/24/26; FEC.gov, Accessed 6/24/26]

PAC NameSum Of Contributions 
Friends Of Trident Seafoods Corporation Pac$25,900.00
Groundfish Forum Pac$14,400.00
National Fisheries Institute (Fishpac)$11,000.00
Pacific Seafood Processors Association Pac$73,500.00
United Catcher Boats Pac$20,000.00
Total$144,800.00

[FEC.gov, Accessed 6/24/26]

Top fives for Sullivan campaign

MARY PELTOLA CAMPAIGN

Mary Peltola’s campaign had raised 8,639,884 by the end of March.

Top donating states to the Peltola campaign were: California, New York, Alaska, Washington, Massachusetts

PAC Contributions to the Peltola campaign

MARY PELTOLA RECEIPTS (partial list)

Industries donating to the Peltola campaign

Top Contributors to Campaign Committee, 2025-2026

Top fives for Peltola campaign

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About Laine

Laine Welch has covered the Alaska fish beat for print and radio since 1988. She also has worked “behind the counter” at retail and wholesale seafood companies in Kodiak and on Cape Cod.

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