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Verified July 31, 2026

DAN SULLIVAN, Republican, of Anchorage, AK; born in Fairview Park, OH, November 13, 1964; education: B.A., economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1987; J.D. and joint masters of science in foreign service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1993; military service: officer, U.S. Marine Corps, 1993-97; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1997-present (currently holding the rank of Colonel); professional history: attorney, private law practice, 1997-2001; director, National Security Council Staff, 2002-04; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, 2006-09; attorney general, State of Alaska, 2009-10; commissioner, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, 2011-13; chairman, International Republican Institute (IRI), 2018-present; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 2020.

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