# Ex-Alaska lawmaker details mystery recruiter as FBI, Congress widen ‘Decoy Dan’ scrutiny

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ex-alaska-lawmaker-details-mystery-recruiter-as-fbi-congress-widen-decoy-dan-scrutiny/
- Published: 2026-11-05T20:32:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T22:56:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-alaska-lawmaker-details-mystery-recruiter-fbi-congress-widen-decoy-dan-scrutiny
- Topics: Government, Paranormal, Politics, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Former lawmaker David Eastman says he was urged to enter Alaska’s Senate race.
- An alleged scheme involved a second candidate named Dan Sullivan.
- The FBI and Congress are examining the allegations; vote effects are unclear.

## Summary

Former Alaska state representative David Eastman says an operative approached him under what he believes were false pretences to encourage him to run for the US Senate. The account adds to scrutiny of an alleged effort to place a similarly named candidate on Alaska’s ballot to draw votes from Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, prompting FBI interviews and a widening congressional investigation.

Eastman identified the recruiter as Jerid Kurtz, who was named in a New York Times report, and said he received misleading campaign mailers that left Senator Sullivan off a “meet the candidates” list. The ballot included Dan J. Sullivan alongside Dan S. Sullivan, Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Gerald Heikes; whether the namesake candidate diverted votes or affected the result is unproven. A lawyer cited a federal statute that could apply if prosecutors proved a conspiracy to interfere with voters’ rights, but the precise circumstances have not been tested in an identical case.

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