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U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate, Alaska
November 3, 2026 · 15 statements · 2026.09.23-fe248a2f
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Gerald L. Heikes
Republican
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Mary will fight to cut taxes for more than half of hardworking Alaskans and eliminate federal income tax entirely for working and middle-class Alaskans earning less than $92,000 per year, paid for by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires.
Campaign or official site · May 11, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, millionaires and billionaires will be paying the exact same marginal tax rates as they do currently. There is no tax cut for them.
Campaign or official site · Jul 1, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Federal premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans should be expanded.
Background
These subsidies lower the monthly cost of health plans bought on HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces. Expanding them would lower premiums for more buyers and increase federal spending.
On the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 3385, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the enhancement of the health care premium tax credit, Sullivan (AK) voted Yea.
Vote record · Dec 11, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Of the southern border's 1,950 miles, a physical barrier today protects about 650 miles... Border Patrol areas with enhanced or expanded barriers have been successful.
Campaign or official site · Jan 9, 2019 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Federal law should require background checks for all gun sales, including private sales.
Background
Federal law requires background checks for sales by licensed dealers but not for most sales between private individuals. This would extend the requirement to private sales.
Abortion laws should be set by each state rather than by Congress.
Background
Since the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision, each state sets its own abortion laws. Agreeing means Congress should not pass a national law that either expands or restricts access.
Heikes doubled down on his position on abortion. He said he thinks there should "absolutely" be a nationwide ban on abortions, including in cases of rape and incest.
Reproductive rights are as personal of an issue as you could possibly get. I do not believe the federal government, or for that matter the state government, has say-so in your personal body.
Interview or debate · Jun 28, 2022 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
returns the authority to regulate abortion 'to the people and their elected representatives'... gives it back to the states and the people of our country, where I believe it belongs.
Campaign or official site · Jun 24, 2022 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
As we are struggling to rebuild our economy, these directives announced today will cause real harm to millions of Americans, and thousands of Alaskans.
Campaign or official site · Jan 20, 2021 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
The federal government should limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Background
This would set federal limits on the carbon pollution power plants release. It concerns regulation by agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency.
Sullivan, Dan Sen. [R-AK] - original cosponsor, sponsorship date 06/05/2024, S.J.Res.92: congressional disapproval of EPA greenhouse gas emission standards for new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants
Vote record · Jun 5, 2024 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
The U.S. should keep broad tariffs on imported goods.
Background
Tariffs are taxes paid on imported goods. Since 2025 the U.S. has applied tariffs to imports from most countries, and this statement is about keeping them in place.
On the joint resolution S.J.Res. 37 (terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada), Sullivan (R-AK) voted Nay.
Sullivan, Dan Sen. [R-AK] - cosponsor, sponsorship date 08/07/2026, S.5271: to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification
Vote record · Aug 7, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
A president should be able to send the National Guard into a state over its governor's objection.
Background
Governors normally command their state's National Guard, but federal law lets a president take control of it in some situations. Since 2025, the use of that power to send troops into cities has been challenged in court.
A bipartisan majority of my Senate colleagues and I are working to provide a comprehensive sanctions package against Russia that puts Putin on notice and gives the administration additional tools and leverage to end this war and find a workable peace.
Campaign or official site · Apr 3, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Over $50 billion dollars of this bill will be directly into our industrial base to defend ourselves. Working-class Americans (and) America's national security will benefit.
Congress should reverse the cuts to federal Medicaid funding passed in 2025.
Background
A 2025 federal budget law reduced future federal Medicaid spending and added work requirements for some adults. Reversing it would restore the earlier funding rules.
We can not secure Alaska's future by increasing healthcare and energy costs for regular Alaskans, so millionaires, like many of my former colleagues in Congress, and their billionaire donors, can get even richer
Programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP were created to protect our most vulnerable populations, and this legislation helps ensure that these social safety net programs are there for Americans and Alaskans who need them.
Campaign or official site · Jul 1, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
My team and I worked hard to ensure the One Big Beautiful Bill protects Alaska's most vulnerable communities, especially our seniors and those struggling to make ends meet
Campaign or official site · Jul 1, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Congress should restore federal funding for public radio and television stations.
Background
In 2025 Congress canceled federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supported local public stations. Many rural stations relied on that money for much of their budget.
I've been a strong supporter of our rural radio stations. At the same time, I had been telling the leadership at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR that, 'Hey, look, you can't have (that) kind of bias reporting year after year.'
Interview or debate · Oct 17, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Federal law should bar transgender girls from competing on girls' school sports teams.
Background
Federal law does not currently set a nationwide rule on this, and states have adopted different policies. A federal law would apply one rule to schools that receive federal funding.
Protecting our daughters and granddaughters' right to fair and safe competition is a civil rights issue, and I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
Campaign or official site · Mar 3, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026