Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif), a Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called on Alaskan officials to investigate recent reports alleging that the campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola recruited her midterm opponent, Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., to counter incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R-Alaska) reelection bid, The Hill reported in a story by Mira Bhakta.
According to The Hill, Garcia said, "Republicans and Donald Trump should certainly not be lecturing anybody on a fair election process." The summary of the article ends partway through a further remark about the state, so the rest of his comments are not available in the material used for this story.
The Hill's summary describes the recruitment allegations only as recent reports. It does not say which outlet first published them, what evidence they contained, whether either campaign has responded, or when Garcia made his call. It also does not name the Alaskan officials he addressed.
The Hill identified Peltola as a Democratic Senate candidate and Sullivan as the Republican incumbent seeking reelection in Alaska. The summary names Peltola's midterm opponent as Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., the candidate whose recruitment the reports allege, but it does not describe his campaign or his stated reasons for running.
This account rests entirely on The Hill's summary of its story, which was written by Mira Bhakta. The allegations are described there as reports, and this account does not independently verify them.
Sources: The Hill: House Oversight Democrat says Alaska should investigate Peltola allegations.