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U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is a Democrat from Alaska. He was elected in November 2008.

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Mark Begich
stated on August 29, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Dan Sullivan approved a "light sentence" for a sex offender who got out of prison and is now charged with a gruesome murder and sexual assault.

By Lauren Carroll • September 3, 2014
Mark Begich
stated on July 14, 2014 in a radio ad:

Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich "vote as much as 80 percent of the time together."

By Lauren Carroll • July 17, 2014
Mark Begich
stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling."

By Julie Kliegman • March 24, 2014

Dan Sullivan
stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters:

"Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens."

By Lauren Carroll • September 25, 2014
Dan Sullivan
stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme:

Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."

By Lauren Carroll • September 22, 2014

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