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Born Mary Sattler, Peltola is Yup'ik (an Alaska Native people) from the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta in Western Alaska. [15] [16] She was born in Anchorage on August 31, 1973. [17] [4] Her Yup'ik name is Akalleq (transl. the one who rolled). [18] [19] Peltola's father, Ward Sattler, a German-American from Nebraska, moved to Alaska to work as a pilot ...
Incumbent Nick Begich III was elected with 51.22% of the vote in 2024, narrowly defeating then-incumbent Mary Peltola, the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the House since 1972. [2] [3] [4] The race will be conducted using ranked-choice voting.
Mary Peltola will be the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. The place she grew up faces a series of existential threats.
Aug. 21—With nearly 97,000 votes counted the day after primary voting had ended, Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola had more votes than her 11 challengers combined. Peltola's challengers included ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 2022 victory in Alaska has served as a bogeyman for opponents of ranked choice voting. How could a Democrat wind up winning in a deeply red state?
Incumbent Mary Peltola, the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the House since 1972, sought a second full term in office. Peltola had been elected in an August 2022 special election to succeed deceased Republican Don Young. She won a full term the following November.
Bernadette Demientieff said she cried when she learned of Democrat Mary Peltola's win in Alaska's U.S. House special election, making Peltola the first Alaska Native to be elected to Congress.
Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola catapulted to office in 2022 with a campaign that emphasized civility in politics. Weeks before Tuesday's primary, she faced backlash on social media after telling ...