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In 1996, Peltola was an intern in the Alaska Legislature. Later that year, she ran for a Bethel region seat, losing to incumbent Ivan Ivan by 56 votes. [4] Peltola worked as the campaign manager for Ivan's challenger, Independent candidate Willie Kasayulie, in the general election. [25] Peltola later worked as a reporter. [4]
Mary Peltola will be the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. The place she grew up faces a series of existential threats.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alannah Hurley still gets choked up recalling Democrat Mary Peltola’s election to Alaska’s only U.S. House seat in 2022. Hurley, like Peltola, is Yup’ik and called Peltola's election — in which she became the first Alaska Native in Congress — monumental for Hurley and her daughters.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) issued a rare endorsement of a Democrat, backing Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in her reelection campaign. The endorsement of Peltola is the first NRA ...
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?
The caucus typically consists of the members of the Alaska House from Districts 37-40 and the Alaska Senate from districts S and T, which cover the Alaskan Bush. [1] The group is bipartisan with most members being Democrats or Independents. [1] Mary Peltola is a past chair of the caucus. [2] In the late 1990s, she rebuilt the caucus. [3]
Peltola’s husband, Eugene Peltola Jr., died in a plane accident last September in Alaska. She has been serving in Congress since clinching an unexpected win in the deep-red state of Alaska in 2022.
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 ...