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Mary Sattler Peltola [1] [b] (born August 31, 1973) is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district since September 2022.
Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the ...
Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) will not be in attendance for House votes this week, so she can prepare fish for her family. “This week, Representative Peltola will be in the state putting up fish ...
Republican Nick Begich has ousted incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to win Alaska’s lone House seat, Decision Desk HQ projects. That marks 220 seats for Republicans, surpassing the 218 ...
Peltola became the first Democrat elected to the House of Representatives from Alaska since 1972, and the first Alaska Native in history to be elected to the United States House of Representatives. As of 2024, the state comprises the most Republican-leaning congressional district to be represented by a Democrat. It has a partisan lean of R+8. [5]
The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House, elections to the United States Senate, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Mary Peltola, the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the House since 1972, sought a second full term in office
Democratic U.S. House candidate Mary Peltola defied expectations on Tuesday by outperforming her Republican rivals in Alaska, a surprise result in a deep-red state that comes as Democrats are ...
Mary Peltola was elected in a 3-way race against former governor Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III in the election, becoming the first Alaska Native and woman to represent Alaska in the House. [3] The election was the first to use Alaska's new ranked-choice voting (RCV) method, approved by voters in 2020.