U.S. Senate

AK

Democratic

Mary Peltola

Fish, Family, Freedom

U.S. Representative for Alaska’s At-Large House seat (elected 2022) and former state legislator. Announced her run for U.S. Senate in 2026, challenging Sullivan. Peltola made history as the first Alaska Native in Congress and is known for bipartisan pragmatism.

  • icon pro-family policies
  • icon pro-choice, pro-union
  • icon Infrastructure and broadband Indigenous Rights
  • 2022–present
    U.S. Congresswoman (won late Rep. Don Young’s seat).
    1999–2009
    Alaska State House Representative.
    Executive Director of Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (prior to Congress).
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    University of Northern Colorado
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    Key Issues

    BipartisanshipFisheriesIndigenous RightsInfrastructure
    • icon Backed by many Alaska Native leaders and Democratic officials. (No Trump endorsement – she is a Democrat.) Endorsed by former U.S. Senator Mark Begich (D-AK).

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