Mary Peltola

Recent media appearances

• DebateOct 15, 2026Sullivan, Peltola face off in Alaska U.S. Senate debateAlaska Public Media, KTOO and Alaska's News Source (PBS NewsHour stream)
• DebateSep 12, 2026Sullivan, Peltola trade barbs over high fuel costs and wasteful bycatch at Kodiak fisheries debateKodiak Chamber of Commerce fisheries debate (Anchorage Daily News)
• DebateAug 27, 2026Sullivan, Peltola debate energy issues in closely watched U.S. Senate raceAlaska Oil and Gas Association forum (Anchorage Daily News)

Top articles

1. Alaska Journal of CommerceSullivan and Peltola lob personal attacks as they clash over Iran war and the economyOct 25, 2026
2. PBS NewsHourHow Alaska became a key battleground in the fight for the SenateOct 16, 2026
3. Alaska Public MediaSullivan and Peltola trade verbal blows, accuse the other of lying during Debate for the StateOct 15, 2026
4. NBC NewsDemocratic former Rep. Mary Peltola launches Alaska Senate runJan 12, 2026

Overview

Mary Peltola is a former U.S. representative for Alaska and a former state legislator. She won a 2022 special election and a full House term later that year, becoming the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, and lost her 2024 reelection bid. NBC News

She launched her campaign for U.S. Senate on Jan. 12, 2026, as the Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, running on an "Alaska First" message focused on costs and on the state's independence in Congress. NBC News alaskasnewssource.com

Platform

• Says she would ban Lower 48 factory trawlers and seek federal help for excluder gear and real-time bycatch monitoring.adn.com
• Proposes an overhaul of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that includes an Alaska Native seat on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.adn.com
• Says her top health care priority would be reversing Medicaid cuts and restoring expired health insurance tax credits.adn.com
• Says she backs permitting reform, more in-state oil refining, a modernized Railbelt grid and more home heating aid for rural Alaska.alaskasnewssource.com
• Says she supports congressional term limits.NBC News