This morning, Jan 12, Mary Peltola announced her Senate bid on X. She will run against Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, who has been serving in the U.S. Senate since 2015. Peltola’s announcement focuses on “fixing the rigged system in DC,” claiming that “systemic change is the only way to bring down grocery costs, save our fisheries, lower energy prices, and build new housing Alaskans can afford.” Peltola states, “My agenda for Alaska will always be fish, family, freedom.”
Peltola’s Political Record and Priorities
In 2022, Mary Peltola was elected to the 117th Congress to fill the vacancy left by the death of Representative Donald Edwin Young. She was re-elected to serve a full term in the 118th Congress but lost her bid for re-election in 2024. Readers can find her full voting record here.
According to the Alaska GOP’s “Peltola Files“, Peltola failed in Congress by ignoring President Biden’s mental decline, voting against common-sense border security, voting to reduce penalties for violent crime, failing to show up for various meetings and votes, and promoting transgender ideology.
Peltola’s earlier campaign for Congress shows her political priorities, which largely align with Democrat values: advocating for Alaskan Natives, supporting universal Pre-K and expanded childcare access, backing unions, fighting high food costs and inflation, investing in infrastructure to connect Alaskan rural communities, protecting social security benefits, expanding abortion access, prioritizing environmental protections, lowering healthcare cost and expanding Medicaid, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, reviving Native language instruction in schools, advocating for higher teacher pay and higher funding for student retention, and advocating for expanded government programs for Veterans.
Good grief this state needs help badly if this brain dead idiot is running for office!!
She had her chance at “systemic change” when she was a failed congressman. What makes her think she deserves a promotion?
WELL!!! WELL!!!WELL!!! NoShow Peltola is going to run for Senator for Alaska. And I would be willing to wager what her strategy is going to be. It’s going to be just how to rig the Ranked Choice Voting. And Lisa Murkowski is going to show her how. Anybody want to take the bet? May the Good Lord be with us if she is successful.
Please Alaska, elect this bright moderate and dump arrogant hypocrite Sullivan.
Please Alaska, elect this bright moderate and dump arrogant hypocrite Sullivan.
Another recycled politician. Mary has no where else to go so she’s running again. Oh, and just what did she accomplish the first time around? I can’t think of a thing!
And tens of thousands of rural Alaskans rejoice because “one of us” is running for Senate. Totally oblivious that Peltola did zero for them, their pocket books and their futures – and will (if elected) continue to do exactly that: nothing.
Oh, HECK no! She needs to jest get a regular job where she can’t interfere with governmental ANYTHING. Keep Peltola out of DC, get Murkowski out of DC when able, keep Sullivan and Begich and let’s GO!
What a joke! 😂😂