BIOGUIDE P000619 · FEC S6AK00276
Mary Peltola
Former U.S. Representative, Alaska At-Large District (2022-2025)D
- Race
- U.S. Senate · Alaska
- Result
- Not yet called
- Opponents
- Daniel S. Sullivan (R); Gerald Heikes (R); Dan Sullivan (No Political Party)
- Research
- Basic
Party line1 votes tracked
With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.
Said vs. did2 statements · 1 votes
paid for by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. Senate
2026-11-03
| Daniel S. Sullivan R | incumbent |
| Mary Peltola D | challenger |
| Gerald Heikes R | challenger |
| Dan Sullivan No Political Party | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
paid for by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires
Her campaign's affordability plan proposes eliminating federal income tax for working- and middle-class Alaskans earning under $92,000, paid for by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
fight to restore federal tax credits for solar, wind, hydropower projects
Her campaign energy plan calls for restoring federal tax credits for solar, wind and hydropower projects and also for oil and gas development in Alaska.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOSecure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[5]
Biography
Mary Peltola is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. A Bethel-area fisheries and community-development professional, she served in the Alaska House of Representatives (1999-2009), on the Bethel City Council, and as Alaska's at-large U.S. Representative (2022-2025). Her campaign website says she is running to put Alaska first, with a focus on lower costs, fisheries and what she calls fixing a rigged system in Washington.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Mary Peltola was born in Alaska and graduated from Bethel Regional High School. According to her campaign website, she grew up in Kwethluk and Bethel, fishing salmon on the Kuskokwim River with her father.[1][2][6] Her early career included work as a commercial fisher, as a lobbyist with Sattler Strategies, and as manager of community development and sustainability with Donlin Gold, and she later became executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.[1]
Peltola served in the Alaska House of Representatives for District 39 (1999-2003) and District 38 (2003-2009), and on the Bethel City Council from 2011 to 2013.[1] She has also served on the Orutsararmiut Native Council Tribal Court and the boards of the Nature Conservancy, the Alaska Humanities Forum, the Alaska Children's Trust and the Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska.[1]
In 2022 Peltola won the special election to fill the at-large U.S. House seat left vacant by Don Young, prevailing in the second round of ranked-choice counting, and she won the full term in the 2022 general election.[1] She served on the House Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure committees in 2023-2024, lost her 2024 re-election bid to Nicholas Begich in the third round of ranked-choice counting, and left office in January 2025.[1] On her campaign website she says she and her husband Buzzy raised seven children in the Kuskokwim region.[2]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-11 | With partyvoted no | Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2 |
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionAs a member of the U.S. House representing Alaska's at-large district, served on the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Aviation Subcommittee) in the 118th Congress (2023-2024).[7]
In their own words
Priorities
- Fully funding fish stock assessments so catch limits are based on accurate data rather than what her campaign calls guesswork.[7]
- Lowering shipping costs for rural Alaska by restoring funding for Bypass Mail and creating an Essential Freight Service.[7]
- Twelve-year congressional term limits, which her campaign describes as a way to stop career politicians corrupted by special interests.[7]
Campaign money$18.5M raised · 96% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-29
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $16.3M
- PACs & committees $602K
- Party $1,500
Largest committee contributions
- Emilys List PAC$40K
- Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PAC PAC$24K
- Tri-State Maxed-Out Women PAC$10K
- M-PAC PAC$10K
- Liftoff PAC PAC$10K
- Hoops PAC PAC$10K
- Way Back PAC PAC$10K
- Hawaii PAC PAC$10K
- Perimeter PAC PAC$10K
- Motor City PAC PAC$10K
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/mary-peltola
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Mary Peltola · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.My Story · Mary Peltola campaign website Candidate's own words
- 3.Affordability - Mary Peltola · Mary Peltola for Senate · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 4.Making Energy Affordable for Alaskans - Mary Peltola · Mary Peltola for Senate · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 5.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
- 6.Mary Peltola Launches Campaign to Serve as Alaska's Voice in the United States Senate · Mary Peltola campaign · 2026-01-11 Candidate's own words
- 7.Mary Peltola · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference