ICYMI: Mary Peltola Backed Tax Hike On Middle-Class to Protect the Rich

Democrat Mary Peltola Backed Tax Plan That Would ‘Protect the Rich’

Alaska Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola backed state tax proposals during her tenure in the Alaska House that would have imposed new income taxes on residents, years before making tax cuts a central part of her 2026 affordability plan.

POLITICS: Peltola’s Past Support for State Income Tax Proposals Resurfaces Amid 2026 Senate Campaign – The Beltway Report

Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola, now running for U.S. Senate, backed proposals during her time in the Alaska House that would have created new state income taxes, a record that predates the tax-cut message she has made central to her 2026 campaign. Peltola, who served in the Legislature under her previous name, Kapsner, took part in 2002 discussions among six lawmakers that produced a tax package including a 1.5 percent statewide income tax project…

Peltola’s Past Support for State Income Tax Proposals Resurfaces Amid 2026 Senate Campaign

Records show Mary Peltola backed statewide income tax proposals during her years in the Alaska House, a history that contrasts with the tax-cut pledge central to her 2026 Senate campaign.

ICYMI: Mary Peltola Backed Tax Hike On Middle-Class to Protect the Rich

In case you missed it, Mary Peltola backed a tax plan that would raise taxes on middle-class Alaskans, with her plan being described as one that “hits the middle to protect the rich.” In case you missed it… Democrat Mary Peltola Backed Tax Plan That Would ‘Protect the Rich,’ According to Alaska’s Largest Newspaper Breitbart September 22, 2026 Peltola, whose last name was Kapsner while…