US EditionFormer Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola announces Senate run in Alaska
Mary Peltola emphasizes an 'Alaska First' agenda focused on affordability and fisheries, with Democrats seeing her as key to flipping the Senate majority.
- On Monday, Mary Peltola, former U.S. Representative , announced a U.S. Senate campaign against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan .
- National Democrats recruited Mary Peltola this year, urging her into the Senate race to help flip four seats and reclaim the majority, with backing from Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader .
- Her launch video centers on salmon and drying fish on the Kuskokwim River, linking scarcity and rising grocery costs to her `Alaska First` message and `Fish, family and freedom` slogan.
- Democratic-Aligned groups have already spent $3.1 million on ads so far, mostly from Senate Majority PAC, while GOP-aligned groups have spent nearly $1.5 million, with tens of millions expected.
- Peltola's entry could make Alaska one of the Democratic Party's best pickup opportunities in 2026, and if victorious, she would be the first Alaska Native to serve in the U.S. Senate, with Nate Silver last week calling her candidacy plausible.
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Former Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola is running for the U.S. Senate in her home state, launching a comeback bid to return to Washington just over a year after her loss to Rep. Nick Begich (R-AK). Peltola announced her entry into the 2026 midterm election race on Monday morning, telling Alaskans she is running “to fight for fish, family, and freedom.” “My agenda for Alaska will always be fish, family, and freedom, but our future also depend…
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