Mary Peltola is the first Alaska Native elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She is a Democrat and made history by winning a special election in 2022. She served until 2025. In 2026, she was recruited by Democratic Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer to run for the U.S. Senate to try to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in the 2026 mid-term elections.
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