Mary Peltola | |
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Akalleq | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large district | |
Assumed office September 13, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Don Young |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
In office January 19, 1999 – January 19, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ivan Ivan |
Succeeded by | Bob Herron |
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Personal details | |
Born | Mary Sattler August 31, 1973 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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Children | 7 (including three stepchildren) |
Website | Campaign website |
Mary Sattler Peltola (Yup'ik: Akalleq; born August 31, 1973) is an American Democratic politician. Peltola is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district since 2022. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. House and the first Alaska Native in congress.[1]
Before, she was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009.
Peltola was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Alaska's at-large congressional district in the 2022 special election to fill in the vacancy of Don Young and in the November 2022 general election.[2][3] She won the election on August 31, 2022, defeating former Governor Sarah Palin.[1]