Mary Sattler Peltola

Democrat Representative of Alaska

Representative
Alaska
September 13, 2022 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Alaska
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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Congresses Served

House Terms

August 31, 1973 (51 years old)

Birthday

Served as a U.S. representative from Alaska’s at-large congressional district since September 2022
First Alaska Native member of Congress and the first woman to represent Alaska in the House
Previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council’s tribal court and executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Defeated former governor Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in a special election under Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system
Re-elected to a full term in November 2022
Only Democrat holding statewide office in Alaska as of 2024
Born and raised in Alaska with Yup’ik heritage
Worked as a herring and salmon technician for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game during college
Served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009
Worked as a manager of community development and sustainability for the Donlin Creek Mine
Supported Lisa Murkowski’s successful write-in campaign for U.S. Senate in 2010
Served on the Bethel City Council and as a lobbyist in Alaska
Passed her first bill in the House to create an Office of Food Security in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Voted against imposing a new contract on railroad workers without paid sick days during the 2022 United States railroad labor dispute
Supports the Willow Project for oil drilling and has urged approval from the White House and the Interior Department
Voted against lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and ending the COVID-19 national emergency
Supports reforming the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prioritize environmental considerations over economic ones
Voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which mandates federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages
Committee assignments include the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member of the Blue Dog Coalition
Has four biological children and three stepchildren; her third husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., died in 2023