Tribal fishery executive and Bethel resident Mary Peltola is running for the U.S. House. Peltola, who spent a decade in the Alaska House, says that chairing the bipartisan Bush Caucus gave her valuable experience working across the aisle on tough issues.
Former Rep. Don Young’s death on March 18 triggered the need for a special election to fill the rest of his term.. She identifies as a moderate and has supported Republicans in past elections, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski and the late Rep. Don Young, whose seat she is campaigning to fill.
“When I went to his office to give him dry fish and visit with him and talk about the legislation, I told him I have often thought about running for his seat,” Peltola said. “We laughed, because I said I would tell everyone, ‘I’m just doing this for name recognition, but vote for Don.’” “She really is a national leader, and she is a moderate person who is a free-thinker, and I have tremendous respect for that,” Peltola said.
After leaving office, Peltola worked for Donlin Creek Mine as manager of community development and sustainability from 2008 to 2014. She served one term on Bethel City Council from 2011 to 2013. Then she worked as a state lobbyist from 2015 to 2017. “Clearly, there needs to be changes in terms of exporting the vast majority of seafood from our state when our own Alaska citizens are having severe food insecurity issues,” Peltola said.
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