Rep. Mary Peltola is still pinching herself after being sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Tuesday evening. 'The reality has been sinking in more and more each day,' the Alaska Democrat told CBS News.
is still pinching herself after being sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Tuesday evening.
Peltola flipped the seat that had been held for Republicans for the first time in nearly five decades after beating 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III, whose uncle and grandfather previously represented the state. She is also the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and the first female representative elected to the state's sole, at-large district.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., administers the House oath of office to Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. "It is the honor of my life to represent Alaska, a place my ancestors and elders have called home for thousands of years, where to this day many people in my community carry forward our traditions of hunting and fishing," Peltola said during her inaugural speech.
"I am definitely working on building on the momentum that we gained in the special election," said Peltola, who hopes to use her short stint in Congress to convince voters to elect her to a full two-year term.
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