Mary Peltola
Candidate for Senator from Alaska
Democrat
Too close to call
- Seat
- Alaska Senate
- Opponent
- Dan Sullivan (R)
- Result
- 48.2% – 47.9%
- Status
- Still counting
Where they stand.
The issues
Affordability
Wants to cut taxes for most Alaskans, including eliminating federal income tax for those earning under $92,000 a year.
“Mary will fight to cut taxes for more than half of hardworking Alaskans and eliminate federal income tax entirely for working and middle-class Alaskans earning less than $92,000 per year”
Source for Affordability, on Mary Peltola’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Fixing the Rigged System
Says she will hold Congress accountable through term limits, a stock-trading ban and campaign-finance changes.
“Mary will hold Congress accountable to the people and put real consequences on any politician that wants to sell out our state – regardless of party.”
Source for Fixing the Rigged System, on Mary Peltola’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Fighting for Alaska Fisheries
Wants to ban factory trawling and increase fishery disaster funding for Alaska fishermen.
“Mary will fight to ban factory trawling to protect our Alaska way of life.”
Source for Fighting for Alaska Fisheries, on Mary Peltola’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Making Energy Affordable for Alaskans
Plans to back Alaska energy projects such as the Alaska LNG Pipeline to lower energy costs.
“Mary will fight every day at the federal level for projects like the Alaska LNG Pipeline, to ensure that Alaska’s energy resources are used to lower costs for Alaskans.”
Source for Making Energy Affordable for Alaskans, on Mary Peltola’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Mary Peltola’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- TaxesClock is ticking
Eliminate federal income tax for Alaskans earning under $92,000, paid for by taxing millionaires and billionaires
“eliminate federal income tax entirely for working and middle-class Alaskans earning less than $92,000 per year, paid for by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires”
Campaign website, Affordability page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- EnvironmentClock is ticking
Restore federal tax credits for solar, wind and hydropower projects cut in the 2025 reconciliation law
“Mary will fight to restore federal tax credits for solar, wind, hydropower projects that were cut by DC’s reconciliation bill”
Campaign website, Affordability page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- DemocracyClock is ticking
Enact 12-year term limits for members of Congress
“Mary will fight for 12 year term limits in Congress”
Campaign website, Fixing the Rigged System page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban members of Congress from trading stocks through the Restore Trust in Congress Act
“ban members of Congress from stock trading through the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act”
Campaign website, Fixing the Rigged System page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council's tribal court, was executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councillor, and member of the Alaska House of Representatives. As of 2026, Peltola is the most recent Democrat to have won statewide office in Alaska.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Raised
- $36.9M
- From individuals
- $32.8M
- Spent
- $32.8M
- Cash on hand
- $4.1M
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
On record since 2022
- Given to their campaign
- $50K
- Donations from AIPAC and its members, sent to Mary Peltola’s campaign to spend.
- Ads to help them win
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, supporting Mary Peltola.
- Ads to help them lose
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, attacking Mary Peltola.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
- HouseAlaska at-large
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