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Mary Sattler Peltola [1] [b] (born August 31, 1973) ... Peltola was elected to the Bethel City Council in 2011, and served until her term ended in 2013.
First female to preside over the House – Alice Mary Robertson of Oklahoma - 1921 [citation needed] First woman to be appointed to the United States Senate - Rebecca Latimer Felton - 1922 [275] First woman to be elected to the United States Senate - Hattie Caraway - 1932 [276] First female to preside over the Senate – Hattie Caraway of ...
Peltola had been elected in an August 2022 special election to succeed deceased Republican Don Young. She won a full term the following November. In accordance with 2020 Alaska Measure 2, the race was conducted using the state's ranked-choice voting procedures. Eleven candidates challenged Peltola in the August all-party primary.
Mary Peltola will be the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. The place she grew up faces a series of existential threats.
Mary Peltola is the first Alaska Native elected to Congress and was sworn in on Tuesday.
Mary Peltola United States: Miss National Congress of American Indians 1995: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large district (2022–present) Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 38th district (2003–2009) Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 39th district (1999–2003) [27 ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 2022 victory in Alaska has served as a bogeyman for opponents of ranked choice voting. ... So Peltola looks to have a good shot at being re-elected under ...
Mary Peltola was elected in a 3-way race against former governor Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III in the election, becoming the first Alaska Native and woman to represent Alaska in the House. [3] The election was the first to use Alaska's new ranked-choice voting (RCV) method, approved by voters in 2020.