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Candidates › Alaska U.S. Senate race › 2025–2026
Mary Peltola
D Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Alaska
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Alaska US Senate
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- Affordability
- Fixing the Rigged System
- Fighting for Alaska Fisheries
- Making Energy Affordable for Alaskans
- Keeping Our Promise to Alaska Veterans & Servicemembers
- Money
- $36.9M raised, $32.8M spent, $4.1M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 38% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 11% from Alaska · largest committee giver EMILYS LIST, $34.8K
- Outside groups
- $6M supporting, $19.1M opposing Peltola
- Backed by
- AFGE · Alaska AFL-CIO · Sealaska. As the campaign lists them
- Polling
- 51% in the latest poll (Data for Progress) · leads Dan Sullivan by 3.3 points on average. The polls
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“Alaskans are being crushed by skyrocketing costs – but I will stand up to anyone to put Alaska first and fight for lower costs. Alaskans know life is harder here — but there’s only so many times you can sacrifice groceries or skip a doctor’s visit before you start to loathe the DC politicians who keep making things worse. It shouldn’t be this hard to get by in Alaska, and when I’m in the U.S. Senate, I’m going to fight to make life affordable for hardworking Alaska families.”
As Lower 48 special interests keep getting richer and richer, life in Alaska keeps getting more expensive. From Juneau to Utqiaġvik, the entire state is struggling with the rising prices of groceries, energy, and housing – and no one in DC is doing anything about it. Mary will work to change that.
Producing Alaska Energy, For Alaskans
- As a major energy-producing state, Alaska shouldn’t be paying some of the highest energy prices in the country. Mary knows that refining more of our oil here in Alaska will lower fuel costs, create good-paying jobs, and help meet the increased need for military readiness in the Arctic, and she will push for targeted tax credits that encourage investment in Alaska refineries.
- Right now, federal red tape and partisan politics are major roadblocks for Alaska’s energy economy. Mary will stand up to anyone to pass permitting reform that streamlines pathways for Alaska energy projects so development moves at Alaska’s pace, not DC’s.
- Energy prices are out of control, and Alaska needs solutions from every angle. In addition to fighting for oil and gas development by Alaskans for Alaskans, Mary will fight to restore federal tax credits for solar, wind, hydropower projects that were cut by DC’s reconciliation bill, and push for federal funding to diversify energy inputs for Alaska’s Railbelt. Alaskans need more energy in our portfolio to drive down costs, and Mary will fight to make it happen.
Lower Taxes, Higher Wages
- With high costs already stretching families thin, Alaska families should be keeping more money in their pockets. 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, paid for by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires.
- Alaskans work harder than anyone – but they shouldn’t have to work two or three jobs just to stay afloat. Mary will push for real wage increases for Alaska workers by creating tax incentives for companies that pay fair wages and holding large corporations accountable for prioritizing multimillion-dollar executive bonuses before worker pay.
- Every hardworking Alaskan should be able to retire with dignity and live on their hard-earned benefits. That’s why Mary will work to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits for the nearly 95,000 seniors in Alaska.
Supporting Alaska Families
- No Alaska child should go to bed hungry, and families shouldn’t have to pinch pennies to afford groceries. Mary will fight to pass the Expanded Child Tax Credit — $3,600 annually per child under age six, and $3,000 for children ages 6-17 — to put real money back in Alaskans’ pockets.
- Childcare is a necessity, not a luxury. Mary will cut red tape and expand grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits, making it easier to open childcare businesses and bring trusted providers to rural and underserved communities across Alaska.
- Alaskans serve in our military at the highest rate in the nation, and they shouldn’t be squeezed out of living here. Mary will fight to protect and expand the Overseas Cost of Living Allowance so servicemembers and their families can afford to live in the state they’re protecting.
Cracking Down on Corrupt Corporations
- Big corporations shouldn’t be taking advantage of hardworking Alaskans. Mary will fight to ban price gouging once and for all, halting corporate greed and inflation, and stopping companies from using natural disasters, emergencies, and supply shortages to rip off Alaskans in need.
- Groceries are too expensive, and healthy competition is critical to keeping prices down. Mary has and will continue to work to block anti-competitive mergers that let grocery chains and other corporations reduce Alaskans’ choices and drive up prices.
Strengthening Supply Chains & Lowering Shipping Costs
- Alaskans shouldn’t have to pay twice as much as the Lower 48 for the same goods. Mary will fight to invest in and restore funding for Bypass Mail to lower shipping costs for rural Alaska and work to create an Essential Freight Service to bring shipping rates and prices down across the state.
- For too long, corporations have been making excuses for jacking up prices. Mary will work to increase supply chain transparency, requiring large grocery stores to disclose their profit margins, shipping costs, and pricing practices to ensure Alaskans are getting a fair deal.
- Whether it’s the control board for a truck-mounted snowplow, a snowmachine, or everyday electronics and appliances – companies shouldn’t be making it harder and more expensive for Alaskans to fix their hardware. Mary will work to pass “right to repair” laws requiring manufacturers to provide affordable access to diagnostic tools, parts, and repair instructions for the machinery rural Alaskans depend on.
Lowering Housing Prices
- Alaska homes should belong to Alaskans, not corporate landlords. Mary will crack down on the out-of-state corporations and hedge funds buying up homes and turning neighborhoods into investment portfolios while local families can’t afford their first house.
- Young Alaskans shouldn’t have to leave the state because they can’t afford rent. Mary will fight for refundable federal tax credits for renters paying more than 30% of their income in rent, extending the same kind of relief that homeowners have long received.
- In some villages, Alaskans are forced to sleep ten people in a small house. Mary will fight to protect and expand Indian Housing Block Grants to get more homes built in communities that need them.
- Alaskans shouldn’t be bidding against foreign interests when trying to afford a home. Mary will push for additional taxes on non-resident foreign purchases of residential real estate to keep Alaska housing affordable for Alaskans.
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“Our future depends on fixing the rigged system in DC that’s hurting Alaska while politicians feather their own nest. DC people will be pissed that I’m focusing on their self-dealing, and sharing what I’ve seen firsthand – but systemic change is the only way to bring down grocery costs, reduce bycatch and ban factory trawling, lower energy prices, and build new housing Alaskans can afford…”
Mary knows that the only way to make DC work for Alaska is to get special interests out of our politics. When members of Congress look out for their own self interests and billionaire backers, Alaskans lose. That’s why, with the help of Alaskans, 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.
Term Limits
- Ted Stevens and Don Young were true statesmen – and when they were in office, we could count on them to work together to get stuff done for Alaskans.
- Sadly, now the halls of Congress are filled with self-serving politicians who cozy up to special interests like trawlers to line their own pockets.
- Mary knows that lifelong politicians corrupted by special interests have no business representing Alaskans, and term limits are the only way to stop it.
- Mary will fight for 12 year term limits in Congress, giving our representatives deadlines to deliver for Alaska.
Shutting Down Self-Enrichment
- For too long, politicians on both sides of the aisle have used their offices to profit off of insider information. Mary will fight against self-dealing and ban members of Congress from stock trading through the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act.
- When members of Congress are elected, they should represent their constituents, not massive corporations or big-money special interests. Mary will fight to pass the Restoring Integrity in Democracy Resolution to check financial conflicts of interest in DC and make Congress answer to the people.
- Alaska representatives should be working on behalf of Alaskans – not to line their pockets or boost their own bottom line. Mary will fight for legislation that requires all members of Congress to completely divest or place their personal assets in a blind trust, ensuring no one is casting votes to get richer.
Answering to Alaska
- Foreign adversaries have no place in American politics, period. Mary will work to pass the Shell Company Abuse Act to crack down on foreign influence in our politics.
- Alaska representatives should answer to Alaskans – and no American politician should be influenced by foreign governments. Mary will fight to ban all federal officials from accepting gifts from any foreign government.
- Alaskans should be deciding Alaska elections, not dark money special interest groups. Alaskans deserve to know who is paying for the ads we see and hear, and by passing the DISCLOSE Act, Mary will fight to bring transparency to our elections so that we know exactly who is funding campaigns and why.
- The Supreme Court Citizens United decision opened the door to millions of dollars flowing into Alaska from dark money special interest groups and flooding our airwaves every election season. Like most Alaskans, Mary’s had enough, and knows that no Lower 48 interest group should be telling us how to vote. Mary will fight to pass a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United so that we can finally put super PAC spending behind us, and ensure Alaskans are calling the shots on our elections.
Rooting Out DC Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
- Whether it’s bycatch or broken promises from DC insiders, Alaskans can’t stand waste, fraud, or abuse. Mary is on a mission to fix the broken system that benefits special interests so that Alaskans’ taxpayer dollars never go towards wasteful spending or serving corrupt politicians.
Setting the Standard
- Mary believes that members of Congress should be held to the highest ethical standards possible and that nobody should be allowed to use their office to get richer or serve special interests. By fully funding the Office of Congressional Ethics and establishing a new Senate Ethics Office, Mary will work to ensure that no one is off the hook for bad behavior.
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“As someone who grew up salmon fishing on the Kuskokwim River with my father, I know firsthand that fish is more than food – it’s central to our Alaska way of life. But that way of life is under attack and the fish that fill our freezers are becoming harder and harder to find thanks to out-of-state factory trawlers. We don’t need more studies to tell us what’s happening in front of our eyes; Alaska needs bold action now to restore and protect our fish. I will fight for practical, Alaska-first solutions to restore our fisheries, strengthen our communities, and ensure that the next generation can experience the same abundance Alaskans have enjoyed for generations.”
Mary has spent her life fighting for Alaska fishermen, fisheries, and the communities they sustain. As a lifelong fisherman and a former permit holder, she’s seen firsthand the decline of salmon runs and the devastating impacts out-of-state trawlers are wreaking on our fisheries. She knows the stakes, and she’ll fight for bold action to save our fish and restore abundance for Alaskans.
Banning Factory Trawling
- For too long, out-of-state factory trawlers have exploited Alaska fisheries – creating excessive bycatch, and ravaging the ocean floor while Alaska fishermen and communities suffer the consequences. Mary will fight to ban factory trawling to protect our Alaska way of life.
- Many trawler fleets are hiding behind mid-water or “pelagic” status, when the truth is many are just as bad as the bottom trawlers. These mid-water trawlers make bottom contact 80% of the time, damaging our fisheries and ecosystem along the way. Mary will fight to keep mid-water trawlers off bottom, ensuring that trawlers can’t hide behind outdated definitions and harm our fish stocks.
Restoring Our Fisheries
- Mary has long fought to make sure that Alaska fishermen receive the aid they deserve to compensate for collapsing fish runs. She’ll continue to fight for robust fishery disaster funding – both immediate relief for fishermen and long-term funding for increasing resilience – to support Alaska fishermen, families, and coastal communities grappling with the devastating impacts of factory bottom trawling and rapidly changing fisheries.
- Alaska fisheries cannot be managed on guesswork. Mary will stand up to anyone to fully fund fish stock assessments so that catch limits are based on accurate data, and Alaska fishermen aren’t being hit with outdated, unnecessarily strict restrictions.
- It’s time to get serious about enforcing our National Standards on bycatch and fishery protection, because the collapse of Alaskans’ way of life cannot be accepted as collateral damage. Mary will demand the NOAA crack down on enforcing National Standards 8 and 9 and the entire Magnuson-Stevens Act to hold fishery councils accountable for prioritizing sustainable stocks, reducing bycatch, and protecting the communities most impacted by fishery declines.
Bringing Innovation Into Our Traditions
- Alaskans should be leading the charge on innovation, especially when it can be leveraged to restore our fisheries and crack down on bad actors. Mary supports expanding the use of modern electronic monitoring and advanced technologies to detect wasteful bycatch in real time and hold industrial trawling fleets accountable for breaking our fishery protection regulations.
Strengthening Our Alaska Seafood Economy
- Alaskans don’t believe in waste, but as a country we only use about 75% of each fish harvested – leaving money on the table in a livelihood with extremely tight margins. Mary will push for federal grants to help Alaska create a fish by-product economy, to turn what is currently discarded as waste into an industry that supports Alaska jobs, strengthens coastal economies, and reduces fishery waste.
- Mary will always stand firmly with Alaska wild-caught fish and against the farmed fish economy. She will work to pass Don Young’s Keep Finfish Free Act, which would ban the federal government from pushing toward national finfish farm permitting.
- Certain forms of mariculture represent a huge opportunity for Alaska. Mary will fight for federal funding to help Alaskans grow and market our mariculture industry to encourage farming non-fish ocean species like kelp and shellfish. This industry offers substantial, sustainable financial benefit to our state and offers Alaska another opportunity to lead the Blue economy as we always have.
Securing All Alaskans a Seat at the Table
- The communities most impacted by declining fish runs should never be excluded or overpowered in decision-making about our fishery regulations. That’s why Mary supports locking in the current makeup of the federal subsistence board, to ensure that Alaskans are the ones making subsistence decisions.
- Alaska Natives have kept our fisheries strong for generations, and they deserve a seat at the table. Mary will fight to create Tribal seats on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council to ensure that Alaska – not Seattle or Oregon – is deciding how to tackle the issues our fisheries are facing.
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“Alaska has always been a leader in energy production, and as an independent voice for Alaskans, I will always stand up to anyone to invest in Alaska energy production so that we can create good-paying jobs and lower energy costs. As DC price hikes create an energy catastrophe for Alaskans, we can’t afford more delays, political gridlock, or one-size-fits-all rules from the Lower 48 that leave Alaskans without solutions. With buy-in from communities on the ground, I will fight to invest in Alaska energy so we can bring down energy costs, grow our economy, and build real opportunities for the next generation of Alaskans.”
Energy prices for Alaskans are out of control, and we need solutions from every angle. Mary has always been a champion for Alaska energy, consistently standing up to anyone – including Joe Biden – to promote oil and gas development, secure approval of the Willow Oil Project, bring down costs, and create good-paying Alaska energy jobs. In the U.S. Senate, she will fight to lower Alaskans’ energy costs by modernizing energy infrastructure, pushing through meaningful permitting reform, and working alongside local communities to ensure the benefits of Alaska resources stay in Alaska.
Cutting Red Tape
- One-size-fits-all solutions from the Lower 48 and partisan politics have created serious red tape and major roadblocks for Alaska’s energy economy. Mary will stand up to anyone to pass meaningful permitting reform that streamlines pathways for Alaska energy projects so development moves at Alaska’s pace, not DC’s.
Developing Alaska Resources for Alaskans
- As a major energy-producing state, Alaska shouldn’t be paying some of the highest energy prices in the country. Mary knows that refining more of our oil here in Alaska will lower costs and create good-paying jobs. She’ll get it done through targeted federal tax incentives, streamlined permitting and regulatory flexibility, federal financing and loan guarantees, and federal fuel purchase agreements for Alaskan oil.
- Alaskans know that we have the resources to lead the nation in oil and natural gas production, and it’s time we cut red tape to make it a reality. 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.
Delivering for Rural Alaska
- It’s beyond time that Alaska had 21st century energy infrastructure to keep up with 21st century demand. Mary will fight for targeted investments to modernize aging and deteriorating energy grids across the state – including the Railbelt – so that communities aren’t paying higher energy prices for less efficient transmission and less reliable delivery.
- Alaskans deserve energy solutions that are designed for our unique needs, not the Lower 48. Mary will fight for targeted federal funding for programs like the Denali Commission’s High Energy Cost and Bulk Fuel Loan programs, and USDA Rural Utilities Service energy programs to expand village micro-grids, modernize rural energy distribution, increase reliability, and reduce costs for Alaskans.
- Energy prices are out of control, and Alaska needs solutions from every angle. In addition to fighting for oil and gas development by Alaskans for Alaskans, Mary will fight to restore federal tax credits for solar, wind, hydropower projects that were cut by DC’s reconciliation bill, and push for federal funding to diversify energy inputs for Alaska’s Railbelt. Alaskans need more energy in our portfolio to drive down costs, and Mary will fight to make it happen.
Putting Money in Alaskans’ Pockets
- Mary believes that no Alaskan should ever have to choose between heating their home and putting food on the table. That’s why Mary will fight to expand and modernize the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help Alaskans afford heat and ensure DC insiders aren’t leaving Alaska families out in the cold because of government shutdowns or funding delays.
- Alaska families and businesses should be incentivized to invest in affordable energy solutions that keep costs low. Mary will fight to extend tax credit programs to put more money back in Alaskans’ pockets and incentivize energy efficiency.
- Alaska’s rural communities are being pushed to the brink by unpredictable fuel price hikes thanks to DC. In the Senate, Mary will work to supplement Alaska’s existing Power Cost Equalization program with federal investment to help stabilize energy prices in rural communities.
- Alaskans don’t let resources go to waste, and Mary knows that increased energy efficiency solutions will result in more money in Alaskans’ pockets. Mary will push for federal funding to increase energy efficiency and lower power bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program, HOMES Rebate and additional rebate programs for Alaskans to weatherize, modernize, and update their homes.
Powering Alaska’s Future
- As the need for robust Arctic security grows, Alaska should lead the world in Arctic energy innovation just as our state always has in oil and gas. Mary will fight for federal investment in research and demonstration projects, and commercialization of cold-weather energy technologies to make Alaska the leading test bed for Arctic energy technology.
- Alaska has limitless energy potential, and we need to explore every avenue to bring down costs for families with innovative technologies. Mary will fight to expand investment in Alaska geothermal and biomass energy projects, so that every community in the state can benefit from its natural resources by driving down energy costs and creating good paying jobs.
- The State of Alaska has streamlined the process for developing safe, affordable, and accessible nuclear energy projects, and it’s time for the federal government to catch up. Mary will work across the aisle to expand energy tax credits that give rural communities the opportunity to invest in small modular reactors, keeping Alaska on the forefront of energy production and bringing reliable energy to the hardest to reach communities.
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“As the mom of two Coasties, as an Alaskan, and as an American, I have deep gratitude for the sacrifices our men and women in uniform make every day. Unfortunately, too many servicemembers, veterans and their families are being stretched thin by DC price hikes, while politicians put special interests first. I’ll keep fighting to ensure Alaska veterans receive the healthcare, benefits, and pay they’ve earned, because Alaska veterans deserve a Senator who keeps their promises.”
Mary is a military mom who has always stood by Alaska servicemembers, military families, and veterans. While the rigged system in DC puts corporate special interests before Alaska veterans and military families — spiking costs and gutting critical services — Mary will stand up to anyone to ensure that Alaska veterans, servicemembers, and their families are receiving the healthcare, benefits, and pay they’ve earned.
Strengthen and Expand VA Healthcare
- There’s nothing more important than taking care of those who risked their lives in service to our country. Mary will restore the VA clinical workforce and ensure VA staff have the resources they need to deliver quality care to Alaska veterans who put their lives in harm’s way to serve.
- The federal government makes a promise to our servicemembers that we will make them whole after their service. Mary will fight tooth and nail to keep that promise by investing in VA infrastructure modernization, including electronic healthcare records and 21st century facilities.
- Our veterans deserve cutting-edge, top of the line care. Mary will advocate for robust federal investment in research, training, and innovation in the VA healthcare system, and will hold the VA accountable to provide timely and quality healthcare to Alaska veterans.
- Alaska has one of the highest rates of veteran suicide in the entire country. As Alaska’s next U.S. Senator, Mary will fight to expand mental healthcare for veterans, help states identify veterans at risk and connect them to services, and target high-risk groups to reduce suicides.
Restore and Protect Veterans’ Benefits
- No Alaska veteran should have to worry about affording a roof over their head or their next meal. Mary will fight to reverse harmful DC cuts to food assistance and housing programs that veterans count on so that every veteran receives the benefits they’ve earned.
- Alaska veterans should never fall prey to for-profit bad actors. Mary will crack down on claim sharks who are scamming our veterans out of their hard-earned benefits. Modernize claims processes and ensure quality adjudication.
- Mary won’t rest until every veteran has a stable, affordable, safe roof over their head. She’ll keep fighting to end veteran homelessness, and supports restoring the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, expanding permanent supportive housing units, safeguarding VA home loans, and increasing federal funding for veteran housing.
Support the Military to Civilian Transition
- Supporting the transition of servicemembers to civilian life is foundational in supporting Alaska veterans. Mary will fight for a monthly transition stipend up to $2,000 for recently separated veterans for up to two years following their service to ensure that every Alaska veteran lands on their feet.
- We have an obligation to support our servicemembers when they return home. In the Senate, Mary will work to expand apprenticeship opportunities for veterans and restore and protect Skill Bridge, a program that supports veterans as they transition into full-time employment.
- Support for our veterans is useless if Alaskans don’t know these programs exist. Mary will hold the VA accountable to veterans by improving the department’s proactive communication and outreach to ensure Alaska veterans know which benefits are available to them.
- Right now, wounded veterans’ benefits are docked – medically retired veterans with fewer than 20 years of service due to combat injuries have their military retirement pay reduced when they receive VA disability compensation. Mary previously cosponsored and will continue to support the Major Richard Star Act, to stop the “wounded veteran tax.”
Put Military Families First
- As a military mom, Mary understands the sacrifice of military families. That’s why she’ll fight to protect and expand survivor and caregiver benefits, to ensure we’re taking care of those who take care of our veterans and servicemembers.
- Military families shouldn’t be squeezed out of living in Alaska. Mary will fight to bring down the costs, increase servicemember pay and protect and expand the Overseas Cost of Living Allowance so servicemembers and their families can afford to live in the state they’re protecting.
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