Mary Peltola
Mary Sattler Peltola is an American politician and former tribal judge serving as the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district since September 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council's tribal court, executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councilor, and member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
Some of the key events about Mary Peltola
- 1999Elected to the Bethel City Council at age 24
- 1999Faced criticism for supporting commercial fishing despite declining salmon populations
- 2009Became the longest-serving member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- 2013Appointed Manager of Community Development and Sustainability for the Donlin Gold mine project
- 2017Became Executive Director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- 2021Appointed to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
- 2022Won a special election to become the first Alaska Native elected to Congress
- 2022Became the first woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives
- 2022Secured $130 million in funding for two programs to improve food security in Alaska
- 2022Received backlash for voting against a Republican-led bill to increase domestic oil and gas production
- 2022Criticized for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act, which some argued would increase taxes
- 2023Introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
- 2023Voted as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress by the Lugar Center
- 2023Faced controversy for supporting an Alaska oil drilling project despite environmental concerns
- 2023Criticized for voting against a bill aimed at preventing transgender athletes from competing in women's sports
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