Former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska., on Monday announced that she will seek to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Peltola previously served in the House as Alaska's lone representative. She won a special 2022 election and full term later that same year in which she defeated four other candidates, including former Gov. Sarah Palin.
She lost her House seat in 2024 to Republican challenger Nick Begich III.
Peltola pointed to the state's two late Republicans as examples of what happened to lawmakers with agendas in Washington who put politics over the needs of the state.
"Our delegation used to stand up to their party and put Alaska first," Peltola said. "Ted Stevens and Don Young ignored Lower 48 partisanship to fight for things like public media and disaster relief because Alaska depends on them."
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Two-term Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Ak., at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 9, 2025. (ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)
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"They want what Democrats always want when they're in charge in D.C.," Sullivan said, referring to at least 70 executive orders signed by Biden that he said negatively impacted Alaska.
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