Mary Peltola

Mary Peltola
Mary Peltola
Akalleq
	Peltola in 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Alaska's at-large district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 13, 2022
Preceded by	Don Young
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
	In office; January 19, 1999 – January 19, 2009
Preceded by	Ivan Ivan
Succeeded by	Bob Herron
Constituency	39th district (1999–2003); 38th district (2003–2009);
Personal details
Born	Mary Sattler; August 31, 1973 (age 50); Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jonathan Kapsner; (Undated.divorce); Joe Nelson; (Undated.divorce); Gene Peltola;
Children	7 (including three stepchildren)
Website	Campaign website

Mary Sattler Peltola (Yup'ik: Akalleq; born August 31, 1973) is an American Democratic politician. Peltola is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district since 2022. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. House and the first Alaska Native in congress.^[1]

Before, she was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009.

Peltola was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Alaska's at-large congressional district in the 2022 special election to fill in the vacancy of Don Young and in the November 2022 general election.^[2]^[3] She won the election on August 31, 2022, defeating former Governor Sarah Palin.^[1]

Mary Peltola Media

Peltola testifying before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in 2018
Peltola at a Planned Parenthood rally in July 2022
Peltola celebrating her 2022 re-election
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (left) swears in Peltola as her husband, Gene (center), looks on

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