Mary Peltola received a standing ovation on the U.S. House floor today after House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that she had just made history.
Hoyer called Peltola the “perfect successor” to Young and “an important addition to the House.”
Peltola is a Democrat who is Yup’ik and has deep roots in the Bethel region. She defeated two Alaska conservatives — former Gov. Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III — in the special U.S. House election on Aug. 16. She will serve the rest of Young’s term, through December, and is running for the next full two-year term in November.Peltola also spoke on the House floor on Tuesday, surrounded by colleagues including Alaska U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan.
Peltola said her priorities will include state economic issues which “are pushing too many of us to the brink,” as well as resource development and “fighting for our fish.”
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