Mary Peltola

thumb|Mary Peltola in 2022 Mary Sattler Peltola (born August 31, 1973) is an American politician and former tribal judge who served as the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a judge on the Orutsararmiut Native Council's tribal court, was executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Bethel city councillor, and member of the Alaska House of Representatives. Quotes Guns are a part of Alaska's culture and a core tool of a subsistence lifestyle. I grew up hunting, my husband is a big game hunting advocate and I will continue to own guns and support the right of Alaskans to own guns. We can take common sense action, and we must. Provisions like secure storage laws, reasonable waiting periods and universal background checks can make all of us safer while still preserving the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. "Mary Peltola on Gun Control", On The Issues (May 2, 2022) There is no Alaska way of life without our fisheries. And that’s why I’m in this fight: to bring back our fish, restore abundance, ensure Alaskans can feed their families and stand up to the rigged D.C. system that’s failing Alaska. "Opinion: Fighting for our fish and our fishermen", Anchorage Daily News (June 26, 2026) I will stand up to anyone to increase Alaska energy production, create good-paying Alaska jobs and lower energy costs. I take umbrage with some of these extreme environmental groups. Because I don’t feel like they — many of the people in that movement — are willing to curtail any of their energy uses, whether it’s on their computer or in their car or plane trips, but they expect us to stop producing. [my voice] is a powerful counterbalance to the Lower 48 extremists who want to turn all of Alaska into a preserve. "The Democratic Senate Candidate Who Wisely Defends Oil", New York Times (Sept. 14, 2026) External links Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:People from Alaska Category:Women politicians in the United States Category:Judges from the United States Category:Women in law Category:Native Americans Category:Beauty queen-politicians Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:Christians from the United States