Ex-Alaska Democratic representative launches bid for US Senate seat
Mary Peltola seen as Democrat capable of flipping seat in Republican-leaning state as party seeks to reclaim SenateUS politics live – latest updatesFormer Alaska representative Mary Peltola announced on Monday she is running for Alaska’s US Senate seat, handing Democrats a major recruitment...
<p>Mary Peltola seen as Democrat capable of flipping seat in Republican-leaning state as party seeks to reclaim Senate</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/12/donald-trump-ice-minnesota-fed-jerome-powell-iran-cuba-venezuela-greenland-us-politics-live-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Former Alaska representative Mary Peltola announced on Monday she is running for Alaska’s US Senate seat, handing Democrats a major recruitment victory as the party battles to reclaim the chamber’s majority in this year’s midterm elections.</p><p>Peltola, who served as Alaska’s sole House member from 2022 until her narrow defeat in 2024, is considered one of the few Democrats in the Republican-leaning state capable of mounting a serious challenge to Senator Dan Sullivan, who is seeking re-election.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/alaska-democrat-mary-peltola-us-senate-run">Continue reading...</a>
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