Mary Peltola

Liberal

Democrat

N/A

Alaska

Current Position: Former US House Representative AK-At-Large

Running For: Senator

Policy Positions

For expanding the Child Tax Credit ($3,600 annually per child under 6; $3,000 for children ages 6-17)
For eliminating federal income tax for working and middle-class Alaskans earning under $92,000 per year, paid for by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires
For eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors

Against anti-competitive corporate mergers; opposed the Kroger-Albertsons merger, signed an amicus brief supporting the FTC's case against it, and supports blocking mergers that reduce competition
For 'right to repair' legislation requiring manufacturers to provide affordable access to diagnostic tools, parts, and repair instructions
For banning factory/bottom trawling and keeping mid-water trawlers off the ocean bottom to protect Alaska fisheries and reduce bycatch
For paid sick leave for workers; voted against imposing a railroad contract that lacked paid sick days
For banning corporate price gouging
Against corporate landlords; supports cracking down on out-of-state corporations and hedge funds buying up residential homes

For Affordable Care Act premium subsidy extensions, protecting Medicaid expansion, opposing Medicaid cuts, and supporting a public option in healthcare

For oil and gas development in Alaska; supported the ConocoPhillips Willow Project and increased oil development within the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska; advocates for refining more oil in Alaska, Alaska LNG Pipeline, and streamlined permitting for energy projects
For renewable energy investment; supports restoring federal tax credits for solar, wind, and hydropower projects, federal funding to diversify Alaska's Railbelt energy inputs, geothermal, biomass, and small modular nuclear reactor investment
For permitting reform to streamline federal approval of energy and infrastructure projects for both renewable and petroleum development
For reforming the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prioritize environmental protections over economic yield considerations
Against federal finfish aquaculture permitting; supports passing Don Young's Keep Finfish Free Act to ban federal government from advancing national finfish farm permitting

For abortion rights; supports codifying Roe v. Wade and is pro-choice on reproductive health
For same-sex marriage; voted for the Respect for Marriage Act protecting same-sex marriage
Against transgender athletes competing in sports categories aligned with gender identity rather than assigned sex; voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, calling it 'bullying' and 'federal overreach,' and argued the policy should be decided at the local or state level
For creating Tribal seats on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council

For Congressional term limits of 12 years
For banning Congressional stock trading; supports the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act
For campaign finance reform; supports the DISCLOSE Act for transparency in election funding and a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United to end super PAC spending
For requiring members of Congress to divest personal assets or place them in a blind trust to prevent self-enrichment

For U.S. military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine following the Russian invasion, without deploying American troops
For measures supporting Israel; broke with Democratic Party to vote for Israel-related measures
For immigration enforcement measures; supported Republican-led bills including legislation to deport undocumented migrants who assault police officers and condemned President Biden's handling of the southern border
Against foreign purchases of residential real estate; supports additional taxes on non-resident foreign purchases of homes
For a war powers resolution to limit the 2026 Iran war

For gun rights; endorsed by the NRA (only Democrat endorsed by NRA in 2024 election cycle), supports Alaskans' right to own firearms, grew up hunting and views guns as part of Alaska culture and subsistence lifestyle