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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About  Mary Peltola

Mary Peltola is an American politician who is the member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district.

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The full name of Mary Peltola is Mary Sattler Peltola.

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Mary Peltola was born on 31 August 1973 (age 49 years) in Anchorage, Alaska, United States.

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Mary Peltola served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009.

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On August 31, 2022, Peltola was projected as the winner of the special election to complete U.S. Representative Don Young's term. 

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Mary Peltola is the first Alaska Native member of Congress.

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Peltola was elected to the Bethel City Council in 2011, and served until her term ended in 2013. 

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Mary Peltola was one of the three remaining of 50 initial candidates in the initial June 11 primary for 2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election.

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Mary Peltola has also served a judge in the Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council's tribal court.

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Mary Peltola defeated Palin and Begich in the ranked-choice runoff tabulation and will be sworn in as Alaska's sole representative on September 13, 2022.

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