In her first speech on the US House floor, Mary Peltola laid out her priorities: lowering the cost of living, investing in child care, growing the economy, ensuring Alaska remains “a global leader” in resource development and protecting Alaska fisheries
A former state lawmaker who represented the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the state House for a decade ending in 2009, Peltola previously chaired the state Bush Caucus that brings together lawmakers representing communities off the road system. More recently she was the director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission working on subsistence fishery issues and food security in the region.
Rep. Mary Peltola, left, is cheered and hugged as she makes her way through a crowd at a reception with many Alaskans hosted by the Alaska Federation of Natives in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. “Every single Native woman in this country wants Congresswoman Peltola to succeed. And she can absolutely rely on me for that as well,” Haaland said.
Pelosi made an appearance at the reception, saying the swearing-in “was so glorious because when she was recognized and took the oath, the first person who ran up to her was one of the first Native American woman to serve in Congress.” “Overwhelming is, I think, an understatement. It’s great to celebrate with Alaskans being so far from home and having so many people to celebrate with me, and getting sworn in tonight was the highlight of my life,” Peltola said. “I really feel Don here, and I feel like this was meaningful for us to also be celebrating Don.”
AFN’s other co-chair, Ana Hoffman, is a childhood friend and former schoolmate of Peltola in Bethel, who saw meaning in Peltola speaking Yup’ik on the House floor. Rep.-elect Mary Peltola attends a White House ceremony celebrating passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on September 13, 2022.
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