Alaska
Why Rep. Mary Peltola Wore Traditional Yup’ik Boots to Her History-Making Swearing-In Ceremony | #alaska | #politics
SPIROS HALARIS This August, Democrat Mary Peltola shocked the nation when she won a special election in Alaska, flipping a long-held Republican seat to become the state’s sole U.S. representative. In doing so, she also made history, becoming the first Alaska Native ever elected to Congress and the first woman to represent the state in […]
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Alaska
Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | #alaska | #politics
Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only US House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in […]
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