No comment on the Iran war (campaign spokesperson)
Mary PeltolaDemocratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alaska
Contacted by the Alaska Beacon about the Iran war in early March 2026, Mary Peltola's campaign declined to comment, and she had made no public statement on the war at that time.
“Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola hasn't made any public statements about the Iran war, and her campaign social media accounts have been silent on the subject. When contacted Thursday, her campaign spokesperson said she had no comment.”
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Alaska Beacon report on the delegation's war powers votes, noting Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign declined to comment on the war when contacted.
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In the first week of March 2026, Alaska's congressional delegation voted against resolutions intended to rein in the U.S.-Israeli military offensive against Iran, and the Alaska Beacon asked the state's Senate candidates where they stood.
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Peltola later addressed the war publicly in May 2026, saying Congress needed to intervene under the War Powers Act.
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The campaign explicitly declined to state a position when asked directly by a news outlet.
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