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Mary Peltola

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Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Mary Peltola on 2026 Midterm Elections, Election Security, and Iran War, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Mary Peltola

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Mary Peltola

Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska

Condemned

Statement summary

Peltola calls the lawsuit corruption.

“This is the corruption AK is fed up with, and it's why I'm in this race.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Mary Peltola responds to the Alaska certification lawsuit · Mary PeltolaPost 2113716898559091140
Why we used this label

The case concerns DOJ's requested conditional intervention in certification of Alaska's Senate election. Peltola calls the lawsuit corruption.

Read statementDOJ challenges Alaska Senate certification over two Sullivans; Murkowski objects
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Mary Peltola

Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alaska

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Launching her affordability campaign, Mary Peltola drew a direct line between the Iran war and high fuel prices in Alaska, said Congress needs to intervene under the War Powers Act, and said she would support a war powers resolution, while stopping short of outright opposing the war.

“There is a need for the War Powers Act. I do not believe that any President should be making these kinds of substantive decisions unilaterally.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Peltola unveils 'affordability' campaign as she challenges incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan
Why we used this label

Peltola called for congressional intervention and backed a war powers resolution to limit the war, but explicitly stopped short of opposing the war itself, leaving her position conditional.

Read statementDo they support the war in Iran?
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Mary Peltola

Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alaska

Explicitly stayed out

Statement summary

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.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Alaska's congressional delegation votes to support American-Israeli war with Iran
Why we used this label

The campaign explicitly declined to state a position when asked directly by a news outlet.

Read statementDo they support the war in Iran?

A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.

Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.

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