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.”
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Public disputes concerning the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle, including campaigns, candidates, conventions, advertising, endorsements, and election-related policy promises.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
3 statements on this page. Dates: March 5, 2026 to October 23, 2026
3 matching statements. Dates: March 5, 2026 to October 23, 2026
3 published statements. Dates: March 5, 2026 to October 23, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: October 23, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: October 23, 2026
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska
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.”
Peltola criticizes the lawsuit and accuses Sullivan of putting his interests ahead of voters.
The case concerns DOJ's requested conditional intervention in certification of Alaska's Senate election. Peltola calls the lawsuit corruption.
1 published statement. Dates: May 11, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: May 11, 2026
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alaska
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.”
Alaska Beacon report on Mary Peltola's affordability campaign launch, in which she drew a direct line between the Iran war and high Alaska fuel prices and said Congress needs to intervene, while stopping short of outright opposing the war.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)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.
1 published statement. Dates: March 5, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: March 5, 2026
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Alaska
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.”
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.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)The campaign explicitly declined to state a position when asked directly by a news outlet.