Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) was sworn in Tuesday as a member of Congress after she won a special election for Alaska’s House seat last month following the death of longtime Rep. Don Young (R) earlier this year. She vowed bipartisanship in some of her earliest remarks as a member of the House.
Peltola’s victory in the special election was notable, as her predecessor held the seat for nearly 50 years as a Republican. Peltola flipped the seat in a race that was something of a test case for Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system, defeating the Frontier State’s ex-Gov. Sarah Palin, who was backed by former President Donald Trump, as well as Republican businessman Nick Begich III.
Alaska has a single at-large House seat, making Peltola the state’s only member of Congress. But the state's senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, joined her on the House floor for her swearing-in, as did numerous other House lawmakers. “I recognize that I’ve been selected to fill Don Young’s seat, and I take that very seriously,” she said, saying she planned to carry on his record of service to the state.
The Anchorage Daily News reported Peltola hired Alex Ortiz, Young’s chief of staff, for the same role.
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