{"id":2533407,"date":"2026-01-12T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mary-peltola-announces-run-for-senate-in-recruiting-win-for-democrats\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:10:13","slug":"mary-peltola-announces-run-for-senate-in-recruiting-win-for-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mary-peltola-announces-run-for-senate-in-recruiting-win-for-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Peltola announces run for Senate in recruiting win for Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmary-peltola-announces-run-for-senate-in-recruiting-win-for-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2533407&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola announced she is running for the U.S. Senate in Alaska in the 2026 midterm elections, mounting a comeback after losing last year to Rep. Nick Begich (R-AK). In her proclamation she framed her campaign around &#8220;fish, family, and freedom&#8221; and slammed Washington as a &#8220;rigged system&#8221; rife with self-dealing. Peltola said she will push for systemic changes &#8211; including term limits &#8211; to tackle high grocery and energy prices, protect fisheries, and expand affordable housing for Alaskans. The campaign is being described as a recruiting win for Democrats.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mary Peltola announces run for Senate in recruiting win for Democrats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2470617\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola is running for the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> in her home state, launching a comeback bid to return to Washington just over a year after her loss to Rep. Nick Begich (R-AK).<\/p>\n<p>Peltola announced her entry into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-urged-to-get-tough-on-recess-playbook-for-trumps-tax-law-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP urged to get tough on recess playbook for Trump\u2019s tax law - Washington Examiner\">2026 midterm election race<\/a> on Monday morning, telling <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\/\">Alaskans<\/a> she is running &ldquo;to fight for fish, family, and freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4413383\/aaron-day-spoiler-could-sink-senate-gop-new-hampshire\/\">Meet Aaron Day, the 2016 spoiler who could sink Senate GOP hopes in New Hampshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4414224\/youngkin-backs-vance-2028-silent-on-own-future\/\">Youngkin backs Vance for 2028 while silent on his own future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4413489\/ex-lawmakers-comeback-bids-2026-midterms\/\">Old seats, new stakes: Ex-lawmakers eye comebacks in midterm elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;My agenda for Alaska will always be fish, family, and freedom, but our future also depends on fixing the rigged system in D.C. that&rsquo;s shutting down Alaska, while politicians feather their own nest. D.C. people will be p***ed that I&rsquo;m focusing on their self-dealing and sharing what I&rsquo;ve seen firsthand,&rdquo; Peltola said in her announcement video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re going to complain that I&rsquo;m proposing term limits, but it&rsquo;s time. Systemic change is the only way to bring down grocery costs, save our fisheries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-reps-ted-budd-stephanie-bice-propose-blocking-national-petroleum-reserve-sales-until-biden-stops-assault-on-oil-development\/\" title=\"Exclusive - Reps. Ted Budd, Stephanie Bice Propose Blocking National Petroleum Reserve Sales Until Biden Stops Assault on Oil Development\">lower energy prices<\/a>, and build new housing Alaskans can afford,&rdquo; Peltola said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s about time Alaskans teach the rest of the country what Alaska first, and really America first, looks like.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peltola launches comeback Senate bid in Alaska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2533408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mary-pelota.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,70660,32923,70661,36939],"class_list":["post-2533407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-alaska-senate","tag-democratic-party","tag-female-candidate","tag-mary-peltola"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mary-pelota.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533407"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533411,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533407\/revisions\/2533411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2533407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2533407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}