{"id":2645296,"date":"2026-08-14T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peltola-rejects-kamala-harris-endorsement-ahead-of-alaska-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T20:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:02:49","slug":"peltola-rejects-kamala-harris-endorsement-ahead-of-alaska-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peltola-rejects-kamala-harris-endorsement-ahead-of-alaska-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Peltola rejects Kamala Harris endorsement ahead of Alaska primary"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fpeltola-rejects-kamala-harris-endorsement-ahead-of-alaska-primary%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=2645296&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>Mary Peltola, a former U.S. Representative, is contesting the Alaska Senate race against Senator Dan Sullivan. Despite a recent email from Kamala Harris supporting Peltola, she has publicly rejected outside endorsements, emphasizing her focus on Alaska. Harris&#8217;s support included a fundraising effort, but Peltola&#8217;s campaign clarified she did not seek or approve such endorsements from out-of-state figures. Republicans criticize her for her political stance, citing her past defenses of President Biden and her progressive views. Peltola, who achieved a historic victory in 2022 by flipping Alaska\u2019s at-large congressional seat, is aiming to become the first democrat elected to the Senate from Alaska since 2008. The primary race includes multiple candidates and is expected to be costly, with significant advertising investments from both Republican and Democratic groups.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mary-peltola\/\">Mary Peltola<\/a> is rejecting support from former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> as she challenges Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in the high-profile <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\/\">Alaska<\/a> Senate race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris earlier this week sent out a fundraising email soliciting donations for both the former vice president and Peltola.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688435\/peltola-rejects-kamala-harris-endorsement-alaska-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mary Peltola rejects Kamala Harris endorsement ahead of crucial Alaska Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687692\/democratic-national-committee-summer-meeting-ken-martin-financial-help\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Chairman Ken Martin pleads for more financial help at DNC summer gathering<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688277\/house-democrats-pac-6-million-ohio-max-miller\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House Democrats\u2019 PAC dumps $6 million into Ohio to target Max Miller<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf there\u2019s anyone who can flip Alaska and secure the Senate majority for Democrats \u2014 it\u2019s Mary,\u201d the email says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Peltola, who flipped Alaska\u2019s at-large congressional seat in 2022, said she wasn\u2019t interested in the support from Harris, or anyone outside of Alaska, for that matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMary isn\u2019t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 \u2014 her focus is and always will be Alaska,\u201d a campaign spokeswoman said,  reported by KTUU in Anchorage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans chided Peltola for the email, though her campaign said she did not approve the email, according to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. Harris did not explicitly endorse Peltola in the email.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMary Peltola is an ineffective radical leftist who worked hand in hand with Kamala Harris to put Alaska last, so it\u2019s no surprise that Harris is backing Peltola,\u201d National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Nick Puglia said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NRSC also noted that Peltola defended former President Joe Biden by saying that his \u201cmental acuity is very, very on\u201d amid questions of Biden\u2019s cognitive health in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>New York Times<\/em> also reported that Harris sent out a fundraising email for Peltola when she launched her campaign in January 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peltola did not back Harris for president in 2024, and President Donald Trump went on to win Alaska by 13 points. Peltola lost reelection by 2 points, but her 2022 victory marked the first time a Democrat won the congressional seat in 50 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4681932\/progressives-skirt-past-woke-pasts-centrists-wont-let-them\/\">PROGRESSIVES WANT TO SKIRT PAST THEIR \u2018WOKE\u2019 PASTS. CENTRISTS WON\u2019T LET THEM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She faces Sullivan and a flurry of other candidates, including another candidate named Dan Sullivan, in Tuesday\u2019s primary. The top four vote-getters will advance to the November election, where it will be decided via ranked choice. Peltola is hoping to become the first Alaska Democrat elected to the Senate since 2008.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race is expected to be an expensive affair. The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund already has $17 million worth of ads reserved in the Last Frontier, while its Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority PAC, has more than $10 million booked of future ads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peltola rejects Harris support in Alaska Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4316,"featured_media":2645297,"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\/2026\/01\/AP22326699492153.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84195,32438,43449],"class_list":["post-2645296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alaska-primary","tag-kamala-harris","tag-peltola"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP22326699492153.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645296","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\/4316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645296"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645299,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645296\/revisions\/2645299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}