At the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she plans on ranking Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola first in the U.S. House race on the November ballot.
of her challenger to the right in this year’s Senate race, Republican Kelly Tshibaka. But she’s had a vexed relationship with the party’s governing apparatus since 2010, when she mounted a winning write-in campaign after losing the primary to far-right challenger Joe Miller. The effort succeeded without support from the Alaska GOP, and with a huge turnout from voters across Bush Alaska.
That’s the same constituency Murkowski said she was helping secure massive amounts of federal money for by crossing the aisle to draft provisions andof the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill last year, along with fellow Republicans Young and Sen. Dan Sullivan. “It’s my travels around the state and to your communities that not only inform me but inspire me,” Murkowski told AFN delegates. “I see the lack of infrastructure. I see the lack of connectivity. The high energy costs you face … I hear your asks for housing, for water, for sewer, for broadband, for protection from climate change and the storms. And together, we did this. I partnered with you. That is now bringing unprecedented funding to your communities. It starts with infrastructure.
“I will take any and all opportunities to break bread or share fish with colleagues,” Peltola said. “I don’t see anyone as my enemy.” In a testament to finding common ground amid polarized politics, purple signs emerged on the convention floor Friday encouraging voters to support both Peltola and Murkowski, regardless of the party split. The placards were from a Bristol Bay super PAC, touting both candidates as being “pro-fish.”
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