“It is the honor of my life to represent Alaska, a place my ancestors and elders have called home for thousands of years, where to this day many people in my community carry forward our traditions of hunting and fishing,” she said on the House floor.
Hoyer called Peltola the “perfect successor” to Young and “an important addition to the House.”
Peltola is a Democrat who is Yup’ik and has deep roots in the Bethel region. She defeated two Alaska conservatives — former Gov. Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III — in the special U.S. House election on Aug. 16. She will serve the rest of Young’s term, through December, and is running for the next full two-year term in November.
“I am humbled and deeply honored to be the first Alaska Native elected to this body, the first woman to hold Alaska’s House seat,” she said. “But, to be clear, I’m here to represent all Alaskans.”“Don was a true institution, an Alaskan icon, someone who fought so hard and so well for our state for 49 years,” Peltola said.
Just after being sworn on the floor of U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Mary Peltola stands with family members and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for a ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on September 13, 2022.
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