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Former Representative for Alaska (at large), 2022–2025

Mary Sattler Peltola

Democrat 2nd term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

80LoyaltyMed 98
81AttendMed 98
31BipartMed 16
140BreaksMed 12
In office
House 2022–2025
2 years in Congress

Left office. Peltola left the House on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Nicholas J. Begich III (Republican) in January 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2303231,235140

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security no statements 17%
Native Americans no statements 26%
Public Lands and Natural Resources no statements 26%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Native Americans and Public Lands and Natural Resources.

  • 23 bills sponsored, most on Native Americans.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 2 years in Congress.
5

Who did she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

44% · peer median 18%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Peltola.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

44% of her cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 18%); closest in her party: Caraveo and Harder.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 22 · expected 16
Action in committee 11 · expected 7
Beyond committee 3 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 258 of 445 in the House

0.57expected 0.32 · average member 1.00

0 of 22 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.57 against a peer median of 0.32.

  • On the move: H.R. 4748 (out of committee), H.R. 6489 (out of committee), H.R. 2687 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.14
International Affairs14 of 15
Immigration16 of 20
Crime and Law Enforcement9 of 16
Energy40 of 88
Finance and Financial Sector11 of 25
Environmental Protection4 of 11
Armed Forces & National Security16 of 45
Public Lands and Natural Resources2 of 10
Transportation and Public Works3 of 18
Economics and Public Finance13 of 195
Congress3 of 127

With her party on the other 5 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 9 of the 9 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Democrats on 80% of party-line votes, broke 140 times (peer median 14), most on International Affairs.

  • Position: −0.14, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Energy 40 of 88, Immigration 16 of 20, Armed Forces & National Security 16 of 45.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed her?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.