#Alaska lawmaker Peltola releases statement after husband’s death

#Alaska lawmaker Peltola releases statement after husband’s death

Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) office released a statement Thursday following news of her husband’s death in a tragic plane crash the previous day.  “We are truly grateful for the kindness that Mary and her family have received since Buzzy’s passing yesterday,” Peltola’s chief of staff, Anton McParland, wrote in the statement Thursday.  McParland highlighted the…

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#Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies in plane crash 

#Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies in plane crash 

Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) husband has died in a plane accident in Alaska, her chief of staff announced on Wednesday.  “We are devastated to share that Mary’s Husband, Eugene Peltola Jr.—‘Buzzy’ to all of us who knew and loved him—passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska,” Peltola chief of staff Anton McParland said…

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#Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race

#Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race

Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) was projected to win the race for Alaska’s at-large congressional district, delivering her a full term after she won a competitive special election this summer following the death of Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Peltola, a former state representative, beat former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin…

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#Murkowski defeats Trump-backed challenger in Alaska Senate race

#Murkowski defeats Trump-backed challenger in Alaska Senate race

Murkowski defeats Trump-backed challenger in Alaska Senate race Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is projected to win her bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate, defeating fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka. The Associated Press called the race just after 8 p.m. Murkowski won with the state’s new ranked choice voting system after neither she nor Tshibaka secured more than half of first-choice…

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#Republican House majority climbs to 220 with win in California

#Republican House majority climbs to 220 with win in California

Republican House majority climbs to 220 with win in California Republicans’ House majority in the next Congress climbed to 220 on Tuesday, when Republican Kevin Kiley defeated his Democratic opponent, Kermit Jones, in the tight race for California’s 3rd Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Kiley on Tuesday afternoon, two weeks after…

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