Peltola, Mary

Serving as Representative Mary Kapsner, was prime sponsor of HB 115 revising Alaska's emergency commitment orders and treatment statutes, which was signed into law as Chapter 72 SLA 01.

July 3, 2001Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act, which proposed speeding up oil, gas and mineral projects by waiving environmental reviews, requiring more federal drilling leases, cutting royalties companies pay, and eliminating several funds that pay for energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The House passed it 225-204 on March 30, 2023, and the Senate never acted on it (H.R. 1).

March 30, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Joined Alaska's senators in advocating for the Willow oil project and welcomed the Interior Department's approval of a reduced project footprint in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

March 13, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: murkowski.senate.gov · researched August 18, 2026

As executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, gave written testimony to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard at its Anchorage field hearing on the state of Alaska's salmon fisheries.

October 20, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: commerce.senate.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Serving as Representative Mary Kapsner, was prime sponsor of HB 207 realigning Alaska's judicial districts, which was signed into law as Chapter 108 SLA 02.

June 28, 2002Supports Government Efficiency

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against final passage of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which passed the House 219-213.

May 11, 2023Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted for final passage of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act debt-ceiling agreement, which passed the House 314-117.

May 31, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Serving in the Alaska House as Representative Mary Kapsner, was prime sponsor of HB 238, creating a tax obligation loan program for commercial fishers, which was signed into law as Chapter 127 SLA 00.

June 6, 2000Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Sponsored a bill to stop payments from Alaska Native corporation trusts from counting against elderly, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives who apply for aid such as SSI or food stamps. A House committee approved it and sent it to the full House.

December 12, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: congress.gov · researched August 18, 2026

Voted for final passage of H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which expanded the child tax credit and passed the House 357-70.

January 31, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against imposing a rail labor contract that did not include paid sick days during the 2022 United States railroad labor dispute.

November 30, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Passed her first bill through the U.S. House on September 29, 2022; the bill would create an Office of Food Security in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

September 29, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: congress.gov · researched July 2, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 130, which set fees and immunity provisions for the sale and transfer of firearms; the joint session overrode the veto 43-17 and the measure became Chapter 1 SSSLA 99.

September 25, 1999Supports Gun Control

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted for final passage of H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which passed the House 311-112.

April 20, 2024Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted for H.R. 7521, the bill requiring divestiture of TikTok from its foreign parent company or barring its distribution, which passed the House 352-65.

March 13, 2024Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted for the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, which the House agreed to 258-169, sending the bill to the President.

December 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act, which proposed speeding up oil, gas and mineral projects by waiving environmental reviews, requiring more federal drilling leases, cutting royalties companies pay, and eliminating several funds that pay for energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The House passed it 225-204 on March 30, 2023, and the Senate never acted on it (H.R. 1).

March 30, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of HB 244, granting the Denali Borough a right-of-way for railroad and utility use; the joint session overrode the veto 41-18 and the measure became Chapter 2 SLA 02.

January 16, 2002Opposes Public Infrastructure

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Received the Alaska AFL-CIO's endorsement for U.S. Senate after a vote of the federation's vice presidents.

June 18, 2026

Source: aflcio.org · researched August 18, 2026

Serving as Representative Mary Kapsner, was prime sponsor of HB 353 exempting certain teachers from jury duty, which was signed into law as Chapter 104 SLA 04.

June 28, 2004

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 363, the campaign finance provisions bill; the joint session overrode the veto 41-16 and the measure became Chapter 1 TSSLA 02.

June 25, 2002

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 103, on election campaigns and legislative ethics; the joint session overrode the veto 40-19 and the measure became Chapter 3 SLA 02.

January 16, 2002

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 166, on the appointment of United States senators; the joint session overrode the veto 41-18 and the measure became Chapter 4 SLA 02.

January 16, 2002

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of HB 177, on campaign finance rules for groups and disclosure; the joint session overrode the veto 41-18 and the measure became Chapter 1 SLA 02.

January 16, 2002

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted to override the governor's veto of SB 267, a same-day airborne hunting bill, the opposite of her vote on the comparable 1999 measure; the joint session overrode the veto 42-17 and the measure became Chapter 20 SLA 00.

April 21, 2000

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against overriding the governor's veto of SB 74, the same-day airborne hunting bill; the joint session overrode the veto 40-20 and the measure became Chapter 2 SSSLA 99.

September 25, 1999

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Voted against H. Res. 863 impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; the resolution was adopted 214-213.

February 13, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 31, 2026