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Midterms: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska

Most Americans are used to casting their ballot for a single person for each office

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Introduced bills to change I&R ⬆️, enacted bills ⬇️

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Alaska Natives fete their 1st Congress member, Mary Peltola

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received a hero’s welcome Thursday when the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress gave the keynote address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage

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EXPLAINER: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska

Most Americans are used to casting their ballot for a single person for each office

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Previewing Alaska’s second U.S. House election of 2022

Incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D), Nicholas Begich III (R), Sarah Palin (R), and Chris Bye (L) are running for Alaska’s at-large congressional district on Nov. 8, 2022. Peltola, Begich, Palin, and Tara Sweeney (R) advanced from the Aug. 16, 2022, top-four primary. Sweeney withdrew, meaning Bye, the fifth-place finisher, advanced.

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Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat

WASHINGTON — Alex Ortiz thought he was done with Capitol Hill. After a decade as a staffer for “the representative for all Alaska,” Ortiz carried out the sad duty this spring of packing up Don Young’s office after the Republican’s sudden death — even at 88 years old, it still…

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Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat - Roll Call

Has Rep. Mary Peltola started a new staffing trend? Her decision to hire Don Young’s chief of staff has raised eyebrows in Washington.

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VIEWPOINT 2: A good idea deserves a tryout

Ranked choice voting is gaining ground across America. In August, Alaska ran its first election using the method, joining Maine, New York City and many smaller communities.

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VIEWPOINT 1: Ranked choice voting is a reform whose time has come

Ranked choice voting (RCV) is having its biggest year ever. It’s growing in red, blue and purple states. It’s a nonpartisan reform that gives voters more choice and more voice and gives candidates incentives to run better campaigns. In short, it’s a better way to vote.

Tribune News Service

For the first time in 230 years, Congress has full U.S. Indigenous representation

As of Sept. 13, there are six Indigenous Americans represented in the House of Representatives, which now has Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan members.

WEKU

Alaskans grapple with fallout from typhoon-related flooding

Rising waters brought power outages, damage and concerns over surviving the winter as downpours also affected California

The Guardian - US

Mary Peltola sworn into office as Alaska’s new US representative

WASHINGTON — Mary Peltola was sworn in Tuesday to the U.S. House, becoming the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and the first woman to hold Alaska’s lone seat in the House of Representatives.

Tribune News Service

Mary Peltola sworn in as first Alaska Native Congress member in historic moment

It's the first time Alaska Natives, who make up 16% of the state's population, will have a voice in national office.

Axios

Mary Peltola, first Alaska Native elected to Congress, will be sworn in today

Peltola is drawing an unusual amount of national media attention as the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, and even more because of her special election win over Republican Sarah Palin.

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'A seat at the table': Peltola to be sworn in to Congress

Mary Peltola will be making history when she's sworn in as the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress

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After primaries, these 10 House members are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — It’s already been a rough cycle for House incumbents, and the midterm elections are still weeks away.

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Buzz Kelley suspends US Senate campaign in Alaska, endorses Kelly Tshibaka

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Buzz Kelley, who finished fourth in Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary election and is set to appear on the November general election ballot, announced Monday that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka.

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Alaska US Senate hopeful drops bid, backs fellow Republican

A little-known candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Alaska suspended his campaign Monday, hoping not to divide the Republican vote during the general election, when ranked choice voting will be used

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Sarah Palin says ‘entire country’ should be ‘outraged’ at her failure to get elected

GOP candidate failed to reignite her political career after resigning from office amid scandal

Ballotpedia

Peltola, Palin, Begich, and Bye advance from Alaska U.S. House primary

Mary Peltola (D), Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Chris Bye (L) advanced from the top-four primary election for U.S. House in Alaska. Peltola received 37%, followed by Palin with 30% and Begich with 26%. Tara Sweeney (R) finished fourth with 4% but withdrew from the race. Since…

Reason

Don't Blame Ranked Choice Voting. Sarah Palin Was a Bad Candidate.

Blaming the ballot system ignores the fact that many Alaskans simply did not think the former governor really represented them.

The Independent UK

Palin urges Begich to drop House bid; Begich declines

Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican Nick Begich to drop out of the race

WEKU

Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native heading to Congress, journeys home to the river

The daughter of a Yu'pik mom and a dad from Nebraska, Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in a special election. She'll be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. House in 50 years.

The Guardian - US

Could unexpected Democratic gains foil a midterm Republican victory?

A string of favorable outcomes for the party, coupled with backlash from supreme court’s abortion ban, could galvanize Biden supporters

The Guardian - US

‘I want to work with everyone’: Alaska’s history-making new congresswoman

Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, having defeated former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is a relentless coalition builder

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