Social media rallies around Peltola for Alaska Senate seat

Social media posts on Bluesky and X are circulating support for Mary Peltola's potential Senate run, with rural energy costs emerging as a central theme. No official campaign announcement, FEC filing or direct statement from Peltola or her campaign appears in the source material.

A post from @mlf3430.bsky.social on Bluesky pointed to diesel prices in Ambler as a rallying point. "DC people do not care that Alaskans are paying nearly $20 a gallon. They don't even believe us," the post said, citing a price of $17.50 a gallon for diesel in Ambler. Other supporters added their voices. "Mary Peltola has what it takes to represent Alaska in the US Senate — grit, determination, a winning smile, and a listening ear," wrote @akmk.bsky.social. A post from @dove333.bsky.social added: "Remember her name, because I think she will do great things for Alaska."

Not all commentary backed the campaign's direction. "I'm not gonna tell Mary Peltola how to win an election in Alaska AND this kind of rhetoric about 'debt' and 'DC' always strikes me as counterproductive long term," wrote @aaronhuertas.bsky.social. A post on X from @progregressions called it "genuinely wild that mary peltola agreed to run for senate given that her reasons for not doing it are way better and more understandable than most."

The digest also covers two US Senate roll-call votes from June 16 with implications for Alaska's delegation. On Vote 175, both Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan voted in favor of a motion to proceed on H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in the United States. The motion passed 87 to 8. On Vote 174, a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 172, a joint resolution to direct the removal of US Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, was rejected 47 to 48. Murkowski voted in favor; Sullivan voted against.

Separately, US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is scheduled to speak at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on July 14 at 7 p.m. at the C.W. Davis Concert Hall. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance, with one ticket per registration. Attendees must be at least 12 years old and will be required to present a valid government-issued photo ID. UAF Summer Sessions is organizing the event.