Democrat Mary Peltola dinged in Alaska Senate ad over DHS shutdown
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EXCLUSIVE — The campaign arm of Senate Republicans is using the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security to criticize Democratic Alaska Senate hopeful Mary Peltola, as she looks to unseat Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in the November midterms.
In a nearly 30-second digital ad first seen by the Washington Examiner, the National Republican Senatorial Committee links Peltola, a former member of Congress, to Senate Democrats blocking DHS funding over Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy demands.
“Our adversaries are lurking off Alaska’s shores. And Democrats like Mary Peltola and Chuck Schumer want to leave our Coast Guard unfunded,” the ad’s narrator says. “Tell Mary Peltola to stand up to Senate Democrats, end the shutdown, and put Alaska’s Coast Guard first.”
Peltola represented Alaska’s only congressional seat from 2022-2025 and lost reelection in 2024 to now-Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK). DHS and its umbrella agencies that include the Coast Guard, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and the Transportation Security Administration have been shut down since Feb. 14 amid stalled negotiations between Democrats, Republicans, and the White House.
In a statement, the Peltola campaign characterized the ad as misleading, noted she supported Biden-era Coast Guard funding when she served in the House, and criticized Sullivan for opposing government spending measures that included money for the agency under former Presidents Joe Biden, Trump’s first term, and Barack Obama.
“D.C. insiders are terrified of Mary because they know she’ll clean up corruption and finally put an end to their self-dealing,” a Peltola campaign spokesperson said. “While Mary is the mother of two Coasties and helped secure nearly $12 billion for the service to keep Alaska safe, Dan Sullivan repeatedly voted against Coast Guard funding again and again, jeopardizing readiness and hurting servicemembers. Alaskans know better than to trust bogus ads from Sullivan’s special interest backers, and they’re going to send Mary to the United States Senate this November because she’ll put Alaska first.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not provide comment.
The Alaska seat, which Sullivan has held for two terms, “leans Republican,” according to nonpartisan election forecasters. It’s among the slate of races Democrats are eyeing in their quest to flip the upper chamber that Republicans control 53-47.
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EXCLUSIVE — The campaign arm of Senate Republicans is using the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security to criticize Democratic Alaska Senate hopeful Mary Peltola, as she looks to unseat Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in the November midterms.
In a nearly 30-second digital ad first seen by the Washington Examiner, the National Republican Senatorial Committee links Peltola, a former member of Congress, to Senate Democrats blocking DHS funding over Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy demands.
“Our adversaries are lurking off Alaska’s shores. And Democrats like Mary Peltola and Chuck Schumer want to leave our Coast Guard unfunded,” the ad’s narrator says. “Tell Mary Peltola to stand up to Senate Democrats, end the shutdown, and put Alaska’s Coast Guard first.”
Peltola represented Alaska’s only congressional seat from 2022-2025 and lost reelection in 2024 to now-Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK). DHS and its umbrella agencies that include the Coast Guard, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and the Transportation Security Administration have been shut down since Feb. 14 amid stalled negotiations between Democrats, Republicans, and the White House.
In a statement, the Peltola campaign characterized the ad as misleading, noted she supported Biden-era Coast Guard funding when she served in the House, and criticized Sullivan for opposing government spending measures that included money for the agency under former Presidents Joe Biden, Trump’s first term, and Barack Obama.
“D.C. insiders are terrified of Mary because they know she’ll clean up corruption and finally put an end to their self-dealing,” a Peltola campaign spokesperson said. “While Mary is the mother of two Coasties and helped secure nearly $12 billion for the service to keep Alaska safe, Dan Sullivan repeatedly voted against Coast Guard funding again and again, jeopardizing readiness and hurting servicemembers. Alaskans know better than to trust bogus ads from Sullivan’s special interest backers, and they’re going to send Mary to the United States Senate this November because she’ll put Alaska first.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not provide comment.
The Alaska seat, which Sullivan has held for two terms, “leans Republican,” according to nonpartisan election forecasters. It’s among the slate of races Democrats are eyeing in their quest to flip the upper chamber that Republicans control 53-47.
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Democrat Mary Peltola dinged in Alaska Senate ad over DHS shutdown
Same show, different day.
EXCLUSIVE — The campaign arm of Senate Republicans is using the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security to criticize Democratic Alaska Senate hopeful Mary Peltola, as she looks to unseat Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in the November midterms.
In a nearly 30-second digital ad first seen by the Washington Examiner, the National Republican Senatorial Committee links Peltola, a former member of Congress, to Senate Democrats blocking DHS funding over Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy demands.
“Our adversaries are lurking off Alaska’s shores. And Democrats like Mary Peltola and Chuck Schumer want to leave our Coast Guard unfunded,” the ad’s narrator says. “Tell Mary Peltola to stand up to Senate Democrats, end the shutdown, and put Alaska’s Coast Guard first.”
Peltola represented Alaska’s only congressional seat from 2022-2025 and lost reelection in 2024 to now-Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK). DHS and its umbrella agencies that include the Coast Guard, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and the Transportation Security Administration have been shut down since Feb. 14 amid stalled negotiations between Democrats, Republicans, and the White House.
In a statement, the Peltola campaign characterized the ad as misleading, noted she supported Biden-era Coast Guard funding when she served in the House, and criticized Sullivan for opposing government spending measures that included money for the agency under former Presidents Joe Biden, Trump’s first term, and Barack Obama.
“D.C. insiders are terrified of Mary because they know she’ll clean up corruption and finally put an end to their self-dealing,” a Peltola campaign spokesperson said. “While Mary is the mother of two Coasties and helped secure nearly $12 billion for the service to keep Alaska safe, Dan Sullivan repeatedly voted against Coast Guard funding again and again, jeopardizing readiness and hurting servicemembers. Alaskans know better than to trust bogus ads from Sullivan’s special interest backers, and they’re going to send Mary to the United States Senate this November because she’ll put Alaska first.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not provide comment.
The Alaska seat, which Sullivan has held for two terms, “leans Republican,” according to nonpartisan election forecasters. It’s among the slate of races Democrats are eyeing in their quest to flip the upper chamber that Republicans control 53-47.
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