‘A Seat at the Table’: Alaska Native to Be Sworn In to Congress

On the eve of her first day in Congress, Mary Peltola stood outside what was once the office of the late Alaska Representative Don Young, swarmed by the local and national press, and marveled at the moment.  “I really hope that Don is getting a kick out of this,” Peltola told The Associated Press in an interview Monday. “I can’t help but think that some things broke my way on account of his great sense of humor.”  The kicker is that 50 years ago, right before Peltola was born, her parents worked on Young’s first campaign for the only congressionalmore