Aurora PAC — Mary Peltola for U.S. Senate
Aurora PAC — United States Senate — Alaska 2026

Alaska Is the Swing Vote.

One Senate seat. One state that can change everything. Mary Peltola is the candidate who can win it — and the senator who will make it matter.

The Strategic Case for Alaska

Every Senate majority is built seat by seat. Alaska has been reliably Republican for decades — but demographics are shifting, Trump's governance has alienated independent voters, and Mary Peltola has already proven she can win here. This is not a long-shot. This is a calculated investment in the chamber that controls everything.

01

This Is the Majority-Maker

Democrats need a net four seats to take the Senate — the Vice President currently breaks ties. NPR's Domenico Montanaro put it plainly: "This is the majority-maker. Whichever party wins here will very likely control the Senate." One seat. Committee chairmanships, judicial confirmations, budget reconciliation, executive oversight — all of it flows from who controls the chamber. Alaska is where that is decided.

02

A Strong Recruit With a Proven Coalition

Mary Peltola is the rare candidate who wins on her own terms. Her "Fish, Family, Freedom" framing draws crossover support from independent and moderate voters who decide Alaska elections. She is the first Alaska Native ever elected to Congress — a historic figure with name recognition, authentic roots, and a bipartisan legislative record that no attack ad can easily undermine. Candidate quality is the single biggest variable in close Senate races. On that measure, Democrats have the stronger hand.

03

Sullivan Is Vulnerable on His Own Turf

Dan Sullivan's near-perfect alignment with Trump's tariff agenda has directly damaged Alaska's seafood exports. His votes against Medicaid expansion threaten the rural health clinics that serve as the only medical access for thousands of Alaskans. His support for federal land rollbacks has alarmed Alaska Native communities. These aren't abstract policy disagreements — they are kitchen-table consequences that Alaskans across the political spectrum are living with right now.

04

The Window Is Open — But Not Forever

Midterm elections historically punish the president's party, and the national environment favors Democratic pickups. Alaska's primary is August 18 — the window to build infrastructure, fund advertising, and activate the coalition that won in 2022 is open right now. Waiting means ceding ground to a well-funded incumbent. The donors who move early in this race are the ones who will have shaped its outcome when results come in.

Mary Peltola

Yup'ik. Alaskan. Ready.

Mary Peltola grew up in Bethel, on the Kuskokwim River — one of Alaska's most remote communities. As a Yup'ik Alaska Native, she carries a firsthand understanding of what federal policy means at the end of a gravel road: healthcare access, subsistence rights, tribal sovereignty, and the dignity of communities that Washington often forgets.

"I don't come from a political dynasty. I come from a place where you learn to solve problems or you don't survive."

She served a decade in the Alaska State Legislature before making history in 2022 as the first Alaska Native elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In Congress, she built a rare bipartisan record — co-sponsoring legislation with Republicans, protecting Alaska's fisheries, and earning the respect of colleagues across the aisle without surrendering her values.

Now she's running for the Senate — and the national map needs her there.

Alaska Native 10+ Years Elected Service Historic 2022 Victory Bipartisan Record Fishing & Tribal Rights

Alaska Deserves a Senator Who Answers to Alaskans — Not Mar-a-Lago

The Status Quo
Rubber-Stamp Governance
Alaska's Republican senator has voted with Donald Trump's agenda over 90% of the time — including on cuts to Medicaid, reductions in tribal healthcare funding, and rollbacks of environmental protections that Alaskans depend on.
Tariffs That Hammer Alaska's Economy
Trump's sweeping tariff regime has disrupted Alaska's fishing exports and raised costs for rural communities that already pay more for everything. Silence from Alaska's Republican representation.
Attacks on Federal Land Protections
Moves to open critical habitat to extraction without tribal consultation — decisions that threaten the ecosystems Alaskans have sustained for generations.
Erosion of Democratic Norms
Vote after vote enabling the dismantling of independent oversight, judicial independence, and the institutional guardrails that protect every American — regardless of party.
Mary Peltola
An Independent Voice
Mary's loyalty is to her constituents — not party leadership, not donors, not a White House. Her record shows a willingness to work across the aisle when it serves Alaska, and to fight hard when it doesn't.
Protecting Alaska's Fisheries & Economy
Mary has been a relentless advocate for Alaska's seafood industry — the backbone of the state's economy — fighting federal overreach and trade policies that put livelihoods at risk.
Tribal Sovereignty & Native Rights
As an Alaska Native herself, Mary brings lived experience to the fight for tribal self-governance, Indian Health Service funding, and the federal trust responsibility to Alaska's 229 recognized tribes.
A Check on Unchecked Power
One more Democratic Senate vote means one more check on executive overreach — on judicial appointments, cabinet confirmations, and the legislation that shapes American life for a generation.