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☆ Rep. Mary Peltola — the 'pro-fish, pro-family, and pro-choice' Alaska congresswoman — credits her father for the encouragement she needed to defeat Sarah Palin
  + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
On September 13, Mary Peltola made history as the first Alaska Native sworn into Congress. Peltola told Insider she was on the fence about running until an encouraging call from her father. She's really been on my mind a lot lately," she said. Peltola is the first Alaska Native to serve in CongressOn September 13, Peltola was sworn into Congress, making history as the first Alaska Native. 'We built the table'When Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff, the Executive Director for Alaska Native Education and Outreach at The University of Alaska Anchorage found out about Peltola's win, she teared up.
☆ Why former staffers for Alaska's long-serving GOP Rep. Don Young are backing Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola over Sarah Palin
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Some of Alaska Rep. Don Young's former staffers are backing Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat. They say she'll carry on the long-serving Republican's legacy better than Sarah Palin or Nick Begich. Sarah Palin in a special election for the state's sole House seat, Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is about to face voters once more. Equally revealing is what some staffers, who generally identify as Republican or right-leaning independents, had to say about Palin and Nick Begich III, Peltola's conservative opponents. But Young staffers noted that the long-serving Republican often took positions that clashed with the priorities of party leadership, including his relatively high support among organized labor.
☆ Special elections are confusing, chaotic messes that bleed taxpayers — and could often be avoided if politicians quit before leveling up, flaming out, or dropping dead
  + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Grace Panetta | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +23 min
Young's death triggered an unprecedented series of three statewide votes — a special primary, a special general election held along with a regular primary, and a regular general election — within five months. The Alaska special election is just one of the more than 120 congressional special elections conducted over the past two decades, an Insider analysis found. Special elections bombard votersSpecial elections routinely attract special attention. Rebecca Blackwell/APIn 2022, special elections are 'a perfect storm of confusion'Special congressional elections are, on balance, less democratic than regular elections. "We knew from the beginning that it would be harder to win a special election," McCready said of his September 2019 special election.
☆ What it's like working for lawmakers whose golden years are clouded by power struggles, rumors of senility, and constant second-guessing
  + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +25 min
Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, told Insider that some political maneuvering is more tactical. Emanuel, now the US's ambassador to Japan, didn't refute that the exchange took place but told Insider he didn't remember it. It serves the institution," the former GOP aide told Insider, adding that seasoned dealmakers are preferable to partisan bomb-throwers "with some agenda that they're driving." Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWhite, now the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, told Insider his boss always had the final word. 'Preserving their dignity'Convincing career lawmakers to hang it up before they tarnish their respective legacies is tricky business, a veteran GOP leadership aide told Insider.
☆ Here are the 3 House Republicans who voted to legalize marijuana, and the 2 Democrats who voted against it
  + stars: | 2022-04-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Just 3 Republicans voted for the bill, and 2 Democrats voted against it. Three Republicans voted for it, while two Democrats voted against it. A similar version of the bill passed the House in December 2020, when five Republicans supported it and six Democrats did not. And despite the passage of the House bill on Friday, proponents of federal cannabis legalization may have to wait. Here are the Republicans that voted to legalize cannabis:Rep. Matt Gaetz of FloridaRep. Brian Mast of FloridaRep. Tom McClintock of CaliforniaAnd here are the Democrats that voted against legalizing it:
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