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Mary Peltola: “I represent an at large district. So that means I have the…”

Featuring: Mary Peltola, Democratic | Former U.S. House Representative, Alaska At-Large

Breaking Bread, Sharing Salad & Final Four Voting: Alaska Representative Mary Peltola

Published January 19, 2024 | Video Starts at 09:40

And a lot of Bush legislators, we have to be practical. And I have that same feeling. It's like muscle memory here in Congress because I represent an at large district. So that means I have the entire state of Alaska and I don't have anybody to pinch hit for me. I don't have a caucus like California or Florida where they can go and meet with 50 other people or more than 50 people to work on their issues collectively. (09:40–09:49)

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Asserts that she represents an at-large district covering the entire state of Alaska and has no one to pinch hit for her.

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