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Mary Peltola: “You really see local governance borne out in Alaska and the…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 05:44

You know, we often say, no one's coming to save us. We have to do it ourselves. And he's exactly right. We do have. You really see local governance borne out in Alaska and the power and agencies that local governments have. You were elected to the state legislature at a very young age, if we have this correct, age 24. So you had several elections without final four voting, and then, of course, elections with final four voting. (05:44–05:53)

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Asserts that local governance and the power of local agencies are very prominent in Alaska.

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