Mary Peltola becomes first Alaska Native in US Congress
The U.S. State of Alaska has elected its first Alaska Native woman, to serve in Congress. In a special congressional election on Tuesday, Mary Peltola became the latest Democrat to score a surprise win against Republicans, defeating former vice presidential candidate, ex-Alaska governor and Donald Trump ally Sarah Palin. Al Jazeera's Leah Harding reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Alaska #MaryPeltola #Elections #Native #NativeAmerican #indigenous #vote #democrats #Republican #democrat
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