Pro-Abortion Democrat Mary Peltola Launches Longshot Senate Bid in Alaska

Former Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola announced Monday that she is running for the Senate in her state, giving Democrats a boost in their longshot bid to retake the upper chamber in the midterms.Peltola positioned herself as an independent-minded Democrat in her announcement video, saying her agenda will focus on “fish, family and freedom” as well as introducing term limits and addressing rising costs in the state. The top Democratic recruitserved as Alaska’s sole House member for over two