Mary Peltola is an American politician and former tribal judge
Mary Peltola was born in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 31, 1973
Mary Peltola's father, Ward Sattler, moved to Alaska to work as a pilot and teacher
Mary Peltola's mother, Elizabeth "LizAnn" Piicigaq Williams, is Yup'ik from Kwethluk
Peltola studied elementary education at the University of Northern Colorado
In 1995, Peltola won the Miss National Congress of American Indians pageant.
In 1998, Peltola was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives
Since 2017, Peltola has served as executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Mary Peltola has reaffirmed her place as Alaska’s sole representative to the House of Representatives