Alaska Rep. Mary. Peltola’s husband was tragically killed in a plane accident over Alaska early Wednesday morning, her office announced.
Her predecessor, Rep. Don Young , the longest serving Republican in congressional history, died in March 2022, triggering an August special election in which Peltola defeated Palin. The Democrat also defeated the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee in the rematch that November.
Eugene was Mary’s third spouse. The congresswoman has a total of seven children, including three stepchildren. “Our team will continue to meet with constituents and carry on the work of the office while Mary and her family grieve,” the Wednesday statement said. This is not the first time an Alaska plane crash has affected American politics. In 2010, former Republican Sen. Ted Stevens and four others died when a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter crashed near Dillingham en route to a private fishing lodge.
On Oct. 16, 1972, House Majority Leader Hale Boggs , Rep. Nick Begich and two others were lost when their twin engine airplane disappeared while flying from Anchorage to Juneau. The wreckage has never been found.
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