NRA endorses Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola in rare move

Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) received an endorsement from the National Rifle Association , a rarity for a Democrat.

Her endorsement is the organization's first endorsement of a Democrat since 2020 when the NRA endorsed former Democratic Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson. Peltola represents Alaska’s sole House seat as its at-large representative and recently flipped the seat in 2022 after the GOP held the seat since 1973.

Prior to the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the NRA endorsed a handful of Democrats, but as Democrats and some centrist Republicans began calling for stricter gun control in the wake of the shooting, the NRA began retracting endorsements, according to the Trace .

There are no Senate Democrats or other House Democrats endorsed by the NRA.

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Peltola is seen as a Democratic centrist and largely backs the state’s oil and gas industry. She won against former Gov. Sarah Palin to replace Republican Rep. Don Young after he died.

The Washington Examiner reached out to Peltola and the NRA for comment.