Alaska Senate Race Ads Mislead on Peltola’s Votes on Military Pay Raise ^13.1%

www.factcheck.org - By Robert Farley - 7/9/2026, 6:35 PM

Unattributed Quote 21.2% - Negativity Bias 9.5% - False Dilemma 9.1%

Ads in the Alaska Senate race are trading competing claims about former Rep. Mary Peltola’s votes on military pay raises. In late 2023, Peltola, a Democrat, voted in favor of a compromise defense bill that included a 5.2% pay increase for members of the military. Earlier that year, she voted against a House version of the bill that... more