Former Rep. Mary Peltola is rescheduling several upcoming campaign events after she and her family sustained \u201cminor\u201d injuries in a car crash, her campaign announced Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cMary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits. Unfortunately, per the advice of medical professionals, Mary\u2019s upcoming events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be rescheduled for later in the week as she takes time to recover,\u201d Peltola campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cMary is disappointed that the accident is delaying the start of her Alaska Always Tour,\u00a0and she is eager to get back on the campaign trail to speak directly with Alaskans about her plan to take on the rigged system and lower costs for working families,\u201d Bruce added.<\/p>\n
Peltola was en route to the Alaska Federation of Natives\u2019 annual banquet Saturday when a vehicle transporting the candidate and her family was struck by another driver, according to the campaign. A spokesperson for the campaign said they had no reason to believe the accident had been politically motivated.<\/p>\n
The police department in Anchorage confirmed Sunday that a collision involving three vehicles occurred on evening and those involved sustained \u201cnon-life threatening injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police added that the incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n
Peltola, a Democrat, is locked in a competitive Senate race against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan. She was elected to the House in 2022 but narrowly lost her re-election bid in 2024, the same year that President Donald Trump won the state by 13 percentage points<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sullivan\u2019s re-election race, in which he\u2019s seeking a third term, is tighter than expected, with Alaska voters tying Trump to high gas and grocery prices <\/a>resulting from the ongoing war with Iran.<\/p>\n Trump and Vice President JD Vance rallied voters in Alaska separately earlier this month.<\/p>\n Republicans have accused Democrats of recruiting another candidate named Dan Sullivan<\/a> to run for the Senate, saying that voters may be confused by the presence of two Dan Sullivans on the ballot if they plan to vote for the incumbent senator.<\/p>\n Democrats have not taken credit for recruiting the second Dan Sullivan into the race. He\u2019ll appear on the ballot as Dan J. Sullivan, while the incumbent senator will be identified by his name, political party and a clear notation that he\u2019s the incumbent.<\/p>\n Last week, the Justice Department sued Alaska\u2019s election officials, seeking to block certification of the election if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. It cited Dan J. Sullivan\u2019s presence on the ballot as a point of \u201cvoter confusion<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n