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WASHINGTON — Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola endorsed Joe Biden for president in 2024.
Peltola’s endorsement comes after Biden announced his reelection campaign this week. She said in a statement that his backing of the Willow project — a massive ConocoPhillips oil project on the North Slope — contributed to her support.
“We don’t always see eye to eye, but President Biden has impressed me with his support for Willow and his commitment to civil, constructive discussions,” Peltola said in the statement. “I’ll support him as long as he continues to include Alaskans in those discussions.”
As first reported by Axios, Peltola’s support of Biden comes alongside a handful of other endorsements from Democrats running in districts President Donald Trump won in 2020, like Montana Sen. John Tester and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown. Other moderate Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia have held off on an endorsement for the time being.