The Democrat vying to become Alaska’s next U.S. Senator suffered minor injuries in a car crash over the weekend.
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for the Senate seat, was in a vehicle with her family on Saturday night when another car struck it, Peltola’s campaign said on Oct. 25.
Peltola, 53, was traveling ahead of a seven-day tour of eight communities ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
“Mary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits,” Cheryl Bruce, Peltola’s campaign manager, said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, per the advice of medical professionals, Mary’s upcoming events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be rescheduled for later in the week as she takes time to recover.”
Peltola is disappointed to be off the campaign trail and is looking forward to meeting with Alaskans directly to explain her “plan to take on the rigged system and lower costs for working families,” Bruce said.
The tour was slated to start in Fairbanks on Sunday. The tour planned stops in Bethel, Homer, Kenai, Seward, Juneau, Anchorage, and Palmer.
The campaign said the events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be promptly rescheduled, while the events in the other locations will still happen as planned. An updated schedule will be available later.
Peltola, a U.S. representative from 2022 to 2025, is one of four candidates who advanced to the general election under Alaska’s ranked-choice voting. She faces Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska), Republican Gerald Heikes, and independent Daniel J. Sullivan.
Correction: A previous version of this article misstated when Peltola’s tour started. The Epoch Times regrets the error.
