Records cited in Alaska show Mary Peltola missed hundreds of House votes and over a third of Bethel City Council meetings

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Mary Peltola’s attendance record in Alaska has come under scrutiny after a Fox News Politics report cited vote and meeting records showing she missed a large number of Alaska House votes and more than a third of Bethel City Council meetings.

According to the report, Peltola missed 794 of 4,265 votes in the Alaska House. The coverage describes the tally as coming from legislative records of her participation during the period measured.

The report also says Peltola missed more than one-third of Bethel City Council meetings, citing attendance records for her time serving on the city council. The figures are presented as part of a comparison of her record across multiple government roles.

The Fox News Politics report frames the missed-vote and missed-meeting totals as occurring during stretches when Peltola was splitting time between different taxpayer-funded posts. The coverage does not allege wrongdoing, but it characterizes the scale of absence as notable relative to the number of recorded events.

Peltola’s campaign and supporters have not been quoted in the supplied material, and the reporting summary does not detail any specific explanations for each absence. Without additional context from the underlying records or statements, the claims in the report are limited to the counts of missed votes and meetings.

In Alaska, legislative attendance and local meeting participation are often cited as practical measures of whether elected officials are present for deliberation and votes. Missed votes can affect the timing of consideration of legislation, while missed council meetings can reduce participation in local decisions and deliberations.

The report points to the numbers as a measure of availability during the periods covered. Any broader impact on the race would depend on how voters and political actors weigh attendance figures against other parts of an elected official’s record, as well as whether Peltola or her representatives provide explanations tied to the underlying records.