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According to former staff members, Rep. Mary Peltola instructed aides to buy live crickets from a pet store and feed them to her daughter's pet chameleon, Meatball.

Three former aides of Mary Peltola stated that she would sometimes jump up and down and stomp her feet.

Mary Peltola's campaign disputed the description of her sweeping papers into the air, but stated she had shuffled papers off her desk in frustration.

Mary Peltola's campaign stated that she recognized the word 'retard' was inappropriate and regretted using it.

Two former aides described an instance in 2024 when Mary Peltola, out of frustration, swept stacks of papers off her desk into the air.

In a 2026 text message viewed by The New York Times, Mary Peltola wrote "Fuck that retard" about a commercial fisheries executive who had posted a selfie with her.

In a January 2024 text message to staff viewed by The New York Times, Mary Peltola wrote 'FUCK THOSE BITCHES' in reference to Planned Parenthood.

During the 2022 special House race in Alaska, Republican candidate and former Governor Sarah Palin told a crowd regarding her opponent Mary Peltola, "I love her dearly."

Mary Peltola's campaign denied she shoved an aide in February 2024, stating she accidentally bumped him on the first anniversary of her husband's death while she was unfocused.

A spokesman for Mary Peltola's campaign stated that she had treated her staff 'with respect and care'.

According to one person present and two others who heard about it, Mary Peltola shoved a male employee in her congressional office in February 2024.

The male employee allegedly shoved by Mary Peltola in February 2024 departed her team soon after the incident.

In response to questions from The New York Times in September 2026, a spokesman for Mary Peltola's campaign denied any pattern of abusive behavior by the candidate.

Former aides for Mary Peltola alleged that she required them to feed live crickets to her family’s pet chameleon, named Meatball.

Mary Peltola's campaign acknowledged that she sometimes struggled with grief after losing her mother and her husband in 2023.

According to former aides and text messages reviewed by The New York Times, Mary Peltola used the word 'retarded'.

Four former staff members for Mary Peltola alleged that they directly heard her use the word 'faggot' over the years.

In 2025, Timothy Mellon donated $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during a federal shutdown.

Timothy Mellon transferred a $5.5 million estate to an anti-vaccine group founded by a Mr. Kennedy.

Miriam Adelson has donated $30 million to the Senate Leadership Fund during the current election cycle.