‘I want to work with everyone’: Alaska’s history-making new congresswoman

Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, having defeated former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is a relentless coalition builder

Ahead of her astonishing victory this week in a special election to fill Alaska's sole congressional seat, Mary Peltola was delighted to get recognized at Costco. I was approached by some people to do a selfie," she laughed.

It seemed like months of traversing the state for meet-and greets was paying off. I am getting recognized more."