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Mary Peltola
U.S. Senate · D–AK
7/7
🥇 Gold
1Open Bookscritical
90%★ earned
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
3.6% of receipts from PACs — clean under the 15% corporate-money cap. (FEC 2026)
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
74%★ earned
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
No political violence or election denial in the record.
3The Dignity of the Opponent
76%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Hired Republicans to her own staff; treats opponents with respect.
4Fear Is Not Fuel
76%★ earned
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
"Fish, Family, Freedom" runs on shared values, not fear.
5Truth & a Kept Word
74%★ earned
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
No false claims in the record; Truth registers as held. Held in the record; no broken commitments are flagged, the only caveat being no formal written pledge.
6Against the Spirit of Party
78%★ earned
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Chaired a bipartisan caucus eight years and staffed across party lines.
7Morality
82%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Clean, small-dollar conduct and bipartisan good faith — even hiring Republicans to her staff — with no character scandal noted.
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →