# Alaska Senate Race Ignores Climate Change

> Alaska Senate candidates avoid climate change despite fish and oil concerns.
- Title: Alaska Senate Race Ignores Climate Change · Mother Jones
- Summary: Alaska Senate candidates avoid climate change despite fish and oil concerns. Alaska Senate candidates rarely mention climate change but focus on fish and oil…
- Keywords: alaska, senate, mary peltola, dan sullivan, climate change, fish, oil and gas, alaska native, federal seats, senate race, Race, Ignores
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/alaska-senate-candidates-mary-peltola-dan-sullivan-climate-change-global-warming-fish-issues
- Author: Nicholas Kusnetz
- Published: 2026-10-26T07:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: alaska, senate, mary peltola, dan sullivan, climate change, fish, oil and gas, alaska native, federal seats, senate race
## Alaska Senate Race Focus
Alaska Senate candidates rarely mention climate change despite fish and oil concerns.
## Fish and Climate Impact
Warming waters affect Alaska’s fish including declining salmon runs.
## Salmon Decline
State and federal authorities close fishing on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers.
## Peltola's Fish Slogan
Mary Peltola uses 'Fish, family, freedom' as her campaign slogan.
## Trawling Debate
Peltola and Sullivan agree climate change affects Alaska’s fisheries but focus on trawling.
## Peltola's Trawling Plan
Peltola proposes banning factory trawling to protect salmon.
## Sullivan's Oil Policy
Sullivan supports oil and gas but voted for renewable energy bill repeal.
## Alaska Native Concerns
Alaska Natives report deadly climate change impacts on subsistence hunting.
## Election Results
Peltola edges Sullivan by eight percentage points in primary votes.
## Climate Change Avoidance
Candidates avoid climate change despite its role in fish and oil issues.
## Key takeaway

Alaska Senate candidates rarely mention climate change but focus on fish and oil issues.