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这位阿拉巴马州参议院候选人在国会任职和竞选期间，曾在数月内接连失去母亲和丈夫
作者：罗伯特·施马德 福克斯新闻网
发布时间：2026年9月24日 美国东部时间中午12:00
民主党候选人言论遭审查，政党正试图拿下红州
缅因州格雷厄姆·普拉特纳丑闻持续发酵，危及民主党夺取参议院控制权的竞选，令中期选举局势更加岌岌可危。国会首席通讯员查德·珀格拉姆分析了其他几场关键的参议院席位竞争，包括密歇根州的阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德和阿拉巴马州的玛丽·佩尔托拉，他们的言论和过往表态正受到严密审视。
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前众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉是阿拉巴马州民主党参议员候选人，目前正面临前助手的多项指控：她曾暴怒发作、使用冒犯性 slur、发送粗俗短信，还曾推搡一名工作人员。佩尔托拉的竞选团队对这些指控予以否认，称其并非虐待行为的普遍模式，并对部分指控提出异议。
《纽约时报》周三报道称，佩尔托拉的前助手指控她易怒，使用反同性恋 slur 和针对智障人士的 slur，发送过激短信，还曾在一次事件中推搡一名雇员。尽管佩尔托拉的竞选团队对多项指控予以否认，但她的发言人表示，她的部分过激行为发生在2023年母亲和丈夫去世后那段极度悲痛的时期。
“2023年，玛丽在短短数月内突然且悲痛地失去了母亲和丈夫。在他们离世时，玛丽既要带着孩子一同经历丧亲之痛，又要在离家数千英里的地方全职任职于美国众议院，同时还要参与竞争激烈的连任竞选——所有这一切都压在她巨大的悲痛之上，”佩尔托拉竞选团队的一名发言人在回应报道时对媒体表示。
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时任众议员的玛丽·佩尔托拉（D-阿拉巴马州）于2024年12月3日在华盛顿特区举行的国会圣诞树点亮仪式上发表讲话。（内森·波斯纳/安多拉通讯社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
“就像任何在短短数月内经历多起个人悲剧的人一样，玛丽有时难以平复自己的悲痛。但她始终以尊重和关怀对待自己的员工，并且在她近30年的公职生涯中，与员工保持着密切且积极的关系，”这名发言人继续说道。“将她人生最艰难时期的片段夸大甚至 outright 撒谎，并 falsely 将其描绘成一种行为模式，这是错误的。”
据阿拉斯加新闻网报道，佩尔托拉在周三的市政厅活动后回避了记者关于这些指控的提问，未作回应便离开了现场。
尽管《纽约时报》文章中描述的许多行为，比如佩尔托拉被指控使用 slur 和推搡他人，都发生在她经历个人悲剧之后，但据称还有其他事件发生在更近的时间。
据《纽约时报》报道，佩尔托拉国会办公室的氛围曾让助手们落泪，引发了辞职讨论，一些人表示这种压力导致他们体重下降或寻求心理治疗。该媒体还报道称，她2026年参议院竞选团队的员工普遍存在焦虑和疲惫情绪。
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阿拉斯加安克雷奇市中心天际线景观。（盖蒂图片社）
来自不同政治阵营的一些评论人士为佩尔托拉辩护，或对部分指控的严重性提出质疑。
“我认为大多数心智正常的人读完这篇报道后，会更同情佩尔托拉，而不是那些烦人的助手，”中间偏左的民调分析师内特·西尔弗在谈及这篇报道时表示。一名民主党通讯工作人员指出，被老板责骂在国会山是相对常见的事。
“别觉得我疯了，但我认为，对于每天往返于阿拉斯加和华盛顿特区的玛丽·佩尔托拉来说，让助手帮忙喂她的宠物，这并没有什么不妥，”为一家自由主义杂志撰稿的罗比·索夫说道。
然而，并非所有人都支持这位参议院候选人。
“玛丽·佩尔托拉存在暴力和攻击性问题，她连当捕狗员都不配，更别说当美国参议员了。玛丽应该为自己精神失常的行为道歉，”共和党全国委员会发言人尼克·波切在谈及这篇报道时表示。
“在读到这篇报道之前，我还以为佩尔托拉既无聊又没用，”前众议员马特·盖兹在X平台上写道。“这篇报道是为了帮佩尔托拉吸引阿拉斯加男性选民而泄露的吗？”
助手们向《纽约时报》抱怨，他们不得不为佩尔托拉的宠物变色龙“肉球”喂食活蟋蟀。一些抱怨过佩尔托拉国会办公室工作环境的员工后来回到了她的参议院竞选团队工作。
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阿拉巴马州联邦参议员丹·沙利文（共和党）于2025年6月30日在华盛顿国会山向记者发表讲话。（马克·希费尔贝恩/美联社）
佩尔托拉和现任共和党参议员丹·沙利文是阿拉巴马州参议院四候选人大选的主要竞争者，这场选举预计将是本届参议院选举中竞争最激烈的席位之一。尽管阿拉巴马州传统上是红州，但选民偏好的转变加上佩尔托拉独特的跨党派吸引力，让该州成为民主党可以争取的目标。
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Dem Senate hopeful rocked by explosive ex-aide claims as campaign cites ‘hardest period of her life’
2026-09-24T12:00:46-04:00 / Fox News
The Alaska Senate candidate lost both her mother and husband within months while serving in Congress and campaigning
By Robert Schmad Fox News
Published September 24, 2026 12:00pm EDT
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The ongoing Graham Platner scandal in Maine jeopardizes Democratic bids for Senate control, making the midterm elections even more precarious. Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram analyzes several other crucial Senate races featuring controversial candidates, including Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and Mary Peltola in Alaska, whose rhetoric and past remarks are drawing scrutiny.
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Former Rep. Mary Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska, is facing allegations from former aides that she erupted in anger, used offensive slurs, sent profane text messages and once shoved a staffer — claims her campaign disputes while denying that they reflect a broader pattern of abusive behavior.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that former Peltola aides alleged she was quick to anger, used anti-gay slurs and a slur targeting the mentally handicapped, sent edgy text messages and, in one case, shoved an employee. Though Peltola’s campaign disputed several of the allegations, her spokesman said some of her behavior came during a period of extreme grief after the deaths of her mother and husband in 2023.
“Mary suddenly and tragically lost both her mother and her husband in the span of a few months in 2023. At the time of their passing, Mary was parenting kids through their own grief, serving full-time in the U.S. House of Representatives thousands of miles from home, and running a competitive re-election campaign – all while shouldering the enormous burden of grief,” a spokesman for her campaign told the media in response to the report.
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Then-Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) speaks during a ceremony for the lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 2024.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“Like any person who has gone through multiple personal tragedies in the span of a few months, Mary sometimes struggled to deal with her grief. But she treats her staff with respect and care, and she maintains close positive relationships with her staff spanning her nearly 30 years in public service,” the spokesman continued. “Exaggerating and outright lying about moments from the hardest period of her life, and falsely presenting them as a pattern of behavior, is wrong.”
Peltola avoided reporters’ questions about the allegations after a Wednesday town hall, leaving without responding, Alaska News Source reported.
While much of the behavior described in the New York Times article, such as Peltola’s alleged use of slurs and the shove, occurred during the aftermath of her personal tragedies, other incidents purportedly happened more recently.
The atmosphere in Peltola’s congressional office allegedly drove aides to tears and prompted discussions about quitting, with some saying the stress caused them to lose weight or seek therapy, according to the New York Times. The outlet separately described anxiety and exhaustion among staff on her 2026 Senate campaign.
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A view of the downtown skyline in Anchorage, Alaska.(Getty Images)
Some commentators from across the political spectrum defended Peltola or questioned the significance of some of the allegations.
“I think most reasonably well-adjusted people would read this and feel pretty sympathetic toward Peltola rather than her annoying staffers,” left-of-center pollster Nate Silver said of the reporting. A Democratic communications staffer noted that getting yelled at by your boss is relatively normal on the Hill.
“Call me crazy, but I do not think it’s very objectionable for Mary Peltola, who commutes from Alaska to Washington DC, to ask a staffer to feed her pet,” Robby Soave, who writes for a libertarian magazine, said.
Not everyone took the Senate hopeful’s side, however.
“Mary Peltola has a problem with violence and aggression, and she doesn’t deserve to be dog-catcher let alone a U.S. Senator. Mary should apologize for her unhinged behavior,” Republican National Committee spokesman Nick Poche said of the reporting.
“I thought Peltola was boring and useless until I read this,” former Rep. Matt Gaetz wrote on X. “Was this leaked to help Peltola with Alaskan men?”
Staffers complained to the New York Times about having to feed live crickets to Peltola’s pet chameleon, Meatball. Some of the staffers who complained about the working conditions in Peltola’s congressional office returned to work for her Senate campaign.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on June 30, 2025.(Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan are the leading contenders in Alaska’s four-candidate general election for U.S. Senate, which will likely be one of the closest Senate elections of this cycle. Though traditionally a red state, shifting voter preferences combined with Peltola’s unique crossover appeal have put Alaska in play for the Democrats.
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Peltola’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Thursday.
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