From left, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Eugene Peltola Jr., who died in a plane crash the following year, as he holds the Bible during the ceremonial swearing-in of his wife, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 13, 2022. Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By KELLEN BROWING National Democrats…
