Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has made the economy her top priority in her close race against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, where spending has topped $100 million. She says rising prices for fuel, food, health insurance, utilities and rent are voters' main concern, and has said the Iran war should not progress in order to ease energy costs. Her proposals include eliminating income taxes for Americans earning less than $92,000 a year by raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy, increasing the Child Tax Credit and making Social Security solvent. Economists say Alaskans are feeling squeezed by record-high diesel and heating fuel prices, and Peltola cited a Selawik household with a $1,500 electric bill. Sullivan, who has backed the president's policies and argues he has cut taxes and expanded oil drilling, has an estimated net worth of $8.2 million, partly from holdings in RPM International.
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