Mary Peltola — the Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful famously championed by “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — is preventing allegations by former staffers she used the n-word.

Peltola, 53, is difficult incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in a essential and controversial race that could decide the steadiness of energy on Capitol Hill.

The incident allegedly occurred after an October 2024 dinner honoring almost 4,000 black troopers, when Peltola was a US Representative for Alaska.

Peltola is in a essential race that could decide the steadiness of energy on Capitol Hill. REUTERS

Her marketing campaign shelled out $8,000 on tables for the occasion, FEC information present, after Ed Wesley, a black Army veteran selling the dinner, reportedly assured her the tables would be stuffed.

When that didn’t occur, Peltola allegedly exploded.

“She said, “I can’t believe that n—-r,’” an unnamed former staffer informed information outlet Alaska Landmine, including Peltola repeatedly referred to Wesley, a former president of the Anchorage NAACP, as a “scammer.”

Peltola’s marketing campaign flatly denied the allegation to The Post, calling it “part of a smear campaign driven by an unstable, disgruntled former staffer who was fired.”

“Mary would never use this word, which is a vile slur with a painful, hateful history,” a spokesperson said.

The n-word allegation comes after Peltola was already accused of being susceptible to offended outbursts and utilizing other offensive phrases like “retard” and “f—t” — and even shoved a male worker.

AOC threw her support behind Peltola back in January, asking her supporters to donate to the Alaska candidate. AP Photo/Adam Gray

In January, AOC threw her highly effective fundraising muscle behind Peltola, asking her legion of supporters to donate to her marketing campaign.

Peltola was the only Democrat endorsed by the National Rifle Association in 2024. During her House tenure from 2022 to 2025, she lobbied the Biden administration for Arctic drilling and boasted about getting ConocoPhillips’ controversial $8 billion Willow Project authorised.

Recruiting Peltola to run has been described as a coup for the nationwide Democrats, as the events attempt to flip the Senate in the 2026 midterms.

Peltola, who has won a statewide race before, is thought of a sturdy guess, but polls counsel a very shut race, with the newest placing her at just 2 proportion factors over her opponent.

AOC did not return The Post’s request for remark.