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Lisa Murkowski

Republican senior Senator of Alaska

  • Senator

    Alaska

    January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005

  • Senator

    Alaska

    January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2011

  • Senator

    Alaska

    January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2017

  • Senator

    Alaska

    January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2023

  • Senator

    Alaska

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2029

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@LisaMurkowski

murkowski.senate.gov

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11

Congresses Served

5

Senate Terms

January 1, 1957 (67 years old)

Birthday

  • First woman to represent Alaska in the Senate
  • Served as the senior United States senator from Alaska since 2002
  • Daughter of former U.S. senator and governor of Alaska, Frank Murkowski
  • Served in the Alaska House of Representatives before being appointed to the Senate
  • First Alaskan-born member of Congress
  • Won a full term in the Senate in 2004, and re-elected in 2010, 2016, and 2022
  • Second U.S. senator to be elected by write-in vote
  • Held positions such as vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference and chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Described as one of the Senate’s most moderate Republicans and a crucial swing vote
  • Voted to convict Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial
  • Supported controversial projects like the Willow oil drilling project
  • Advocates for the Equal Rights Amendment
  • Has a background in law, with a J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law
  • Married with two sons and practices Roman Catholicism
  • Involved in a property sale controversy, which she resolved by selling back the land
  • Has a net worth of more than $1.4 million as of 2018