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Lisa Murkowski is a Republican U.S. Senator from Alaska who has served since 2002 and is the first woman to represent her state in the U.S. Congress.
Background
Lisa Murkowski was born in Ketchikan, Alaska, and grew up moving across the state as her family followed her father's banking career. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Georgetown University in 1980 and a law degree from Willamette University College of Law in 1985. Before entering public office, she worked as an attorney in the Anchorage District Court Clerk's office and spent nearly a decade in private legal practice.
Political career
Lisa Murkowski served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 until 2002, when she was appointed to the U.S. Senate by her father, Governor Frank Murkowski, to complete his unexpired term. She was first sworn into the Senate in 2002 and subsequently won a full term in 2004. After losing her party's primary in 2010, she maintained her seat by winning the general election as a write-in candidate and was later reelected in 2016 and 2022.
Current focus
Murkowski, Lisa represents the state of AK in the U.S. Senate. Murkowski, Lisa currently serves on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security. They have sponsored 262 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4638; S. 4472; S. 4416.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesChair
- Education and the American Family
- Energy and Water Development
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- National Parks
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsChair
118th Congress
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesChair
- Education and the American Family
- Energy and Water Development
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- National Parks
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsChair
Legislative Activity
262
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes