Lisa Murkowski (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Alaska. She assumed office on December 20, 2002. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Murkowski (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alaska. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Murkowski's 2010 election marked the first time since 1954 when a U.S. senator was elected as a write-in candidate. She lost the Republican primary to Joe Miller.
Prior to her appointment to the Senate, Murkowski served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
Murkowski's father, Frank Murkowski, served as U.S. senator from 1981 to 2002 and as the governor of Alaska from 2002 to 2006.
As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Murkowski is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Murkowski voted to repeal the "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy in 2010 and has announced her support for legalizing same-sex marriage.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Murkowski's academic, professional, and political career:
2002-Present: U.S. Senator from Alaska
2002: Appointed to U.S. Senate
1999-2002: Alaska House of Representatives
1989-1996: Private practice
1987-1989: Anchorage District Court attorney
1985: Graduated from Willamette College of Law
1980: Graduated from Georgetown University
