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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R - Alaska)
Biography
Lisa Murkowski is Alaska’s senior, and first Alaskan-born, U.S. Senator. A third generation Alaskan, she was born in Ketchikan and raised in communities across the state. Since joining the Senate in 2002, Senator Murkowski has been recognized as a consensus driven, bipartisan leader, with a reputation of always putting Alaska first.
Senator Murkowski is passionate about the Arctic and is a strong advocate for the people of the North. She considers investment in the region integral to America’s national security interests and Alaska’s economic interests.
Senator Murkowski seeks to always balance economic opportunities with respect for the land and the people. She favors meaningful consultation between federal and Tribal governments, while pursuing an all-of-the-above approach to energy to ensure it is clean, affordable, and reliable for all.
She is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, currently serving as Chairman of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee, Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee. She is also the former Chairman and current member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
She is married to Verne Martell and they have two grown sons. An outdoor enthusiast, Lisa loves adventuring throughout Alaska.
Quick Facts About Lisa
Born: Ketchikan, AK
Husband: Verne Martell
Children: Two sons, Nicolas and Matt
High School: Monroe High School, Fairbanks, AK (1975)
University: Economics Degree, Georgetown University (1980)
Post-Graduate: Juris Doctor, Willamette College of Law (1985)
Career History: Attorney, Private Commercial Law Practice in Alaska
Alaska State Legislature: Alaska State Representative from 1999-2002
U.S. Senate: Appointed in 2002, elected to a full six-year term in 2004, re-elected in 2010 in a historic write-in campaign, re-elected in 2016, and re-elected for another six-year term in 2022.
Committee Assignments
About Alaska
State Facts
Statehood: January 3, 1959, the 49th state
Capital: Juneau
Total Land Area: 571,951 square miles (as of 2000). The largest state in the country, Alaska is one-fifth the size of the combined lower 48 states.
North America's Tallest Mountain: Denali at 20,320 feet
Total Population: 710,231 (as of 2010 census report)
Largest cities: The Municipality of Anchorage has 291,826 residents or 42 percent of Alaska's population. The Fairbanks North Star Borough has 97,581 residents. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 88,995. The Kenai Peninsula Borough has 55,400 residents. The City and Borough of Juneau has 31,275 residents.
State Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan
State Dog: Alaskan Malamute
State Fish: King Salmon
State Insect: Four-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly
State Flower: Forget-me-not
State Tree: Sitka Spruce
State Song: Alaska's Flag Song
Motto: North to the Future
Nickname: The Last Frontier
Alaska has 22 indigenous languages spoken by the Alaskan Native peoples.
Alaska harvests 62% of all fish caught in the United States. If Alaska were a country, we would be 9th in the world in seafood harvest by volume.
The famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a 1150-mile race from Anchorage to Nome every year in Alaska.
Alaska's Delegation
United States Senate
Senator Lisa Murkowski
Senator Dan Sullivan
U.S. House of Representatives
Representative Nick Begich
Office of the Governor
Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
