• MURKOWSKI, LISA
Experience: Senate: 2003-Present
Home State: Alaska
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Personal

    Full Name: Lisa A. Murkowski
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Verne; 2 Children: Nicolas, Matthew
    Birth Date: 05/22/1957
    Birth Place: Ketchikan, AK
    Home City: Anchorage, AK
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    JD, Willamette College of Law, 1985
    BA, Economics, Georgetown University, 1980
    Attended, Willamette University, 1975-1978

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2002-present
    Former Deputy Whip, United States Senate
    Vice-Chair, Republican Senate Conference, United States Senate, 2009-2010
    Representative, Alaska State House of Representatives, 1998-2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Energy and Natural Resources, Chair
    Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Member
    Indian Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chair
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on National Parks, Member
    Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, and Mining, Member
    Subcommittee on Water and Power, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Member, Citizens' Advisory Board, Joint Committee on Military Bases in Alaska
    Former Commissioner, Post Secondary Education Commission
    Commissioner, Anchorage Equal Rights Commission, 1997-1998
    Republican Chair, State Central Committee, Republican Party of Alaska, District 14, 1993-1998
    Member, Mayor's Task Force on the Homeless, 1990-1991

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Commercial Practice, Hoge and Lekisch, 1989-1998
    District Court Attorney, State of Alaska, District Court, 1986-1989
    Associate, Hertog Rhodes, 1985-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alaska and Anchorage Bar Association
    Board Member, Alaska Federation of Republican Women
    Director, Alaskans for Drug Free Youth
    Board Member, Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association
    Board Member, Boys and Girls Club
    Director/Trustee, Catholic Social Services
    President, Government Hill Elementary Parent Teacher Association
    Member, Midnight Sun Republican Women and Anchorage Republican Women's Club
    Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Total: 5
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 378
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/02/2014 S.1570 Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013 04/02/2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-324.  (All Actions)
04/01/2014 S.2196 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 04/01/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/27/2014 S.Res.400 A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake, which struck the State of Alaska at 5:36 p.m. on Good Friday, March 27, 1964, honoring those who lost their lives in the Great Alaska Earthquake and associated tsunamis, and expressing continued support for research on earthquake and tsunami prediction and mitigation strategies. 03/27/2014 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
03/26/2014 S.Res.387 A resolution celebrating the 2014 Arctic Winter Games, in Fairbanks, Alaska. 03/26/2014 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
10/29/2013 S.1609 Federal Submerged Lands Transportation Development Act 10/29/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
01/28/2014 S.1600 Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 01/28/2014 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-192.  (All Actions)
11/14/2013 S.1703 A bill to require the provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on availability of mental health services and related privacy rights. 11/14/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
10/31/2013 S.Res.279 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2013. 10/31/2013 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
10/30/2013 S.235 Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act 10/30/2013 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.  (All Actions)
09/18/2013 S.1521 Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act 09/18/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
09/18/2013 S.157 Denali National Park Improvement Act 09/18/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-33. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/27/2013 S.736 Alaska Subsistence Structure Protection Act of 2013 06/27/2013 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 121.  (All Actions)
06/27/2013 S.156 Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act 06/27/2013 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105.  (All Actions)
09/10/2013 S.340 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act 09/10/2013 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.  (All Actions)
09/10/2013 S.155 A bill to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali. 09/10/2013 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171.  (All Actions)
07/23/2013 S.1273 FAIR Act of 2013 07/23/2013 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-122.  (All Actions)
07/18/2013 S.1335 Sportsmen's Act 07/18/2013 Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143.  (All Actions)
06/13/2013 S.1110 Educational Accountability and State Flexibility Act of 2013 06/13/2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
06/13/2013 S.1109 Early Intervention for Graduation Success Act of 2013 06/13/2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
06/12/2013 S.200 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975, and for other purposes. 06/12/2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.  (All Actions)
Total: 1664
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.1028 RAISE Family Caregivers Act
06/14/2017 S.722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/13/2017 S.772 AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
06/12/2017 S.Res.190 A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub one year ago.
06/08/2017 S.1323 A bill to preserve United States fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 S.1322 A bill to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017 S.267 A bill to provide for the correction of a survey of certain land in the State of Alaska.
05/18/2017 S.1182 A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 S.1175 A bill to protect Federal, State, and local public safety officers.
05/18/2017 S.1172 A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 S.Res.173 A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/17/2017 S.1158 A bill to help prevent acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such crises.
05/17/2017 S.609 Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017
05/16/2017 S.1132 Steve Gleason Act of 2017
05/03/2017 S.1027 A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
05/03/2017 S.129 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2017
05/01/2017 S.916 Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017
04/26/2017 S.946 Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017
04/25/2017 S.Res.139 A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
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