• 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
06/14/2017 S.217 A bill to amend the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the Denali National Park and Preserve. 06/14/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.  (All Actions)
06/14/2017 S.213 Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act of 2017 06/14/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.  (All Actions)
06/13/2017 S.825 Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2017 06/13/2017 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.  (All Actions)
06/13/2017 S.214 A bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project. 06/13/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 141.  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 S.1179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era, and for other purposes. 05/18/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 S.1149 A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to repeal a provision limiting the export of timber harvested from land conveyed to the Kake Tribal Corporation under that Act. 05/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
05/16/2017 S.131 Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017 05/16/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 S.91 Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017 04/25/2017 Star Print ordered on report 115-26.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 S.907 Second Division Memorial Modification Act 04/07/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 S.884 A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes. 04/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 S.883 OPENS Alaska Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 S.733 Sportsmen's Act 03/30/2017 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 S.724 A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. 03/30/2017 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 S.346 National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act 03/30/2017 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 S.215 A bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 03/30/2017 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
03/27/2017 S.269 A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. 03/27/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.  (All Actions)
02/17/2017 S.Res.55 A resolution recognizing February 26, 2017, as the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. 02/17/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 S.Res.33 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 02/01/2017 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
01/30/2017 S.J.Res.15 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning. 01/30/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/12/2017 S.125 Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 01/12/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
Total: 1664
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
10/01/2014 S.1948 Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
10/01/2014 S.1622 Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act
09/18/2014 S.635 Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013
09/17/2014 S.Con.Res.43 A concurrent resolution expressing support for designation of a "National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day".
09/16/2014 S.2823 North American Energy Infrastructure Act
09/16/2014 S.1349 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2013
09/16/2014 S.727 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
07/24/2014 S.Res.462 A resolution recognizing the Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos for supporting and defending the United States Armed Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia.
07/23/2014 S.Res.512 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and the proposed rules and guidelines relating to carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
07/22/2014 S.2636 Alaska Native Conservation Parity Act of 2014
09/15/2014 S.921 Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013
09/09/2014 S.Res.539 A resolution relative to the death of James M. Jeffords, former United States Senator for the State of Vermont.
07/31/2014 S.2714 World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
07/31/2014 S.Res.502 A resolution concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents.
07/31/2014 S.2250 Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
07/30/2014 S.2689 Medicare CGM Access Act of 2014
07/30/2014 S.2132 Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2014
07/21/2014 S.2592 North Atlantic Energy Security Act
07/17/2014 S.2621 Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014
07/17/2014 S.Res.498 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United States support for the State of Israel as it defends itself against unprovoked rocket attacks from the Hamas terrorist organization.
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