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  • MURKOWSKI, LISA
Experience: Senate: 2003-Present
Home State: Alaska
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    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
Murkowski Blocks “Waters of the U.S.” Rule Through Interior Bill
06/16/2015
Lisa Murkowski's Official Personal Website
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski Shames Her Colleagues For Taking A Snow Day
03/05/2015
By Mollie Reilly | The Huffington Post
Murkowski Sees Path For Energy Bill That Could Include Climate Provisions
02/05/2015
By Kate Sheppard | The Huffington Post
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
07/20/2006 S.Con.Res.111 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia and initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Mongolia.
07/19/2006 S.728 Water Resources Development Act of 2005
06/29/2006 S.3623 Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Energy Act of 2006
06/27/2006 S.J.Res.12 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
06/23/2006 S.1313 Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2005
06/14/2006 S.Res.491 A resolution recognizing the accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a musician, composer, statesman, and philanthropist, and commemorating the 65th anniversary of his death on June 29, 1941.
06/13/2006 S.3500 Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (HoPE) Act of 2006
06/13/2006 S.Res.510 A resolution designating the period beginning on June 28, 2006, and ending on July 5, 2006, as "National Clean Beaches Week", supporting the goals and ideals of that week, and recognizing the considerable value and role of beaches in the culture of the United States.
06/09/2006 S.Res.503 A resolution mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on May 27, 2006, in Indonesia, expressing the condolences of the American people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected.
06/08/2006 S.2416 Veterans Employment and Training Act of 2006
06/08/2006 S.147 Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005
06/06/2006 S.2013 United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act of 2005
06/06/2006 S.633 American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act
06/05/2006 S.2245 Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006
05/26/2006 S.3325 Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2006
05/26/2006 S.J.Res.38 A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
05/25/2006 S.Res.495 A resolution designating June 8, 2006, as the day of a National Vigil for Lost Promise.
05/25/2006 S.2566 Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2006
05/23/2006 S.Res.489 A resolution relative to the death of Lloyd Bentsen, distinguished member of the United States Senate.
05/23/2006 S.Res.450 A resolution designating June 2006 as National Safety Month.
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