• 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
10/03/2003 S.Res.242 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the do-not-call registry. 10/03/2003 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
09/09/2003 S.Res.220 A resolution designating the ninth day of September of each year as "National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day". 09/09/2003 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/31/2003 S.1552 Protecting the Rights of Individuals Act 07/31/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/23/2003 S.1448 Calista Energy and Economic Revitalization Act 07/23/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/25/2003 S.1330 Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act 06/25/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/25/2003 S.Res.185 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to raising awareness and encouraging education about safety on the Internet and supporting the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. 06/25/2003 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
06/19/2003 S.1296 A bill to exempt seaplanes from certain transportation taxes. 06/19/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
06/19/2003 S.1295 A bill to clarify the definition of rural airports. 06/19/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
06/12/2003 S.1253 Stay-At-Home Parents' Tax Credit Act of 2003 06/12/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
05/20/2003 S.1079 Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 05/20/2003 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.  (All Actions)
05/16/2003 S.1075 Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 05/16/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/30/2003 S.961 A bill to expand the scope of the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas. 04/30/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.  (All Actions)
04/11/2003 S.917 A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require the use of a certain minimum amount of funds for winter motorized access trails. 04/11/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
04/09/2003 S.Res.112 A resolution designating April 11th, 2003, as "National Youth Service Day", and for other purposes. 04/09/2003 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
03/04/2003 S.Res.71 A resolution expressing the support for the Pledge of Allegiance. 03/04/2003 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 39.  (All Actions)
02/04/2003 S.295 Denali Transportation System Act 02/04/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
02/04/2003 S.294 A bill to eliminate the sunset for the determination of the Federal medical assistance percentage for Alaska under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000. 02/04/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/04/2003 S.293 Native Alaskan Subsistence Whaling Act of 2003 02/04/2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (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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