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- Born: May 22, 1957
- Birthplace: Ketchikan, Alaska
- Assumed office: December 20, 2002
- Party: Republican
- Spouse: Verne Martell
- Alma mater: Georgetown University, Willamette University
- Previous occupation: Lawyer
- Two children, Nic and Matt
- Up for re-election in 2010
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Lisa Murkowski is the junior Republican senator representing Alaska; she is the first woman ever to be elected to a chamber of Congress from that state. Murkowski is the daughter of Frank Murkowski, the 10th governor of Alaska.
In early December 2008, Murkowski said that if Sarah Palin had designs on running against her in the 2010 Alaska Senate race, the Alaska governor would have a fight on her hands.Politico: Murkowski to Palin: Leave My Seat Alone (December 2, 2008)
Senate Race 2010
Amid speculation that Governor Sarah Palin would mount a primary challenge in the 2010 Senate race, Murkowski said in an interview that Alaskans wouldn't "look too favorably on that." Palin previously suggested that Murkowski's father, former Senator Frank Murkowski was part of an Alaskan "old boys network."Politico: Murkowski to Palin: Leave My Seat Alone (December 2, 2008)Early Life
Murkowski lived in various towns across Alaska as a child before majoring in economics at Georgetown. In 1985, she earned a Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law. Murkowski worked as a lawyer until beginning her political career in 1998.Quotes
"One thing that Alaskans clearly appreciate is seniority...If she were to kind of move me over, if you will, to run for national office again at the expense at this seniority that's been built, I don't know if Alaskans would look too favorably on that...I think they view the job that we have here in the Senate as a very, very critical one in a state like Alaska, where we always are battling the feds...You need to have this position being filled full time. And I think that's what Alaskans will be looking to."—Murkowski, on a potential Palin 2010 Senate challengePolitico: Murkowski to Palin: Leave My Seat Alone (December 2, 2008)Political Career
- 1998: Elected to Alaska House of Representatives
- 2004: Elected to U.S. Senate
- February 2, 2008: Endorses Mitt Romney for president
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RT @lisamurkowski: Murkowski Opposes $2.5 Trillion Health Care Bill. >GOP/insurance CEO talking points Lisa? U arent being true 2 yourself..
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RT @GlobalHybrid: Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) You attempted to stop debate within our democracy! That is unacceptable ...
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RT @GlobalHybrid: Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) You attempted to stop debate within our democracy! That is unacceptable ...
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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) You attempted to stop debate within our democracy! That is unacceptable! #hcr
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