MURKOWSKI, LISA

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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 Fights to Transfer King Cove Road Land to State of Alaska in Interior Bill

06/16/2015

Person Website

Murkowski Blocks “Waters of the U.S.” Rule Through Interior Bill

06/16/2015

Lisa Murkowski's Official Personal Website

Murkowski Assures Native Care Funding, Alaska Native Care Jobs, Rural Justice Through Interior Spending 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 The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

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
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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