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
06/07/2016	S.3029	Maurice (Mo) Bailey Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Grant Reauthorization Act of 2016	06/07/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	S.3006	Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2016	05/26/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	S.3005	Alaska Land Use Council Act	05/26/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	S.3004	Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016	05/26/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
05/25/2016	S.2989	Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016	05/25/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
05/18/2016	S.2951	Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016	05/18/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
05/12/2016	S.Res.464	A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Alaska State Troopers.	05/12/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/05/2016	S.2610	A bill to approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau.	04/05/2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-426. (All Actions)
03/03/2016	S.2640	Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act	03/03/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
02/10/2016	S.2530	Small Aircraft Tax Modification Act of 2016	02/10/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
02/04/2016	S.2501	Small Aircraft Tax Modification Act of 2015	02/04/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
12/16/2015	S.2046	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.	12/16/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335. (All Actions)
12/16/2015	S.1583	A bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project.	12/16/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330. (All Actions)
12/16/2015	S.556	Sportsmen's Act of 2015	12/16/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328. (All Actions)
10/01/2015	S.2114	A bill to correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.	10/01/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
11/10/2015	S.1334	Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015	11/10/2015 By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 114-166. (All Actions)
10/30/2015	S.Res.301	A resolution calling on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation to modify the accreditation standards of the Council to prevent the standards from negatively impacting Alaska Native and Native American teacher candidates.	10/30/2015 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
10/08/2015	S.872	Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act	10/08/2015 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. (All Actions)
09/30/2015	S.230	A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska.	09/30/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-56. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/17/2015	S.2060	Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act	09/17/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (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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