Lisa Murkowski facts for kids
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Lisa Murkowski
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| United States Senator from Alaska |
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| Assumed office December 20, 2002 Serving with Dan Sullivan |
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| Preceded by | Frank Murkowski |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Landrieu |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 14th district |
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| In office January 19, 1999 – December 20, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Terry Martin |
| Succeeded by | Vic Kohring |
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| Born | May 22, 1957 Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Verne Martell |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (B.A.) Willamette University (J.D.) |
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Lisa Murkowski (born May 22, 1957) is an American politician. She is a member of the U.S. Republican Party. On December 20, 2002, she became a United States Senator from Alaska. In 2009, she became the senior senator from Alaska. She was in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
Murkowski was born on May 22, 1957 in Ketchikan, Alaska. She studied at Georgetown University and at Willamette University. She is married to Verne Martell. They have two children.
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Murkowski in 2005
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Lisa Murkowski and Verne Martell pose with Jeff King during the ceremonial start of the 2019 Iditarod.
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