Lisa Murkowski

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United States Senator from Alaska since 2002

Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. Congress and is the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman. Murkowski became dean of Alaska's congressional delegation upon Representative Don Young's death.

Also known as...Lisa Ann Murkowski
US & Canada Politics
DHS Shutdown and Funding Battle

DHS Shutdown and Funding Battle Senate Republicans moved to fund the Department of Homeland Security as the government shutdown nears its tenth week.