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2012 Public Policy Guide

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 12/20/2002
Next Election: 2016
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Verne Martell; 2 Children: Nicolas, Matthew
Birth date: 05/22/1957
Birthplace: 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

Profession

Attorney, Hoge and Lekisch, Commercial Practice Attorney, 1989-1998 District Court Attorney, State of Alaska, District Court, 1986-1989 Associate, Hertog Rhodes, 1985-1986

Committees

Appropriations
Energy and Natural Resources
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Indian Affairs
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development
Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
Subcommittee on Water and Power

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2230 Establishing a Minimum Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

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