RepublicanIn office since Jan 2003

Lisa Murkowski

U.S. Senator from Alaska since 2003. Ran in 6 elections between 1998 and 2022, winning 6. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Senator from AlaskaBorn 1957

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 23 yrs; Since 2003
Bills became law: 0; 61 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 4.1%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 85%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +0.8; Won 2022
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on AppropriationsCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesDepartment of DefenseEnergy and Water DevelopmentDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies · ChairmanMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesNational ParksPublic Lands, Forests, and Mining
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsEducation and the American FamilyPrimary Health and Retirement Security
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · Chairman

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 61 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Murkowski sits in the U.S. Senate

Murkowski is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Susan Collins, Rand Paul, Dan S. Sullivan

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Murkowski’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans85%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills58%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Murkowski’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Murkowski	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	Yes	No	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–45

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Murkowski was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20002004200820122016202020242028Alaska House of Representatives, District 14 Alaska House of Representatives, District 18 U.S. Senate, Alaska

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2022	U.S. Senate, Alaska	Won	R+0.8	R+10.5	−9.7
2016	U.S. Senate, Alaska	Won	R+15.2	R+16.8	−1.6
2004	U.S. Senate, Alaska	Won	R+3.0	R+26.5	−23.5
2002	Alaska House of Representatives, District 18	Won	—	—	—
2000	Alaska House of Representatives, District 14	Won	—	—	—
1998	Alaska House of Representatives, District 14	Won	—	—	—