Lisa Murkowski
American lawyer and politician
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| 2024 | Murkowski, when asked about her party affiliation, indicated she was 'independently minded' and noted that she was 'not attached to a label.' |
| 2022 | Murkowski was among 12 Senate Republicans who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, demonstrating her support for marriage equality. |
| 2022 | Murkowski was again reelected to the Senate. |
| 2022 | Murkowski opposed the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. |
| April 7 2022 | Murkowski voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, joining only two other Republican senators, Collins and Romney, in support. |
| February 5 2022 | Murkowski joined Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson in condemning the RNC's censure of Representatives Kinzinger and Cheney for their roles in the January 6 investigation. |
| 2021 | Murkowski expressed uncertainty about her affiliation with the Republican Party, questioning whether it aligned with her values, especially in the context of Trump's influence. |
| 2021 | Murkowski served as vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. |
| 2021 | Murkowski was one of three Republican senators who declined to sign an amicus brief supporting a Mississippi anti-abortion law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. |
| October 7 2021 | Murkowski voted with 10 other Republicans and all members of the Democratic caucus to break the filibuster on raising the debt ceiling but then voted against the bill to actually raise the ceiling. |
| September 30 2021 | Murkowski was among the 15 Senate Republicans who voted with all Democrats and both Independents for a temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. |
| August 2021 | Voted with 18 other Republicans to approve a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. |
| July 10 2021 | The Alaska Republican Party endorsed Kelly Tshibaka for the Senate race. |
| June 18 2021 | Trump endorsed Kelly Tshibaka for the Senate seat in 2022, labeling her as 'MAGA all the way.' |
| May 27 2021 | Murkowski voted with five other Republicans and all present Democrats to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack, but the vote failed. |
| March 2021 | Murkowski was the only GOP senator to vote against an amendment restricting federal education funds for states allowing transgender female athletes to participate in women's sports. |
| February 13 2021 | Murkowski was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, which ultimately failed due to a lack of a two-thirds majority. |
| January 6 2021 | Murkowski became the first Senate Republican to call for Donald Trump's resignation, citing his role in inciting the Capitol insurrection. |
| 2020 | Murkowski voted against procedural motions intended to expedite Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court, although she later voted to confirm Barrett. |
| 2020 | During a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Murkowski critically questioned FEMA Acting Administrator Pete Gaynor about the lack of clarity in home repair award criteria and the transparency of appeal decisions for disaster relief programs. |
| June 2020 | Former President Donald Trump pledged to support a Republican challenger to Murkowski, expressing his intent to endorse any candidate against her. |
| June 2020 | Murkowski publicly agreed with James Mattis' critical article about President Trump in The Atlantic and expressed reservations about voting for Trump in the 2020 election. |
| May 2020 | Introduced the Energy Infrastructure Protection Act with Jim Risch to update Federal Power Act provisions and protect sensitive energy infrastructure information. |
| May 2020 | Introduced the Safeguarding Small Business Act with Senators Mike Braun, John Hoeven, and Kelly Loeffler to end tax liability for loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program, aimed at supporting small businesses during the pandemic. |
| May 2020 | Introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act with Senator Dan Sullivan, allowing municipalities to use federal CARES Act funding for lost revenue. |
| April 2020 | Murkowski sent a letter to the Treasury Secretary requesting federal loan assurances for oil and gas companies affected by coronavirus and international market dynamics. |
| April 2020 | Murkowski signed a letter to President Trump requesting prompt and respectful allocation of the $8 billion in CARES Act funding for tribal governments, emphasizing tribal sovereignty. |
| April 2020 | Supported the Senate's passage of $484 billion in pandemic relief, primarily for the Paycheck Protection Program, acknowledging the challenges of pandemic-related legislation. |
| March 2020 | Murkowski, along with five other Senate Republicans, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo advocating for Saudi Arabia to leave OPEC and pursue collaborative energy infrastructure projects with the United States. |
| March 2020 | Promoted the American Energy Innovation Act to support new energy technologies, address cybersecurity, enable mineral production, and combat climate change. |
| February 2020 | Voted with seven other Senate Republicans for a resolution requiring congressional approval for military actions against Iran, supporting legislative oversight of military engagements. |
| February 2020 | Murkowski and Democrat Amy Klobuchar introduced the Justice for Victims of Hate Crimes Act, aiming to clarify motive requirements in hate crime legislation and empower federal law enforcement to prosecute hate crime perpetrators. |
| January 2020 | Murkowski co-introduced the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act alongside Democrats Cory Booker, Jeff Merkley, and Tammy Duckworth, aiming to provide breastfeeding mothers with break times and private spaces for milk pumping in the workplace. |
| January 2020 | Murkowski co-sponsored the INVEST Act, a bill aimed at improving the New Markets Tax Credit program to enhance outreach to Native communities. |
| January 31 2020 | Murkowski released a statement before the impeachment vote, expressing her opposition to calling witnesses and criticizing the Articles of Impeachment as 'rushed and flawed'. |
| January 2 2020 | Co-sponsored a resolution by Ted Cruz commending the US airstrike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, praising the operation as 'significant and decisive' in eliminating a major regional threat. |
| 2019 | Lisa Murkowski was one of three Republican senators who refused to sign a resolution opposing the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, demonstrating her independent stance on the impeachment process. |
| December 2019 | Murkowski co-introduced the Justice for ALS Veterans Act to mandate benefits for surviving spouses and families of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
| December 2019 | Introduced S. 2942 with Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, proposing an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code to prevent taxation of Contributions in Aid of Construction (CIAC). |
| October 2019 | Murkowski expressed frustration about the delayed Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline project in Alaska during a speech at the North American Infrastructure Leadership Forum. |
| October 2019 | Murkowski was one of 27 senators who signed a letter advocating for the passage of the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence (CHIME) Act to prevent potential healthcare site closures. |
| September 25 2019 | Murkowski was one of 11 Republicans who voted to overturn Trump's emergency declaration on the border. |
| August 2019 | Murkowski promoted the Lower Health Care Costs Act and co-introduced the Rural Health Innovation Act to support telehealth programs in rural communities. |
| July 2019 | Murkowski co-introduced the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act with Senator Martin Heinrich, aiming to increase penalties for trafficking sacred Native American tribal objects and create a framework for returning cultural heritage items to tribes. |
| July 2019 | Murkowski joined 15 other Republican senators in sending a letter to key government officials (Russell Vought, Mick Mulvaney, and Steven Mnuchin) urging them to prevent a continuing resolution that would negatively impact the Defense Department's implementation of the National Defense Strategy and increase operational costs. |
| July 2019 | Became a founding member of the Roosevelt Conservation Caucus, a Republican congressional group focused on environmental issues like reducing plastic pollution and improving access to public lands and waters. |
| July 2019 | Murkowski and Democrat Brian Schatz introduced the Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act to reauthorize and amend a grant supporting Native Alaskan and Native Hawaiian graduates in STEM fields, highlighting the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program's (ANSEP) success in producing 800 graduates. |
| July 19 2019 | Murkowski delivered a speech in Anchorage highlighting that Congress had not passed a comprehensive energy development law in twelve years. |
| June 2019 | Murkowski joined seven other senators in signing a letter to British Columbia Premier John Horgan, raising concerns about Canadian mining projects near transboundary rivers that flow into U.S. states, and requesting enhanced watershed protection measures. |
| June 2019 | Murkowski was one of seven Republicans to vote to block President Trump's Saudi arms deal for weapons to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, while simultaneously voting for 20 additional arms sales by the Trump administration. |
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