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'''Lisa Ann Murkowski''', born May 22, 1957 (age {{age|1957|5|22}}), is the senior [[United States]] [[U.S. Senator|Senator]] from [[Alaska]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. She is Alaska's first female senator and the first U.S. Senator born in Alaska. In 1998, Murkowski was elected to the Alaska [[House of Representatives]] and had been elected the House Majority Leader for the 2003–2004 session. In December 2002, her father, Governor [[Frank Murkowski]], appointed her to a vacant seat in the United States Senate, resulting in charges of nepotism. In her 2004 reelection she was considered the [[Democrat]]s' best chance to pick up a seat from an incumbent Republican. Murkowski was elected to a full six-year term by a 49%-46% margin. She was re-elected in 2010 and 2016, never receiving a majority of the votes.
'''Lisa Ann Murkowski''', born May 22, 1957 (age {{age|1957|5|22}}), is the senior [[United States]] [[U.S. Senator|Senator]] from [[Alaska]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. She is Alaska's first female senator and the first U.S. Senator born in Alaska. In 1998, Murkowski was elected to the Alaska [[House of Representatives]] and had been elected the House Majority Leader for the 2003–2004 session. In December 2002, her father, Governor [[Frank Murkowski]], appointed her to a vacant seat in the United States Senate, resulting in charges of nepotism. In her 2004 reelection she was considered the [[Democrat]]s' best chance to pick up a seat from an incumbent Republican. Murkowski was elected to a full six-year term by a 49%-46% margin. She was re-elected in 2010 and 2016, never receiving a majority of the votes.
Murkowski was one of only five [[RINOs]] in late January 2021 to vote against an amendment by [[Rand Paul]] that would declare the second impeachment attempt against [[Donald Trump]] to be unconstitutional, joining all Senate Democrats.<ref>Carney, Jourdain (January 26, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535925-senate-rejects-paul-effort-to-declare-trump-impeachment-trial Just five GOP senators vote Trump impeachment trial is constitutional]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 26, 2021.</ref>
==2010 Midterm Elections==
==2010 Midterm Elections==