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U.S. Senator from Alaska

Lisa Murkowski

Republican · Alaska

Serving since 2002. Known as a moderate Republican who occasionally crosses party lines. One of few Republicans to vote to convict Trump in second impeachment trial.

Record

Moderate Republican. Voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and against repealing the ACA. Supports ANWR drilling but also some environmental protections.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.4976 — Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • S.4870 — Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
  • S.4822 — Saving the OOI Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 17, 2026)
  • S.4780 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude micro-grants for food security from gross income. (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
  • S.4779 — A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
  • S.4638 — Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • S.4472 — Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • S.4097 — State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act (Reported, Mar 16, 2026)

Notable votes

  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.4611 — Job Corps Shipbuilding-Defense Industrial Base Pipeline Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5193 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5165 — A bill to authorize the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5171 — A bill to require a study of AI-enabled toys and development of a joint action plan regarding the marketing and sale of AI-enabled toys. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.4944 — American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
  • S.4844 — PFAS Alternatives Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • S.1289 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • S.5048 — Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)

Voting analysis

Lisa Murkowski is among the two Senate Republicans most likely to vote against the party position, and she has been in the chamber long enough for that to be a settled characteristic rather than a recent turn.

25.2%
Votes against the Republican majority
218
Roll calls where a party majority formed
2 of 51
Rank among Senate Republicans, most defections first

Crossing to support, not only to oppose

Her departures have a particular texture. A striking share are votes in favour of amendments offered by Democratic senators — proposals from Gallego, Schiff and Sanders each drew her support while the Republican majority voted them down. She has also opposed final passage of legislation her conference carried, declined to invoke cloture on a measure it wanted to advance, and backed joint resolutions it rejected.

The combination matters: voting for the other party's amendments is a different act from voting against your own party's bill, and her record contains both.

The 10 most recent of 55 roll calls where Lisa Murkowski voted against the Senate Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
S. 2
S. 2, As Amended
On Passage of the Bill S. 2 · roll call 119		Jun 5, 2026Bill PassedNay (party: Yea)
S. 2
Gallego Amdt. No. 5813
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5813 to S.Amdt. 5453 to S. 2 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jun 5, 2026Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
S.Con.Res. 33
S.Con.Res. 33, As Amended
On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 33 · roll call 119		Apr 23, 2026Concurrent Resolution Agreed toNay (party: Yea)
S.Con.Res. 33
Schiff Amdt. No. 5333
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5333 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Apr 23, 2026Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 6644
Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6644 as amended
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6644 · roll call 119		Mar 11, 2026Cloture Motion Agreed toNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 7148
Sanders Amdt. No. 4290
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4290 to H.R. 7148 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 7148
Paul Amdt. No. 4272
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272 to H.R. 7148 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
S.J.Res. 82
S. J. Res. 82
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 82 · roll call 119		Dec 18, 2025Joint Resolution DefeatedYea (party: Nay)
S. 3385
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3385
On the Cloture Motion S. 3385 · roll call 119		Dec 11, 2025Cloture Motion RejectedYea (party: Nay)
S.J.Res. 88
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 88 · roll call 119		Oct 30, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)

Both Alaska seats, compared

Alaska's two senators are both Republicans, so the delegation comparison here is a direct one between two individuals rather than a broad average. Murkowski departs from the party line at the higher rate of the pair, though both sit well above the conference norm.

Among the 2 Republicans in the Alaska delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 18.1%. Lisa Murkowski is above that average at 25.2%.

What she introduces

Her filings are strikingly territorial. Recent bills include the Native Children's Commission Implementation Act, the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act, a measure to save the Ocean Observatories Initiative, an exclusion from gross income for food-security micro-grants, and an omnibus supporting nutrition, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and indigenous self-determination. These are Alaska's economy and Alaska's communities written into federal statute. Too few of her displayed bills carry a subject classification for the ordering below to bear much weight.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Lisa Murkowski's cluster into: Native Americans (2), Agriculture and Food (1), Education (1), Energy (1), Health (1), Science, Technology, Communications (1).

1234
Bills sponsored
3628
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 7 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Murkowski is one of the longest-serving members of the chamber and has never changed party while in office. She is present for very nearly every recorded vote.

First elected in 2002, now serving across 13 terms. Lisa Murkowski falls in the veteran cohort.

0.9%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
2
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Lisa Murkowski has 1234 bills sponsored, 3628 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Defense
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Homeland Security
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Energy and Water Development
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: National Parks
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

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