Sen. Lisa A. Murkowski

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 05/22/1957 Birthplace: Ketchikan, AK District: represents AK Political Party: Republican Religion: Catholic Education: JD, Willamette College of Law, 1985 BA, Economics, Georgetown University, 1980 Attended, Willamette University, 1975-1978. Last elected in 2004 receiving 149,773 (49.0%) votes. Official website

Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$217,318		^(#520)
Spent	61%		^(#355)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	63%		^(#140)
From PACs	35%		^(#355)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	25		^(#234)
Total cost	$121,335,500		^(#128)
Received	20		^(#286)
Total cost	$46,798,600		^(#178)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	26% right-wing		^(#186)
Predictable	89%		^(#380)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	11 times		^(#121)
Avg. length	1,306 words		^(#109)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	431		^(#445)
Introduced	91		^(#175)
Debated	23		^(#87)
Enacted	7		^(#100)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	20% (1/5 votes)
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Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Top Contributors

Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data.
1 Robert Penney	$4,600	on May 22, 2007
2 John J Iii Byrne	$4,300	from March 1, 2007 to March 13, 2008
3 John Winther	$4,000	from May 6, 2003 to May 17, 2004
4 Colin Chapman	$4,000	from April 9, 2003 to October 28, 2004
5 Lisa Vukalcic	$4,000	on February 9, 2007
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Contributor Employers

Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data
1 Self	$14,783
2 State Of Alaska	$9,750
3 Fisherman	$8,000
4 Neeser Construction	$6,525
5 Patton Boggs	$4,825
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Lobby Contributors

New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings
1 Ms. Rachel Zenner - Safeway Inc.	$4,000
2 Charles A. Berardesco - Constellation Energy Group	$2,500
3 B. Keith Trent - Duke Energy Corporation	$2,500
4 Mr. Earl Comstock - Comstock Consulting Llc	$2,500
5 Mr. Earl W Comstock - Comstock Consulting Llc	$2,500
More lobby contributors →
Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.

Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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