Frank Hughes Murkowski is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator representing Alaska from 1981 to 2002 and as the eighth governor of Alaska from
Official portrait, 1992
Murkowski with President Ronald Reagan in 1986
Murkowski and his wife stand behind Vice President Dan Quayle and Marilyn Quayle as they express their appreciation to airmen who served in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm on May 18, 1991
Murkowski with Rick Santorum, Larry Craig, and Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2001
Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Ala
Frank Murkowski
…in the general election and took office on December 2, 2002. Murkowski resigned his U.S. Senate seat before taking office and appointed his daughter, Lisa Murkowski, to replace him. In his 2006 re-election bid, he finished in third place in the Republican primary behind Sarah Palin and John Binkley. He is the oldest…
Murkowski with President Donald Trump, Susie Wiles, and fellow female Republican senators, January 2025
Murkowski speaking during a press conference with Danish, Greenlandic and U.S. politicians at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, January 2026