Lisa Murkowski's Net Worth

Lisa Murkowski's Net Worth

Facts of Lisa Murkowski's Net Worth

Net worth$1.42 Million
Date of Birth:1957 May 22
First NameLisa
Last NameAnn Murkowski
NationalityAmerican
AkaLisa Murkowski
Age:66 years old
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 9 Inch

Who Is Lisa Murkowski?

Lisa Murkowski is an American Politician, a Republican Party Candidate & is the Senior Senator from Alaska (from 2003 to 2023 ). Initially elected in 2003, by now Senator Murkowski has served the state of Alaska for 14 years.

Know Net worth of Lisa Murkowski

Net worth figures of Congress members are calculated by the Centre for Responsive Politics and are based on Financial Disclosures Form filed by members of Congress. They are derived by adding a member's full range of reported assets and then subtracting their debts, with estimated net worth being the resulting midpoint.
Senator Lisa Murkowski holds an estimated net worth of $1.42 Million dollars as of now, making her slightly wealthier than the average member of Congress and second among all members from Alaska. Murkowski's net worth was 34% more than the average member of Congress and 48% less than the average Senator. In 2012, she ranked 71st most wealthy U.S. Senator.

Fund Raised By-Election Campaign Committee

During 2016 election, Lisa Murkowski for US Senate was a Senate campaign committee of Lisa Murkowski, the committee raised a total of $4.43 Million and spent a total of $6.01 Million. While her rival campaign committee, Margaret for Alaska (Adams Party Challenger) was a Senate campaign committee during the 2016 election based in Alaska. As of November 28, 2016, the committee raised a total of $745,000 and spent a total of $743,000. Likewise, the Libertarian Party Challenger, Citizens for Joe Miller was a Senate campaign committee during the 2016 election based in Alaska. As of December 31, 2016, the committee raised a total of $575,000 and spent a total of $780,000. Ray Metcalfe (Democratic Party Challenger) US Senate was a Senate campaign committee during the 2016 election based in Alaska. 

Early Political Career

Initially, before serving as the Senior Senator from Alaska, she served as the Alaska House of Representatives. After her father resigned from the U.S. Senate of Alaska in December 2002, he eventually became the Governor of Alaska. It was her father who referred her to the U.S. Senate, she served her father unexpired term until January 5, 2005. She won the first term election in 2004 but lost in 2010 Republican Party Nominations with Joe Miller. Later she ran in write-in Candidate, winning Democrat Scot McAdams & Joe Miller in General Election, making her the first U.S. Senate to win in write-in vote after Strom Thurmond in 1954. However, she has not acquired the majority of votes in her election, looking at the percentage of the vote, 48.5% votes in 2004, 39.5% votes in 2010 & 44% in 2016. Throughout her career she has been a strong political woman, she lost her party nominations in 2010 primary election but still, she dared to run for more shaping her career. It has not been an upside-down ride for Lisa on her political career, she had many electoral battles and she won all- one was in a contest against a onetime Governor of Alaska.

Committee Membership

Senator Lisa has been serving in a number of Committee & Subcommittee. Including as the member in Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, is a member of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations & also is an active member of Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labour & Pension.

Awards & Achievements

Senator Lisa Murkowski has a number of awards for her political service towards her society & nation. She serves as the recipient of the MacArthur Foundation award.

Early Life

Senator Lisa Murkowski was born on 2nd of May 1957, in the Ketchikan territory of Alaska, the United States. She is the biological daughter of Nancy Rena (née Gore) and Frank Murkowski. She is an economist by professional training. She was born into a political family. The father being a Senator and later leaving an uncompleted term to become Governor.

Education

Lisa achieved her Bachelor in Art (in economics) degree from Georgetown University. For her Juris Doctor degree, Lisa attended Willamette University College of law & graduated in 1985.

Personal Life

Murkowski is happily married to Verne Martell. Their union is blessed with two children-Nicholas and Matthew.

 


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