Frank Murkowski

Frank Murkowski
Murkowski in 2002
8th Governor of Alaska
In office December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006
Lieutenant	Loren Leman
Preceded by	Tony Knowles
Succeeded by	Sarah Palin
United States Senator from Alaska
In office January 3, 1981 – December 2, 2002
Preceded by	Mike Gravel
Succeeded by	Lisa Murkowski
3rd Alaska Commissioner of Economic Development
In office December 5, 1966 – December 7, 1970
Governor	Wally Hickel Keith Miller
Preceded by	William Dickson
Succeeded by	Everett Buness
Personal details
Born	Frank Hughes Murkowski (1933-03-28) March 28, 1933 (age 91) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nancy Gore ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	6, including Lisa
Education	Seattle University (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1955–1957
Frank Murkowski's voice Murkowski, as a U.S. senator, speaks on legislation to reform mining laws Recorded March 8, 1995

Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) 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 2002 to 2006.

Murkowski was the Republican nominee for Alaska's sole congressional district in 1970, but lost to his Democratic opponent Nick Begich. In 1980, he was elected to the United States Senate, and was reelected in 1986, 1992, and 1998.

Murkowski ran for governor of Alaska in 2002 to replace Democratic incumbent Tony Knowles. He defeated Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer 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.