List of United States senators from Alaska
Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. Alaska's United States Senate seats belong to class 2 and class 3. The state's current senators are Republicans Lisa Murkowski (serving since 2002) and Dan Sullivan (serving since 2015). A total of eight people have represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate. Ted Stevens was Alaska's longest serving U.S. Senator, serving from 1968 to 2009.
List of senators[edit]
Living former senators[edit]
As of April 2024, there are two living former U.S. senators from Alaska. The most recent senator to die was Mike Gravel (served 1969–1981) on June 26, 2021. The most recently serving senator to die was Ted Stevens (served 1968–2009) on August 9, 2010.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
---|---|---|
Frank Murkowski | 1981–2002 | March 28, 1933 |
Mark Begich | 2009–2015 | March 30, 1962 |
Superlatives[edit]
Longest service[edit]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
---|---|---|---|
Ted Stevens | December 24, 1968 | January 3, 2009 | 40 years, 10 days (14,620 days) |
Frank Murkowski | January 3, 1981 | December 2, 2002 | 21 years, 333 days (8,003 days) |
Lisa Murkowski | December 20, 2002 | Present | 21 years, 132 days (7,802 days) |
Mike Gravel | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1981 | 12 years, 0 days (4,383 days) |
Ernest Gruening | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1969 | 10 years, 0 days (3,653 days) |
Shortest service[edit]
Excluding incumbents
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
---|---|---|---|
Mark Begich | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2015 | 6 years, 0 days (2,191 days) |
Bob Bartlett | January 3, 1959 | December 11, 1968 | 9 years, 343 days (3,630 days) |
Ernest Gruening | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1969 | 10 years, 0 days (3,653 days) |
Mike Gravel | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1981 | 12 years, 0 days (4,383 days) |
Frank Murkowski | January 3, 1981 | December 2, 2002 | 21 years, 333 days (8,003 days) |
Youngest at beginning of service[edit]
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Gravel | May 13, 1930 | January 3, 1969 | 38 years, 7 months and 21 days |
Ted Stevens | November 18, 1923 | December 24, 1968 | 45 years, 1 month and 6 days |
Lisa Murkowski | May 22, 1957 | December 20, 2002 | 45 years, 6 months and 28 days |
Mark Begich | March 30, 1962 | January 3, 2009 | 46 years, 9 months and 4 days |
Frank Murkowski | March 28, 1933 | January 3, 1981 | 47 years, 9 months and 6 days |
Oldest at end of service[edit]
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
---|---|---|---|
Ted Stevens | November 18, 1923 | January 3, 2009 | 85 years, 1 month and 16 days |
Ernest Gruening | February 6, 1887 | January 3, 1969 | 81 years, 10 months and 28 days |
Frank Murkowski | March 28, 1933 | December 2, 2002 | 69 years, 8 months and 4 days |
Lisa Murkowski | May 22, 1957 | Present | 66 years, 11 months and 8 days |
Bob Bartlett | April 20, 1904 | December 11, 1968 | 64 years, 7 months and 21 days |
In fiction[edit]
They Shall Have Stars, the first volume in science fiction writer James Blish's Cities in Flight series, was published in 1950 and is set in a fictional 2013. A major character is Alaska Senator Bliss Wagoner, head of the Joint Congressional Committee on Space Flight, who is depicted as playing a crucial role in Humanity's spread into space. At the time of writing, Alaska was not yet a state and had no Senators, but Blish correctly assumed that this would come about by 2013.
See also[edit]
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- List of United States representatives from Alaska
- United States congressional delegations from Alaska
- Elections in Alaska
External links[edit]
- Alaska Senators, Representatives on GovTrack.us