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Alaska
Women in Elective Office - Historical Summary

U.S. Congress  
  Lisa Murkowski (R) U.S. Senator 2002-present
     Murkowski was appointed by her father to fill vacancy created when he resigned to become governor.
 
Statewide Elective Executives
  Sarah Palin (R)
Fran Ulmer (D)		 Governor
Lieutenant Governor

2007-present
1994-2003
 
State Legislature
  
 
    
 
 
State
 
 
Senate
Total
Wom./
Total
 
 
House
Total
Wom./
Total
Total
Wom./
Total
 
%
Total
Year 
 Rank 
  D  
  R 
  Senate  
   D  
  R  
  I  
  House  
  Legis.  
 Wom. 
                           
2008
28
1
2
3/
20
6
4
-
10/
40
13/
60
21.7
2007
27
1
2
3/
20
6
4
-
10/
40
13/
60
21.7
2006
34
2
1
3/
20
4
4
-
8/
40
11/
60
18.3
2005
32
2
1
3/
20
4
4
-
8/
40
11/
60
18.3
2004
32
3
1
4/
20
3
5
-
8/
40
12/
60
20.0
2003
30
3
1
4/
20
3
5
-
8/
40
12/
60
20.0
2002
32
2
1
3/
20
4
5
-
9/
40
12/
60
20.0
2001
30
2
2
4/
20
4
5
-
9/
40
13/
60
21.7
2000
33
1
2
3/
20
3
5
-
8/
40
11/
60
18.3
1999
33
1
2
3/
20
3
5
-
8/
40
11/
60
18.3
1998
43
1
2
3/
20
1
4
-
5/
40
8/
60
13.3
1997
43
1
2
3/
20
1
4
-
5/
40
8/
60
13.3
1996
21
2
2
4/
20
4
5
1
10/
40
14/
60
23.3
1995
21
2
2
4/
20
4
5
1
10/
40
14/
60
23.3
1994
23
3
1
4/
20
5
4
-
9/
40
13/
60
21.7
1993
21
3
1
4/
20
5
4
-
9/
40
13/
60
21.7
1992
15
1
3
4/
20
5
5
-
10/
40
14/
60
23.3
1991
14
1
3
4/
20
5
5
-
10/
40
14/
60
23.3
1990
16
1
3
4/
20
4
4
-
8/
40
12/
60
20.0
1989
14
1
3
4/
20
5
4
-
9/
40
13/
60
21.7
1988
14
1
2
3/
20
5
4
-
9/
40
12/
60
20.0
1987
14
1
2
3/
20
5
4
-
9/
40
12/
60
20.0
1986
15
1
3
4/
20
4
3
-
7/
40
11/
60
18.3
1985
15
1
3
4/
20
4
3
-
7/
40
11/
60
18.3
1984
22
1
2
3/
20
2
3
-
5/
40
8/
60
13.3
1983
20
1
2
3/
20
2
3
-
5/
40
8/
60
13.3
1981
28
1
1
2/
20
3
1
-
4/
40
6/
60
10.0
1979
14
-
-
2/
20
-
-
-
5/
40
7/
60
11.7
1977
-
-
-
1/
NA
-
-
-
3/
NA
4/
NA
-
1975
-
-
-
2/
NA
-
-
-
7/
NA
9/
NA
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