Sen. Lisa Murkowski - "Far From Home"

Join American University’s Women & Politics Institute for a conversation with Sen. Lisa Murowski (R-AK), author of the new book, Far From Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, DC, and WPI Executive Director Betsy Fischer Martin.

In her book, Sen. Murkowski shares an uplifting yet candid account of her more than two decades in public service - spanning her early days in Alaska politics, the rise of the Tea Party, the Trump era, and her role as a pivotal swing vote on some of the nation’s most consequential debates. Known for trying to be a “voice of reason” in an increasingly polarized Capitol, Murkowski offers a rare perspective on what it takes to lead through tumultuous times.
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ABOUT SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI

Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s senior United States Senator, is the first Alaskan-born lawmaker to serve in the Senate. Since 2002, she has built a reputation for working across the aisle and advancing practical, bipartisan solutions with Alaska’s interests at the forefront. A leader on energy and public lands issues, she recognizes that sound national policy can drive job creation, economic growth, higher living standards, and global stability. She supports the safe and efficient production and use of all forms of domestic energy while also advancing renewable energy, increasing efficiency, and fostering innovation. Murkowski has also been a national voice for making the Arctic a strategic priority, pressing for investments in infrastructure, icebreakers, and research to strengthen America’s leadership in the region.

Senator Murkowski serves on the Appropriations Committee (Subcommittees –Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Defense; Energy and Water Development; Homeland Security; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies). She is Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee, a member of the Energy and Natural Resources and Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committees, and chairs the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. A third-generation Alaskan, she was born in Ketchikan and raised in communities across the state.

ABOUT BETSY FISCHER MARTIN

Betsy Fischer Martin is an Emmy-winning journalist and former TV news executive. Currently, she is the Executive Director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University and a faculty member in the School of Public Affairs, where she teaches courses on campaigns and elections. In the fall of 2023, she was a resident fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics where she conducted a weekly seminar on the presidential election. During her earlier career in television news, she spent 23 years at NBC News serving as the longtime Executive Producer of Meet the Press with Tim Russert and as the Managing Editor of NBC News Political Programming.

She currently serves on the Global Board of Directors of the International Women’s Forum and is the immediate past president of its Washington, D.C. chapter. She is also a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Young Global Leader alumna of the World Economic Forum, and a member of APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council.

A native of New Orleans, Fischer Martin did her undergraduate and graduate work at American University in Washington, DC. She is a cum laude graduate of their School of Public Affairs and earned a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the AU School of Communication.

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American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States