Since Alaska became a U.S. state in 1959,[1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and member(s) of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Territory of Alaska elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1906 to 1959.
These are lists of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Current U.S. senators from Alaska | ||||
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Alaska
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Class II senator | Class III senator | ||
Dan Sullivan (Junior senator) |
Lisa Murkowski (Senior senator) | |||
Party | Republican | Republican | ||
Senator since | January 3, 2015 | December 20, 2002 |
Alaska's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress has two senators, who are both Republicans and its only representative, who is a Democrat. The current dean of the Alaska delegation is Senator Lisa Murkowski having been in the Senate since 2002. Lisa Murkowski is the first elected senator born in Alaska.[3]
Current U.S. representatives from Alaska | |||||
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District | Member (Residence)[4] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[5] |
District map |
At-large | Mary Peltola (Bethel) |
Democratic | August 16, 2022 | R+8 |
Each state elects two senators by voting in each state every six years.[6] The terms of the two senators are delayed so that they are not elected in the same year, so each seat also has a class making the years in which the seat will be voted for. Alaska's senators are elected in classes 2 and 3.
There have been eight senators from Alaska, four have been Democrats and four have been Republicans. William Egan and Ernest Gruening were elected to the Senate on October 6, 1956 for the 84th Congress but did not take the oath of office and were not given the senator's powers, since Alaska was not yet a state.[7] Alaska's current senators, both Republicans, are Dan Sullivan, in office since 2015, and Lisa Murkowski, in office since 2002.
Class II senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
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Bob Bartlett (D)[a] | 86th (1959–1961) | Ernest Gruening (D) | ||
87th (1961–1963) | ||||
88th (1963–1965) | ||||
89th (1965–1967) | ||||
90th (1967–1969) | ||||
Ted Stevens (R) | ||||
91st (1969–1971) | Mike Gravel (D) | |||
92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
94th (1975–1977) | ||||
95th (1977–1979) | ||||
96th (1979–1981) | ||||
97th (1981–1983) | Frank Murkowski (R) | |||
98th (1983–1985) | ||||
99th (1985–1987) | ||||
100th (1987–1989) | ||||
101st (1989–1991) | ||||
102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
104th (1995–1997) | ||||
105th (1997–1999) | ||||
106th (1999–2001) | ||||
107th (2001–2003) | ||||
Lisa Murkowski (R) | ||||
108th (2003–2005) | ||||
109th (2005–2007) | ||||
110th (2007–2009) | ||||
Mark Begich (D) | 111th (2009–2011) | |||
112th (2011–2013) | ||||
113th (2013–2015) | ||||
Dan Sullivan (R) | 114th (2015–2017) | |||
115th (2017–2019) | ||||
116th (2019–2021) | ||||
117th (2021–2023) | ||||
118th (2023–2025) |
Starting on August 14, 1906, Alaska sent a non-voting representative to the House. From May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, Alaska was represented as the District of Alaska. After January 3, 1959, it was the Alaska Territory.
Congress | Delegate from Territory's at-large district |
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59th (1905–1907) | Frank Hinman Waskey (D) |
60th (1907–1909) | Thomas Cale (I) |
61st (1909–1911) | James Wickersham (R) |
62nd (1911–1913) | |
63rd (1913–1915) | |
64th (1915–1917) | |
65th (1917–1919) | Charles August Sulzer (D) |
James Wickersham[b] (R) | |
66th (1919–1921) | Charles August Sulzer[a] (D) |
George Barnes Grigsby (D) | |
James Wickersham[c] (R) | |
67th (1921–1923) | Daniel Sutherland (R) |
68th (1923–1925) | |
69th (1925–1927) | |
70th (1927–1929) | |
71st (1929–1931) | |
72nd (1931–1933) | James Wickersham (R) |
73rd (1933–1935) | Anthony Dimond (D) |
74th (1935–1937) | |
75th (1937–1939) | |
76th (1939–1941) | |
77th (1941–1943) | |
78th (1943–1945) | |
79th (1945–1947) | Bob Bartlett (D) |
80th (1947–1949) | |
81st (1949–1951) | |
82nd (1951–1953) | |
83rd (1953–1955) | |
84th (1955–1957) | |
85th (1957–1959) |
After it became a state on January 3, 1959, Alaska has had one seat in the House.
Congress | At-large district |
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86th (1959–1961) | Ralph Julian Rivers (D) |
87th (1961–1963) | |
88th (1963–1965) | |
89th (1965–1967) | |
90th (1967–1969) | Howard Wallace Pollock (R) |
91st (1969–1971) | |
92nd (1971–1973) | Nick Begich[a][d] (D) |
Don Young[a][e] (R) | |
93rd (1973–1975) | |
94th (1975–1977) | |
95th (1977–1979) | |
96th (1979–1981) | |
97th (1981–1983) | |
98th (1983–1985) | |
99th (1985–1987) | |
100th (1987–1989) | |
101st (1989–1991) | |
102nd (1991–1993) | |
103rd (1993–1995) | |
104th (1995–1997) | |
105th (1997–1999) | |
106th (1999–2001) | |
107th (2001–2003) | |
108th (2003–2005) | |
109th (2005–2007) | |
110th (2007–2009) | |
111th (2009–2011) | |
112th (2011–2013) | |
113th (2013–2015) | |
114th (2015–2017) | |
115th (2017–2019) | |
116th (2019–2021) | |
117th (2021–2023) | |
Mary Peltola[f] (D) | |
118th (2023–2025) |
Democratic (D) |
Republican (R) |
Independent (I) |