Alaska's congressional delegations
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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 tables of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Current delegation
| Current U.S. senators from Alaska | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska
|
Class II senator | Class III senator | ||
 Dan Sullivan (Junior senator) (Anchorage) |
 Lisa Murkowski (Senior senator) (Girdwood) | |||
| Party | Republican | Republican | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2015 | December 20, 2002 | ||
Alaska's current congressional delegation in the 119th Congress consists of its two senators, who are both Republicans and its sole representative, who is a Republican. The current dean of the Alaska delegation is Senator Lisa Murkowski having served in the Senate since 2002. Lisa Murkowski is the first elected senator born in Alaska.[3]
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United States Senate
Each state elects two senators by statewide popular vote every six years.[6] The terms of the two senators are staggered so that they are not elected in the same year, meaning that each seat also has a class determining the years in which the seat will be up for election. Alaska's senators are elected in classes 2 and 3.
There have been eight senators from Alaska, of whom 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 accorded senatorial privileges, 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||
| 119th (2025–2027) | ||||
United States House of Representatives
1906–1959: 1 non-voting delegate
Starting on August 14, 1906, Alaska sent a non-voting delegate to the House. From May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, Alaska was designated as the District of Alaska. From then to January 3, 1959, it was the Alaska Territory.
| Congress | Delegate from territorial district |
|---|---|
| 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 A. Sulzer (D) |
| James Wickersham[b] (R) | |
| 66th (1919–1921) | Charles A. Sulzer[a] (D) |
| George B. 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) |
1959–present: 1 seat
Since statehood on January 3, 1959, Alaska has had one seat in the House.
| Congress | At-large district |
|---|---|
| 86th (1959–1961) | Ralph Rivers (D) |
| 87th (1961–1963) | |
| 88th (1963–1965) | |
| 89th (1965–1967) | |
| 90th (1967–1969) | Howard Pollock (R) |
| 91st (1969–1971) | |
| 92nd (1971–1973) | Nick Begich Sr.[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) | |
| 119th (2025–2027) | Nick Begich III (R) |
Key
See also
Notes
- Died in office.
- Successfully contested the election of George Barnes Grigsby, the representative who replaced Charles A. Sulzer.
- Contested the election of Charles August Sulzer, and when Sulzer died, continued the contest against his successor George Barnes Grigsby and won.
- Disappeared October 16, 1972, re-elected November 7, declared dead December 29.
- Elected to fill the vacancy caused by the previous representative, Nick Begich Sr. being re-elected (presumably posthumously) to the next term.