Senator Lisa Murkowski visits Nome, talks election, projects and priorities

By Anna Lionas By Anna Lionas One day after the midterm elections Sen. Lisa Murkowski touched down in Nome for a visit. “You are the first stop on my ‘Get back to work tour,’” Murkowski told students at ANSEP Acceleration Academy during her Wednesday visit. The Republican senator – who was not on the ballot this year — was coming off the heels of an election where the country prolifically voted for Democrats, and she entered Nome at a busy time, with the port expansion underway. Murkowski announced for the first time that she’s eyeing the top Republican seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee next year, an influential position in terms of access to federal spending. Murkowski has been a member of the committee for a number of years and with the current chair, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, losing her re-election bid, Murkowski is in line for the ranking position but she still needs to be elected by fellow Republicans. The committee chair will be a member of the Democratic majority.

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