US Congress
Senate
The Senate is composed of 100 Members, 2 from each State, who are elected to
serve for a term of 6 years. Senators were originally chosen by the State
legislatures. This procedure was changed by the 17th amendment to the
Constitution, adopted in 1913, which made the election of Senators a function
of the people. There are three classes of Senators, and a new class is elected
every 2 years. Senators must be residents of the State from which they are
chosen, at least 30 years of age and must have been a citizen of the United
States for at least 9 years;
Alaska has two Senators:
Senator Lisa Murkowski
United States Senate
709 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6665
(202) 224-5301 Fax
Web site: www.senate.gov/~murkowski
Contact form: http://murkowski.senate.gov/contact.html
Senator Murkowski was born in Ketchikan. She is married toVerne Martell and has two sons, Nicholas and Matt. Murkowski graduated from Monroe High School in Fairbanks. She has a B.A. in economics from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor from Willamette College of Law. Murkowski has been a member of the U.S. Senate since 2002 and serves on the following Senate committees: Energy and Natural Resources; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Appropriations and Indian Affairs.
 Senator Mark Begich
United States Senate
825 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3004
Senator Mark Begich was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2008. Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Begich is a long-time Anchorage businessman, who served as Anchorage mayor from 2003 until his election to the Senate. Begich served on the Anchorage Assembly from 1988-1998. He has also served on the University of Alaska, Board of Regents, the Alaska Student Loan Corporation, and the Alaska Commission of Post-Secondary Education. Begich is married to Deborah Bonito, an Anchorage businesswoman. They have a young son, Jacob. Begich serves on the following Senate committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science and Transportation and Veterans' Affairs.
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives comprises 435 Representatives. The number
representing each State is determined by population, but every State is
entitled to at least one Representative. Members are elected by the people for
2-year terms, all terms running for the same period. Representatives must be
residents of the State from which they are chosen, at least 25 years of age and
must have been a citizen for at least 7 years.
Alaska has one Representative:
Representative Don Young
Washington, DC Office
2111 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5765 - Phone
(202) 225-0425 - Fax
Web site: www.house.gov/donyoung
Contact form: www.house.gov/donyoung/opinion_form.htm
Don Young is in his 19th term as Alaska's only member in the U.S. House. He was born June 9, 1933 in Meridian, Calif. Young is married to Lu Young. He has two daughters and 14 grandchildren. He earned his associate degree at Yuba Junior College in 1952, and his bachelor’s degree in teaching at Chico State College in 1958. Between earning these degrees, he served in the US Army’s 41st Tank Battalion from 1955 to 1957. Young serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure
and Natural Resources committees.
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