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Senators

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Lisa Murkowski Republican 10 years in office

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Mark Begich Democrat 3 years in office


Representatives

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At Large District Donald Young MyOC Group Republican 39 years in office

Alaska (/əˈlæskə/) is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Alaska is the 4th least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's 722,718 residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($113 million in today's dollars) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km²). The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized (or incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on... (More from Freebase)

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Top bills supported by Alaska users

  • H.R.197 - National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity A...
    13 users support
  • H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2009
    12 users support
  • H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices A...
    10 users support
  • H.R.3548 - Worker, Homeownership, and Business A...
    5 users support
  • S.J.Res.7 - A joint resolution proposing an amend...
    4 users support

Top bills opposed by Alaska users

  • H.R.45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Re...
    96 users oppose
  • H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices A...
    31 users oppose
  • H.J.Res.5 - Proposing an amendment to the Constit...
    19 users oppose
  • S.773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009
    9 users oppose
  • S.510 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
    7 users oppose

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