Lisa Murkowski
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial and had called for his resignation after the Jan. 6 insurrection, announced Friday she will run for reelection in 2022.
She has bucked the Republican Party before. Murkowski lost her 2010 primary, but went on to win the general election with a write-in campaign against a conservative Republican candidate.
Trump, who has focused on punishing his political opponents, has endorsed top Murkowski opponent Kelly Tshibaka, saying “Lisa Murkowski is bad for Alaska.”
Tshibaka has tried to take advantage of Trump’s popularity in Alaska, getting support from his allies and voicing Trump positions, including promotion of his false claim of voter fraud in the 2020 election.
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