Senator Lisa Murkowski to Run for Re-election in Test for GOP, Trump

Alaska senator voted to convict Trump, save health care law
Former president has endorsed rival, setting up stiff fight

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By Kathleen Hunter and Steven T. Dennis

November 12, 2021 at 10:05 AM UTC

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November 12, 2021 at 2:08 PM UTC

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Senator Lisa Murkowski, who backed the second effort to impeach Donald Trump and has publicly quarreled with the former president, announced she will seek re-election next year in solidly Republican Alaska.

“I’m running for re-election to continue the important work of growing our economy, strengthening our Alaska-based military, and protecting our people and the natural beauty of our state,” Murkowski, 64, said in a Friday video announcing her candidacy and setting up a proxy battle over the direction of the Republican Party.