Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at the Capitol this month. Francis Chung/E&E News Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is facing a series of threats from within her own party in advance of next year's election. The senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, who is also the top Republican Interior and EPA appropriator, has declined thus far to say if she'll run for a fourth term in 2022. Still, the Alaska Republican Party censured her this weekend, citing her votes to impeach former President Trump, her longtime support for abortion rights and her vote for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, among other affronts.