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U.S. Senators from Alaska:
Name	Dates of Service
*Class 2*
E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (D) Theodore F. (Ted) Stevens (R)	1959-1968 1968---

Name	Dates of Service
*Class 3*
Ernest Gruening (D) M. R. (Mike) Gravel (D) Frank H. Murkowski (R) Lisa Murkowski (R)	1959-1969 1969-1981 1981-2002 2002--

Senate Service
Longest Service (24 years or more): Theodore Stevens

Alaska Senators Who Served in Leadership Positions
Party Whips: Theodore Stevens Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman: Theodore Stevens Standing Committee Chairs Since 1947: Appropriations: Theodore Stevens Energy and Natural Resources: Frank H. Murkowski Commerce, Science, and Technology: Theodore Stevens Governmental Affairs: Theodore Stevens Rules and Administration: Theodore Stevens Veterans' Affairs: Frank H. Murkowski
Alaska Citizens Honored in the Capitol's Art Collection
Statuary: Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett by Felix De Weldon (House connecting corridor); Ernest Gruening by George Anthonisen (Hall of Columns).


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