GOP Senator Murkowski: "I'm not tied to the Republican label, but I remain a Republican."

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, stated that she is not committed to the Republican label, but emphasized that she has always remained with it.

At a conference for the No Labels group, Murkowski stated that she identifies more as a Ronald Reagan Republican than a Trump Republican. She added that some people might argue that she is not truly a Republican at all.

The senator stated that they do not mind being referred to as anything, as long as they are not labeled. They prefer to be referred to as "no label."

Murkowski stated that she would rather be recognized as someone who strives to "uphold the interests of this state and its residents, regardless of political affiliation."

"She felt more comfortable with her identity as a Republican than with being a party person."

During her remarks, Murkowski acknowledged that she has never abandoned her Republican affiliation.

"She stated, "I remain a Republican, as I have never abandoned my party affiliation.""

In 2022, Donald Trump, the then-president-elect, urged a crowd in Alaska to "discard the loathsome Republican senator Lisa Murkowski," using the term RINO, which stands for Republican in name only.

In 2002, after leaving the Senate to become governor, Frank Murkowski appointed his daughter Lisa Murkowski to fill the Senate vacancy.

She has won re-election to the Senate several times, including in 2022 when she defeated a Trump-backed opponent, Kelly Tshibaka.

During the GOP presidential primary, Nikki Haley received an endorsement from Senator Lisa Murkowski earlier this year.