Petersburg Democrats, Sally and Al Dwyer, are supporting Murkowski in this race. Photo/Angela Denning

Petersburg Democrats, Sally and Al Dwyer, are supporting Murkowski in this race. Photo/Angela Denning

U. S. Senator Lisa Murkowski stopped into Petersburg last night for a meet and greet at the Sons of Norway Hall. She’s running for reelection starting with the primary race on August 16. She’s running against three other Republicans: Thomas Lamb and Paul Kendall, both from Anchorage, and Bob Lochner from Wasilla.

At the gathering, Murkowski talked about her accomplishments in the Senate but she spent most of her time taking questions from the audience on Southeast issues.

Here is an audio sample of the evening:

Here is the full discussion that runs 1 hour, 32 min.: