Anna Powers is a Senior Professional Staff Member for Chairman Lisa Murkowski on the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, where she focuses on Tribal housing, health care, child welfare, and public safety. She has more than a decade of experience in federal policymaking, with extensive work on gender-based violence, including Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) issues. She served as Senator Murkowski’s lead staffer on the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Previously, Anna spent seven years in Senator Murkowski’s personal office and served as Associate Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at Covenant House International. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Anna holds degrees from St. Lawrence University and the University of Edinburgh.
