Sen. Lisa Murkowski will begin airing an ad showing the late Alaskan senator Ted Stevens endorsing her.

The original ad had been completed a few days before Stevens died. Out of respect for the Stevens family, the Murkowski campaign chose not to air it.

The new ad, one minute long, includes the footage of Stevens endorsing Murkowski and also features an introduction from Stevens’s daughter, Sue Covich. “My father, Ted Stevens, endorsed Lisa Murkowski in her run for the United States Senate. My dad and Lisa made a great team for Alaska, and were always loyal to each other and the state they loved,” says Covich, while the ad airs shots of Murkowski and Stevens together.

“What some Alaskans don’t know is that my father made a campaign commercial for Lisa that was scheduled to run just days after we lost him,” continues Covich. “Putting our family before her campaign, Lisa made certain the ad did not air, out of respect to my dad and our family. Now my family and I want you to hear for yourself how strongly he felt about the need to re-elect Lisa.”

The ad cuts to footage of Stevens, who says, “I trust Lisa and her commitment to keep fighting for us. She’s working for Alaska every single day. We need Lisa and the seniority she’s earned now more than ever.”

The ad concludes with Murkowski joining Covich. After saying she approves the message, she thanks Covich and the Stevens family “for the years they shared their father with Alaska and for their continued support today.”