Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin
11th Governor of Alaska
In office December 4, 2006 – July 26, 2009
Lieutenant	Sean Parnell
Preceded by	Frank Murkowski
Succeeded by	Sean Parnell
Chairperson, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
In office 2003–2004
Preceded by	Camille Oechsli Taylor[1]
Succeeded by	John K. Norman[2]
Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska
In office 1996–2002
Preceded by	John Stein
Succeeded by	Dianne M. Keller
Member of the Wasilla City Council
In office 1992–1996
Personal details
Born	(1964-02-11) February 11, 1964 (age 60)[3] Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S.
Political party	Republican (1982 - Present)
Spouse(s)	Todd Palin (since 1988)
Children	Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, Trig
Residence	Wasilla, Alaska
Alma mater	University of Idaho
Profession	Sportscaster Homemaker Politician
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Sarah Louise Palin (/ˈpeɪlɪn/ (listen); née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator and author. She was the ninth Governor of Alaska, from 2006 to 2009. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election alongside Arizona Senator John McCain, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice presidency. Her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies. Since January 2010, she has provided political commentary for Fox News, and hosted a television show, Sarah Palin's Alaska.

She was elected to Wasilla City Council in 1992 and became mayor of Wasilla in 1996. In 2003, after an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor, she was appointed Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, responsible for overseeing the state's oil and gas fields for safety and efficiency. The youngest person and first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska, Palin held the office from December 2006 until her resignation in July 2009. She has since endorsed and campaigned for the Tea Party movement, as well as several candidates in the 2010 midterm elections.

Palin is a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Alaska's at-large congressional district in the 2022 election. She unsuccessfully ran for this office in the 2022 special election.

1. ↑ "Commissioners - Terms in Office". Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, State of Alaska. May 15, 2006.
2. ↑ "Biographical Information John K. Norman" (PDF). Alaska State Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
3. ↑ "Alaska Governor Sarah Palin". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-09-07.