Sara palen biography
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Sarah Palin
American politician (born )
Sarah Palin | |
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Palin in | |
| In office December 4, – July 26, | |
| Lieutenant | Sean Parnell |
| Preceded by | Frank Murkowski |
| Succeeded by | Sean Parnell |
| In office February 19, – January 23, | |
| Governor | Frank Murkowski |
| Deputy | Mike Bill Randy Ruedrich Daniel Seamount |
| Preceded by | Camille Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John Norman |
| In office October 14, – October 14, | |
| Preceded by | John Stein |
| Succeeded by | Dianne Keller |
| In office October 19, – October 14, | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Smith |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Cottle |
| Born | Sarah Louise Heath () February 11, (age61) Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (Since ) |
| Spouse | Todd Palin (m.; div.) |
| Children | 5, including Bristol |
| Education | University of Idaho (BA) |
| Signature | |
| Website | Official website |
Sarah Louise Palin (PAY-lin; néeHeath; born Fe
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About
Sarah Heath Palin arrived in Alaska with her family in She graduated from Wasilla High School and has lived in Skagway, Eagle River and Wasilla. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in
Sarah Palin made history on Dec. 4, , when she became the first woman elected governor of Alaska. Her priorities were resource development, education and workforce development, public health and safety, and transportation and infrastructure development.
Under her leadership, Alaska invested $5 billion in state savings, overhauled education funding, and implemented the Senior Benefits Program to provide support for low-income older Alaskans. She created Alaskas Petroleum Systems Integrity Office to oversee maintenance of oil and gas equipment, facilities and infrastructure, and a Climate Change Subcabinet to prepare a climate change strategy for Alaska. Palins administration passed major legislation that began a com
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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin served as governor of Alaska from to , the state's first female governor. In August , Senator John McCain chose Palin to serve as his vice-presidential running mate in his presidential campaign, making Palin the first woman to run on the Republican Party's presidential ticket.
Palin was born on February 11, , in Sandpoint, Idaho, moving to Alaska with her family in later that year. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from the University of Idaho in , then returned to Alaska to work as a sports reporter at an Anchorage television station.
Palin served on the Wasilla City Council from to and as mayor of Wasilla from to In , she campaigned unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Alaska. After the election, she was appointed to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission by Gov. Frank Murkowski, but resigned after attempting to investigate fellow commissioner and state Republican Party chair Randy R