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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
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about this candidate
BORN
February 11, 1964
CURRENT HOME
Wasilla, Alaska
BIRTHPLACE
Sandpoint, Idaho
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in 1987
CURRENT JOB
Governor of Alaska
RESUME HIGHLIGHTS
Palin was sworn in as Alaska's first female governor on December 4, 2006 as a political reformer. She is the first woman to run on a Republican presidential ticket, and the first Alaskan to run on a presidential ticket. Before becoming governor, Palin was mayor of Wasilla, with a population of about 6,700. She served as chair of Alaska's Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and supports drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve. Palin is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. She opposes abortion rights.
ELECTIVE OFFICES
Governor of Alaska, two terms as a Wasilla City Council member, and two terms as mayor of Wasilla
FAMILY
Husband Todd Palin and five children Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig, born on April 18, 2008.
PHOTO GALLERY
Who is Sarah Palin?
Before she was McCain's VP pick, the Alaska governor worked as a TV sportscaster, and earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda."
PHOTO GALLERY
Palin's complicated family life
The Alaska governor juggles work and her five children. And she has a granddaughter on the way.