Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Republican Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate. Palin, in her own persona as a former small-town beauty queen, daughter of a public school coach and a secretary, moose hunter, basketball star and mother of five married to a union man.
Sarah Louise (Heath) Palin (born February 11, 1964) is the current Governor of Alaska and the presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee. Palin was elected governor in late 2006 after defeating incumbent governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary and former Democratic governor Tony Knowles in the general election. She was the youngest person, and the first woman, to be elected governor of Alaska. Before becoming governor, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla, Alaska, City Council from 1992 to 1996, and was elected mayor of Wasilla twice, in 1996 and 1999. She also ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Alaska in 2002. Palin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Idaho.
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