|
Name |
Sarah
Palin |
|
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Nickname |
Sarah Barracuda |
|
Birth
Name |
Sarah Louise Heath
|
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Profession |
Politician |
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Date of Birth |
11th February 1964 |
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Birth
Place |
Sandpoint,
Idaho |
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Religion |
Non-denominational
Christian |
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Political Party |
Republican |
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Nationality |
American |
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Family |
Father
- Charles R. Heath (science teacher and track
coach)
Mother - Sally Heath (school secretary)
Husband - Todd Palin (television reporter)
Sons - Track (Soldier in US Army), Trig
Daughters - Bristol, Willow, Piper |
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Education |
School
:
Wasilla High School, Wasilla, Alaska (1982)
College
:
* Business administration at Hawaii Pacific University
in Honolulu (1982)
* General studies at North Idaho College in Coeur
d'Alene (1983)
* Matanuska-Susitna College in Palmer, Alaska
(1985)
* B.S. in communications-journalism in University
of Idaho (1986-1987) |
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Best Known as |
John McCain's vice-presidential candidate in 2008 |
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Previous jobs |
* TV sportscaster
in Anchorage.
* Television sports reporter (1987-1989).
* Sports reporter for KTUU-TV in Anchorage, Alaska.
* Sports reporter for the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
* Commercial fishing company co-owner (1988-2007)
* Outdoor recreational equipment company owner
(1994-1997) |
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Political career
launch |
Presented herself
as a "new face, new voice" on the Wasilla City
Council (1992). |
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Positions held |
* Wasilla City Council (For two terms).
* Mayor of Wasilla (For two terms).
* Chair and ethics commissioner of the Alaska
Conservation Commission
* Head of the Alaska National Guard.
* Member of Feminists for Life.
* Chairman, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission,
2003-2004.
* Former Member, Alaska Municipal League Board.
* Chair, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
* Vice Chair, National Governors Association Natural
Resources Committee. |
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Chairwoman of |
* Interstate Oil
and Gas Compact Commission
* National Governors Association (NGA) Natural
Resources Committee |
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Organizations
belong to |
* Alaska Miners
Association (Member)
* Alaska Outdoor Council (Member)
* Alaska Resource Development Council (Member)
* Chambers of Commerce (Member)
* Iditarod Parent-Teacher Association (Member)
* National Rifle Association (Member)
* Valley Hospital Association Board (Member)
* Valley Youth Sports (Coach/Hockey Team Manager)
* Member, Youth Court Steering Committee (Member)
* American Management Association (Former Member)
* Salvation Army Board (Former Member)
* Wasilla Bible Church. |
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Created
history |
On
December 2004 as 11th Governor of Alaska and the
first woman to hold the office |
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Top Priorities |
* Resource development
* Education and workforce development
* Public health and safety
* Transportation development
* Infrastructure development |
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Honours |
* First and the
youngest woman to be elected as Alaska's state
governor.
* Youngest and first woman Republican to be put
forward as a vice-presidential candidate.
* First woman to appear on a GOP presidential
ticket.
* Named as one of Alaska's "Top 40 Under 40".
* "Person of the Year" by Alaska's Public Works.
* Inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society
at Alaska Pacific University. |
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During her leadership |
* Alaska state invested
$5 billion in savings, overhauled education funding,
and implemented the Senior Benefits Program to
provide support for low-income older Alaskans.
* Created Alaska's Petroleum Systems Integrity
Office to oversee and maintain oil and gas equipment,
facilities and infrastructure, and the Climate
Change Sub-cabinet to prepare a climate change
strategy for Alaska.
* Sent large share of the revenue from oil and
gas prices to the people of Alaska.
* Suspended the state's fuel tax. |
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Involved in |
Energy issues in
oil-rich Alaska as a national security credential
|
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Her administration
focuses on |
* Education
* Public safety
* Transportation |
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Reforms |
* Vetoed nearly
a half a billion dollars in wasteful spending.
* Trimmed the size and cost of her office, sold
the state's luxury jet, eliminated the personal
chef and got rid of the personal driver
* Reduced property tax levels
* Made Wasilla a business friendly environment
by drawing in new industry. |
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Opposes |
* Abortion
* Embryonic stem cell research |
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Supports |
* Capital punishment
* Teaching of creationism, the belief that life
was created by a deity, in public schools |
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Campaign
|
Ran her first statewide
campaign in 2002 in a bid for the Republican nomination
for lieutenant governor. |
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Campaign slogan |
"Demand the best
that I can give" |
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Lifetime member |
National Rifle Association
(NRA) |
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Crowned |
* Miss Wasilla (1984)
* Miss Congeniality (1984)
* Runner up in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant |
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Her family pursuits |
* Serving as a sports
team mom
* Coaching basketball
* Volunteering on the PTA to help make her kids'
public education better. |
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Describes herself
as |
An average hockey
mom in Alaska |
|
Biography |
"Sara: How a Hockey
Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside
Down" - By Kaylene Johnson |
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Anchorage Daily
News termed her as |
* The Joan of Arc
of Alaska politics
* One of the most popular local politicians in
America. |
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About basketball |
"A life changing
experience." |
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Enjoys |
* Hunting
* Fishing
* Alaska history
* Great outdoors
* Eating moose hamburgers |
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About Her husband |
* He is an Alaskan.
* A commercial fisherman.
* Production operator on Alaska's North Slope
* A proud member of the United Steelworkers Union.
* A world champion snow machine racer (four-time
winner). |
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Her ancestry |
English, Irish,
and German |
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About Global
warming |
* Publicly questioned
whether global warming is man-made.
* Doesn't believe that humans are the cause of
climate change. |
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Her Quotes |
"My career had always
been driven by my desire to put the people first".
"Every innocent life has wonderful potential."
|
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About Her |
Mike Kenny (former
Alaska Teamsters union president) :
"She has very, very good political instincts,"
Kaylene Johnson :
"From the moment she began making her mark in
... politics, she was criticized for being too
young, too inexperienced and too naive,"
John McCain :
"Someone with strong principles, a fighting spirit
and deep compassion".
Dan Fagan (Anchorage radio host) :
"She's a hockey mom, she lives on a lake, she
ice fishes, she snowmobiles, she hunts...she has
a float plane, she's as Alaskan as you can get."
|
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Facts |
* Was born in a
Catholic family.
* Earned the nickname on the basketball court
for her fierce and adversarial style.
* From her father, she developed a love of hunting
and shooting.
* Used to be stubborn and hard-working even in
her childhood.
* Led the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
* Supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan
for president in 2000.
* She is the most popular governor in America,
with an approval rating that has bounced around
90 percent.
* Her husband is an Alaskan native whose grandmother
was raised in a traditional Yup'ik Eskimo house.
* She calls her husband as "first dude."
* Elder son Track has joined the U.S. Army and
her younger son has Down's syndrome. |
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Website |
Official -
http://gov.state.ak.us/
Candidate - http://www.johnmccain.com/about/governorpalin.htm
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Address |
State Capitol
P.O. Box 110001
Juneau, AK
99811-0001
Phone: 907/465-3500
Fax: 907/465-3532 |
