Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin was born on February11, 1964.She was the youngest person and first female to become governer of Alaska. She was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party, as well as the first female vice-presidential nominee of the Republican Party. In 2008 she was John Mcain's running mate. She was running to be vice president. On July 3, 2009, Palin announced she would not seek reelection as governor. She was resigning for good.
In November 2009, her autobiography Going Rogue: An American Life was released and it quickly became a best-seller. It sold more than two million copies. In January 2010, Palin began providing political commentary to the Fox News Channel under a multi-year contract. It was announced in March 2010 that she was to host her own TV show, called Sarah Palin's Alaska. Palin is authoring a second book, America by Heart, which is expected to be on shelves by November 23, 2010.
In June 2007, Palin signed a record $6.6 billion operating budget into law. At the same time, she used her veto power to make the second-largest cuts of the construction budget in state history. The $237 million in cuts represented over 300 local projects, and reduced the construction budget to $1.6 billion. Palin followed through on a campaign promise to sell the Westwind II jet, a purchase made by the Murkowski administration for $2.7 million in against the wishes of the legislature. The jet was later sold for $2.1 million.
In 2005, before Palin was elected governor, Congress passed a $442-million earmark for constructing two Alaska bridges.The Gravina Island Bridge received nationwide attention as a symbol of pork-barrel spending, following news reports that the bridge would cost $233 million in Federal funds. Because Gravina Island, the site of the Ketchikan airport, has a population of 50, the bridge became known nationally as the "Bridge to Nowhere". Following an outcry by the public and some members of the US Senate, Congress eliminated the bridge earmark from the spending bill but gave the allotted funds to Alaska as part of its general transportation fund. In 2006, Palin ran for governor with a "build-the-bridge" plank in her platform.
Her siblings are Chuck, Jr., Heather (Bruce), and Molly (McCann).While Palin was an infant, the family moved to Alaska, where her father found more opportunities for his teaching job.The family first lived in Eagle River, but moved to Wasilla in 1972, when she was 8 years old. Palin played flute in the junior high band, then attended Wasilla High School where she was a member of the girls' basketball and cross country running teams. During her senior year, she was co-captain and point guard of the basketball team that won the Alaska state championship, earning the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" for her competitive streak.
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