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'''Sarah Louise (Heath) Palin''', Governor of Alaska and Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 2008. | '''Sarah Louise (Heath) Palin''', Governor of Alaska and Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 2008. | ||
− | <table><tr><td>http://gov.state.ak.us/Palin-small.jpg</td><td>Sarah Louise (Heath) Palin was born 11 Feb 1964 in Sandpoint, Bonner County, [[Idaho]], the third of four children of Chuck and Sally Heath. | + | <table><tr><td>http://gov.state.ak.us/Palin-small.jpg</td><td>Sarah Louise (Heath) Palin was born 11 Feb 1964 in Sandpoint, Bonner County, [[Idaho]], the third of four children of Chuck and Sally Heath.<ref name>Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment Upside Down by Kaylene Johnson; page 15</ref> Sarah's older siblings are Chuck Jr and Heather, and her younger sibling is Molly Heath.<ref>Ibid. p16</ref> The family moved to Alaska when Sarah was two months old, where her father Charles "Chuck" Heath taught school at Skagway. In 1971 the family moved to Wasilla. |
− | "To help make ends meet, Chuck Heath moonlighted as a hunting and fishing guide and as a bartender, and even worked on the Alaska Railroad for a time. Sally worked as a school secretary and ran their busy household." | + | "To help make ends meet, Chuck Heath moonlighted as a hunting and fishing guide and as a bartender, and even worked on the Alaska Railroad for a time. Sally worked as a school secretary and ran their busy household."<ref>Ibid. p16</ref> |
− | Sarah Heath was chosen as Miss Wasilla in a beauty pageant. "The scholarship she won did help pay for college..." | + | In 1984 Sarah Heath was chosen as Miss Wasilla in a beauty pageant. "The scholarship she won did help pay for college..."<ref>Ibid. p21</ref> She went on to become the 1st runner-up in the Miss Alaska Pageant and received the Miss Congeniality award the same year.<ref>[http://www.missalaskapageant.com/ Miss Alaska Pageant official site]</ref></td></tr></table> |
Sarah Heath received a bachelor of science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. She is married to Todd Palin, who is a lifelong Alaskan. | Sarah Heath received a bachelor of science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. She is married to Todd Palin, who is a lifelong Alaskan. | ||
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+ | In early 1996, in an article about a visit by Ivana Trump to Alaska, Sarah Palin is there stated to be a "commerical fisherman from Wasilla." In that article Sarah stated: "We want to see Ivana, because we are so desperate in Alaska for any semblence of glamour and culture."<ref>[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=86298781&firstvisit=true&src=search¤tResult=2 ''Daily Sitka Sentinel'', 3 Apr 1996, page 3]</ref> Later that year Sarah was elected Mayor of Wasilla, defeating incumbent John Stein by a vote of 617-413.<ref>[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=83139530¤tResult=3&src=search&firstvisit=true ''Daily Sitka Sentinel'', 2 Oct 1996, page 19]</ref> | ||
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+ | Sarah Palin was re-elected Mayor of Wasilla in 1999, again against John Stein, but in an even bigger landslide vote of 74% to 23%. "I really think the people of Wasilla are pleased with the progress that Wasilla is making", Palin said.<ref>[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?img=101274684&firstvisit=true&src=search¤tResult=27 ''Daily Sitka Sentinel'', 6 Oct 1999, page 1]</ref> | ||
Todd and Sarah have five children — Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. | Todd and Sarah have five children — Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. | ||
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Sarah Palin was elected the first female Governor of Alaska, taking office 4 Dec 2006. | Sarah Palin was elected the first female Governor of Alaska, taking office 4 Dec 2006. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== |