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In November 2006, Sarah Palin was elected as the first female and youngest governor of the US State of Alaska. She was the mayor of the city of Wasilla, Alaska from 1996 to 2002. She had also been a member of Wasilla City Council from 1992 to 1996 and chairman of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission from 2003 to 2004. Sarah Palin, a running mate of Senator John McCain, was the Republican Party's first female vice-presidential nominee.
Sarah Palin was born into a Roman Catholic family. Her family joined a Pentecostal church, Assembly of God, that she attended until 2002. She later joined Wasilla Bible Church because according to her they offered children's ministries.
Palin was a member of the Wasilla City Council from 1992 to 1996. She was elected twice but could not complete her second term, as she ran for the city's mayor elections in 1996, which she eventually won. She was the Mayor of the city of Wasilla for three consecutive terms. One interesting fact about her first year in the office of mayor was that she kept a box in which the names of all Wasilla residents were put. Every week she would pick out a name, call the person and ask about the functioning of the city. This act of her's earned her respect and popularity among the people of Wasilla. On December 4, 2006, she became the governor of Alaska. She has done a lot for the state - most important being the development of oil and natural gas resources.
I'm pro-life. I'll do all I can to see every baby is created with a future and potential. Topics: Abortion, Children, The Future | Easter time reminds us that we have every right to believe that this hope is based on time-tested truths and a solid foundation. Topics: Atonement, Hope | I believe that there is great hope and great potential for every country to be able to live and be protected with inalienable rights that I believe are God-given. Topics: Blessings | Faith is very important to so many of us here in America, and I would never support any government effort to stifle our freedom of religion or freedom of expression or freedom of speech. Topics: Faith, Freedom, America | I thought of a passage from the book of Jeremiah 29:11-13: "'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord." It irked me that too often women are made to feel guilty for seeking the next open door. Topics: Perseverance | That will be the position I will be in as long as I'm on earth--that is, seeking the right path that God would have laid out for me. Topics: Perseverance |
| I'm thankful that I came of age politically in the era of Ronald Reagan, in high school and in college. He is my inspiration. His vision of America and of the exceptional-ism of our country. I think about him every day. I think about what that Great Communicator has left our country and the rest of the world. Topics: Politics, America, Vision | I wasn't sure what I was to do next, yet. I resolved to seek confirming signs along the way--the open door--to show me the right road. Topics: Service | I'm just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way. Topics: War |
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