The high-ranking American politician became famous for her peculiar statements when she was a candidate for Vice President of the Republican Party. Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from the window of her house in Alaska and was ready to support her North Korean ally without hesitation. Nevertheless, her participation in the presidential campaign as a partner of John McCain made her one of the most popular American politicians.
Early years
Sarah Palin, nee Sarah Louise Heath, was born February 11, 1964 in the small town of Sandpoint, Idaho. In a family that had English, German and Irish roots, she was the third child. My father worked as a school teacher and running coach, my mother worked as a secretary at the same school. When Sarah was only two months old, they moved to the town of Vassila, which is located near Anchorage.
As a child, parents often tookher with her on hikes, and sometimes with her father she went hunting for moose, for which the little girl had to get up at 3 in the morning.
Sarah studied at a local school, where she was actively involved in social activities and sports. On the school basketball team, she played under the nickname Sara the Barracuda. In 1982, despite an injury, point guard Sarah Palin scored the decisive points in the Alaska High School Finals to lead the team to victory. She also headed the city branch of the Brotherhood of Christian Athletes. Parents say that she was not particularly interested in politics as a child, but she read newspapers from the first grade.
Student years
After graduation, the girl studied for a semester in the Hawaiian Islands, where she studied business management. Then, in 1983, she transferred to the College of North Idaho. Sarah Palin competed in two beauty pageants when she was young:
- won in her hometown, becoming "Miss Vassila" and also receiving the title of "Miss congeniality" for her flute demonstration;
- earned a scholarship to continue her studies at the University of Idaho by finishing second in Miss Alaska.
In 1987, Sarah Louise graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in media and journalism, in addition, she specialized in political science as a non-core subject. In her senior year, the girl worked as a sports reporter for Anchorage City Television. In 1988 she married and became an exemplary Americanhousewife.
First political experience
In 1992, Sarah Palin decided to start a political career in Wassil by running for city council. She advocated a new sales tax and promised that the city would become safer and more progressive. An acquaintance suggested that she try to be elected to the council, who hoped that a young woman would support a law that would help him run a garbage collection business. However, after being elected, she opposed him.
In 1996, with four years of city council experience under her belt, Sarah Palin announced her candidacy for mayor. The main points of the pre-election platform were: reduction of taxes and reduction of city budget expenditures. She defeated the incumbent mayor by criticizing him for wasting money. In 1999 she was re-elected for a second term. During the years of leadership of the city, Palin significantly upgraded the infrastructure, reconstructed roads and sewers. During her time, a transport hub, sports facilities, a railway line to the local resort were built.
The most beautiful governor
In 2006, she won the election of the governor of Alaska, becoming the first woman in this post. Palin's first job was to fight corruption, clean up the state's finances, and sold a plane purchased by the previous governor at an online auction.
She kept high taxes on Alaska's oil and gas industry. Achieved the annulment of the contract with BP on construction$500 million gas pipeline to be awarded to TransCanada Pipelines. In general, she advocated the development of companies producing hydrocarbon raw materials.
According to opinion polls in 2008, the activities of the Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin supported about 86% of the state's residents.
Presidential Race
In 2008, Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose as his running mate Sarah Palin, an American politician known for her conservative views. The vice-presidents' televised debates, where her opponent was Joe Biden, became the most watched in the history of television. She performed significantly better than expected, but viewers favored Biden.
Losing the presidential election in 2009, she retired early from the post of governor. Some experts associated her resignation with financial difficulties, others with the possibility of her candidacy for the presidency. However, most likely, there will no longer be any politics in the biography of Sarah Palin. Now she writes books, performs analytical programs on radio and television.
Private life
In 1988, Sarah married Todd Palin, whom she met at school. Todd was a quarter Eskimo and worked for BP Oil for more than eighteen years. The couple has five children: two sons and three daughters. The youngest son was born with Down syndrome, the parents knew about the diagnosis during pregnancy.
Up to fouryears Sarah Palin was a Catholic, then, together with her family, she joined the evangelical Christians (Pentecostals). When nominated for the post of vice president, she asked to be called simply a Christian, without classifying her as a member of any denomination. She loves to hunt or fish in her free time. And he considers elk stew to be his favorite dish.
