Sarah Palin:
Sarah Loise heath Palin was born on February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint Idaho. Palin is the governor of Alaska and is running with McCain as a republican vice president in the 2008 presidential election. She was the mayor and part of the council in Wasilla, Alaska until 2002. Palin’s mother was a school secretary and her father was a science teacher. As a child, Palin liked to hunt and run races. She also won pageants like the miss congeniality award. She ran for council so that she could make sure that the sales taxes went to the right areas. As mayor, Palin targeted the issues of high taxes, abortion, gun rights, and term limits.

After an unsuccessful election for lutinent governor, Palin was appointed to the Alaska oil and gas conservation commission. As governor of Alaska, Palin focused on issues such as resource development, public health, and workforce development. She also vetoed $286 million by 2008 and limited project spending. In 2006, Palin supported the bridge to nowhere project and urged it to finish but said she has no interest in the project in 2007 and took the funds away. In 2007, Palin gave $500 million towards the pipeline which brings natural gas from Alaska to the continental United States. In the 2008 presidential election, republican nominee john McCain chose Palin to run as his vice president making her the second woman in history to run on that ticket.