Sean Parnell

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Sean R. Parnell
November 19, 1962
Governor of Alaska
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2009
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
In office 2006-2009
Preceded by	Sarah Palin
Succeeded by	TBD
Political party	Republican
Profession	Attorney
Website	Office of Alaska Governor Sean Parnell

Sean R. Parnell (b. November 19, 1962, Hanford, California) is the current Governor of Alaska. Parnell, formerly the Lieutenant Governor, succeeded Sarah Palin after she resigned her office in July of 2009. Parnell took office as Lieutenant Governor in 2006 with Governor Sarah Palin. He is Alaska's 12th governor.

Parnell, an attorney by training, attended Pacific Lutheran University (B.B.A. 1984) and University of Puget Sound School of Law (J.D. 1987). He is admitted to the bar in both Alaska and Washington, D.C.

Early political career

In 1992 Parnell was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives. He served as a member of the House Finance Committee and chaired numerous budget subcommittees. He served in the House for two terms.

Parnell was elected to a seat in the Alaska Senate in 1996, and served there through 2000. He served on and later co-chaired the Finance Committee as well as being a member of the Energy Council.^[1]

U.S. Senate campaign in 2008

On March 14, 2008, Parnell announced that he would take on embattled 18-term Congressman Don Young in the August 26 Republican primary. The race between them was extremely narrow. It took several weeks after the election before it became clear on September 18 that incumbent Young had won by a margin of 304 votes.^[2]

Parnell was endorsed by Gov. Palin,^[3] National Review magazine^[4] and the Club for Growth^[5]

Personal

Parnell's family moved to Alaska in 1973 when he was 10. His parents decided to move to the state after his father had been stationed at Fort Richardson. Parnell graduated from East Anchorage High School in 1980.

He is married to Sandy Parnell and together they have two children, Grace and Rachel. They live in Anchorage, Alaska.

External links

• Official Alaska biography of Parnell
• Biography of Parnell at Project Vote Smart

References

1. ↑ Alaska Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell's Biography
2. ↑ Alaska Lieutenant Governor Announces Primary Run Against Young, By Josh Kraushaar - CBS News
3. ↑ Washington Anti-Earmark Group Endorses Parnell. by R.A. Dillon. Fairbanks Daily News Miner. June 6, 2008. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008. "He also has the backing of fiscally conservative Gov. Sarah Palin."
4. ↑ Don Young’s Wrong Way, National Review. April 1, 2008. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.
5. ↑ Club for Growth endorses challenger to Young, By Josh Kraushaar, politico.com. June 6, 2008. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.

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