Sarah Palin

Sarah Louise Palin (ⁱ/ˈpeɪlᵻn/; née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, and author who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 Presidential election running with Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major political party and the first Republican woman nominated for the vice presidency. Her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies.

She was elected to the Wasilla City Council in 1992 and became Mayor of Wasilla in 1996. In 2003, after an unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor, she was appointed Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, responsible for overseeing the state's oil and gas fields for safety and efficiency. The youngest person and first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska, Palin held the office from December 2006 until her resignation in July 2009.

Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

Sarah Palin: You Betcha! is a 2011 documentary film about Sarah Palin. Directed by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill, the film was produced by Marc Hoeferlin and Cassian Elwes. Shani Hinton, Sophie Watts and Gregory Unruh executive produced. The documentary premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. $31,120 was raised through Kickstarter for the film's distribution and advertising. The film received a limited release in the United States on September 30, 2011.

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