Sean Parnell

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Sean Parnell
Governor of Alaska
Incumbent
In office
2009 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 3
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$125,000
Elections and appointments
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limits2 consecutive terms
Prior offices
Alaska House of Representatives
1993 - 1997
Alaska State Senate
1997 - 2001
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
1996-1999
Education
Bachelor'sPacific Lutheran University
J.D.University of Puget Sound Law School
Personal
BirthdayNovember 19, 1962
Place of birthHanford, California
Websites
Office website

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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 and successfully sought election to the office in 2010.

Biography

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.

Private sector career

Parnell spent time working with Conoco Phillips Alaska after leaving the state legislature. In 2005, he moved to lobbying firm Patton Boggs, where he specialized in state and federal regulation of energy industries. At the end of 2006, Parnell took a job with Alaska’s Division of Oil and Gas, which he left upon his election as lieutenant governor.

He was acting as an adviser to then-Governor Murkowski on Alaska's North Slope when he entered and won the lieutenant gubernatorial primary in 2006.

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 State 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]

Personal

Parnell's family moved to Alaska from Hanford, California, where Parnell was born, in 1973 when he was 10. His parents decided to move to the state after his father had been stationed at Fort Richardson. His father, Kevin, ran against legendary Alaska politician Don Young as a Democrat in 1980. That same year, Parnell graduated from East Anchorage High School.

He then received degrees from Pacific Lutheran University in 1984 and the University of Puget Sound School of Law in 1987.

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

Elections

2010

See also: Alaska gubernatorial election, 2010 and Gubernatorial elections, 2010

Parnell defeated five challengers in the August 24 primary, winning 49.49% of the vote. Bill Walker came in second with 33.95%.

Parnell faced Ethan A. Berkowitz (D), William S. "Billy" Toien (L), and Donald R. Wright (Alaskan Independence) in the November 2 general election.

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] and the Club for Growth[4]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Sean Parnell's Biography
  2. ↑ Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Announces Primary Run Against Young, By Josh Kraushaar - CBS News
  3. ↑ Fairbanks Daily News Miner"Washington Anti-Earmark Group Endorses Parnell" by R.A. Dillon, June 6, 2008, accessed Aug. 4, 2008
  4. ↑ Politico, "Club for Growth endorses challenger to Young", By Josh Kraushaar, June 6, 2008, accessed Aug. 4, 2008
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