She tried to become the assistant to the Governor of Alaska (the lieutenant governor) in 2002, but lost the race.

Palin was a member of the Wasilla, Alaska city council from 1992 to 1996, and was the city's leader or mayor from 1996 to 2002. Palin played flute in a band when she was in junior high, then she attended Wasilla High School where she was the head of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, During her senior year, she was co-captain and point guard of the basketball team that won the 1982 Alaska state championship, earning the nickname 'Sarah Barracuda' for her competitive streak. They relocated to Eagle River in 1969, and finally moved to Wasilla in 1972. When Palin was a few months old, the family moved to Skagway, Alaska where her father received his job to teach. Palin has English, Irish, and German ancestry. Palin's siblings are Chuck Jr., Heather, and Molly. 'Chuck' Heath, a science teacher and track and field coach, and Sarah 'Sally' (née Sheeran), a school secretary. Palin was born in Sandpoint, Idaho to Charles R. She unsuccessfully ran for this office in the 2022 special election. Palin is a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Alaska's at-large congressional district in the 2022 election. She has since endorsed and campaigned for the Tea Party movement, as well as several candidates in the 2010 midterm elections. 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.

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. She was elected to Wasilla City Council in 1992 and became mayor of Wasilla in 1996. Since January 2010, she has provided political commentary for Fox News, and hosted a television show, Sarah Palin's Alaska.

Her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election alongside Arizona Senator John McCain, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice presidency. She was the ninth Governor of Alaska, from 2006 to 2009. Sarah Louise Palin ( / ˈ p eɪ l ɪ n/ ( listen) née Heath born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator and author. Chairperson, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

Going Rogue by Sarah Palin