Alaska’s first female Governor
Sarah Palin already has a couple of Alaska firsts under her belt: first woman elected governor and youngest governor-elect ever.
She will also be the first governor from somewhere other than Anchorage or Fairbanks since Jay Hammond in 1974.
On Dec. 4, the 42-year-old former Wasilla mayor will add another first to her list: She’ll be the first governor in state history to take the oath of office outside the state capital.
Palin announced Wednesday that she plans to be sworn in at the Carlson Center, a sports arena in Fairbanks, rather than at Centennial Hall, the convention center in Juneau.
The break with tradition has gotten mixed reactions with some saying it smells like payback for a region that voted heavily against Palin in the Nov. 7 election. One of Juneau’s two election districts cast 71 percent of its votes for her opponent, Tony Knowles, and only 18 percent for her.
Sarah Palin, nee Heath, played basket ball with Rob’s sister. They won the state class A tournment. Later we’ll post a picture of Sarah and Rob’s sister in the last minutes of the game. It’s priceless.
