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Sarah Palin, the first female governor of Alaska, was John McCain&#;s running mate in the U.S. presidental elections of

Sarah Palin was born in Idaho but moved to Alaska with her family when she was three months old.

Two accomplishments from her youth have become especially well known: she played point guard for Wasilla High School&#;s championship team, and she placed second in the Miss Alaska contest of After attending four different colleges, she earned a journalism degree from the University of Idaho in , then returned to Alaska and married Todd Palin, her high school boyfriend, in

After a few stints as a TV sportscaster in Anchorage, Sarah Palin joined the Wasilla city council in , then served as the city&#;s mayor from She was sworn in as Alaska&#;s first woman governor on December 4, , after running a campaign based on ethics and clean government.

Two years later, in a surprise selection, Arizona senator John McCain made her the Republican Party&#;s