Sarah Palin Resigns as Alaska Governor

Us Magazine - July 3, 2009 1:42 PM PDT
Story photo: Sarah Palin Resigns as Alaska GovernorSarah Palin on November 4, 2008. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty ImagesUs Magazine
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has announced she will be stepping down from her post as the state's highest-ranking official on July 26 and will not seek re-election to a second term in 2010.

In a press conference held in her Wasilla, Alaska, hometown Friday, Palin -- who has 18 months left in her first term of office -- said she would be devoting more time to her family, though political insiders also speculate she is shifting her focus onto a 2012 bid for president.

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"I never believed that I nor anyone else needs a title to do this, to make a difference," Palin, flanked by her husband, Todd, told reporters. "I'm determined to take the right path for Alaska, even though it is unconventional and it's not so comfortable."

Palin, 45, announced that the state's Lt. Governor Sean Parnell would assume the role of Alaska's chief executive at the end of the month.

Earlier this spring it was announced Palin -- who served as Arizona Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate in 2008 -- inked a book deal with the HarperCollins imprint to detail her Alaskan childhood through last year's presidential campaign and beyond.

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The as-yet-untitled tome is expected to cover her political beliefs and her family life, including the pregnancy of her teenage daughter, Bristol Palin, who gave birth in December to a son, Tripp.

"In fairness to my family, this is going be a good opportunity for them, too, because there have been so many misperceptions out there about who we are and what we believe in, and I'm excited to get to put my journalism degree to work and tell my story as it relates to my family," Palin said.

Although financial terms were not disclosed, Palin is expected to get a multimillion-dollar contract.


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  • Taylor
    No, if only the pretender would resign before he is killed or impeached :)
    report abuseposted July 12, 2009 7:06 PM PDT
  • Bob27
    Thank god she quit...what a moron....another republician religious terrorist ...
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 9:37 PM PDT
  • Bob27
    Thank god she quit...what a moron....another republician religious terrorist ...
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 9:36 PM PDT
  • Stephanie
    thank God....maybe people will finally see what an idiot she truly is.
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 6:04 PM PDT
  • human
    I think that she and every politician should be required to resign their current post when they begin a bid for another one. I cannot believe that anyone on the campaign trail is performing in good faith the duties of their office as a governor, senator, or congressional delegate. We pay them salaries of tax dollars to conduct our nations business not to vie in a contest for a new office.
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 12:32 PM PDT
  • tashalynn
    I've said many times...the GOP is falling apart.
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 10:45 AM PDT
  • tashalynn
    lydia.krauss---hope is a great thing, but common sense is important too. 2012 for Palin, ain't gonna happen---sorry.
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 10:42 AM PDT
  • Frank Comment
    IF BY SOME STAGGERING CHAIN OF EVENTS THIS TRAILER TRASH BIMBO GETS ELECTED PRESIDENT I 2012, THEN THE MYAN CALENDER WILL BE PROVEN CORRECT. THE WORLD WILL END IN 2012.
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 9:00 AM PDT
  • K-9
    Pamela G, I used to like Sarah(peggy hill)Palin until she said,"Real Americans live in rural America",as if urban citizin don't count as much.
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 7:05 AM PDT
  • Dorene
    I am sick of M.Jackson. People open your eyes, he was a child molester. What does it take for you to see what a bad person he was? If it were you getting what he did to those little boys, how would you feel. Put him in the ground and get it over with. Such an evil person to be putting such a tribute to ! So bad that his talent was wasted on such a bad person.
    report abuseposted July 4, 2009 6:18 AM PDT
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