On December 4, 2006, Palin made history when she was sworn-in as the first woman and youngest governor of Alaska. As chief executive of America’s largest state, she had built a record as a reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed through changes other politicians only talk about: Energy independence. Ethics reform.
And the biggest private-sector infrastructure project in U.S. history. John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate on August 29, 2008, formally introducing her during a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio.
Palin and her husband have five children: Bristol, Willow, Piper, Track, and Trig (who was born in April 2008 with Down syndrome).