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Todd Palin - The First Dude! Todd Palin is the husband of Alaska Governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Todd was born on September 6, 1964 and is a commercial fisherman, oil field production supervisor and champion snow machine (snowmobile) racer.
Todd PalinTodd was born in Dillingham, Alaska to Jim and Blanche Palin. Todd's father was a general manager for Matanuska Electrical Association and his mother was a secretary for the Alaska Federation of Natives. She is one quarter Yup'ik. The Yup'ik tribe is a native Eskimo tribe. Todd's grandmother is a member of the Curyung tribe. A native tribe from the Dillingham area.Todd took some college courses, but never graduated from college. Instead, he worked in the Alaska oil fields for 18 years. He worked on Alaska's North Slope for British Petroleum (BP). Todd married his high school sweetheart Sarah Louise Heath, aka Sarah Palin, in 1988. Todd and Sarah eloped in order to relieve their parents from having to pay for an expensive wedding. Todd and Sarah settled in Wasilla, Alaska, where they both attended high school. Todd and Sarah's first son, Track, was born the next year. Todd continued to work for BP and also started a commercial fishing business. He fishes for salmon off of Bristol Bay on the Nushagak River. Todd has also volunteered in local youth sports, helping coach hockey and basketball. Alaska - Home of Todd and Sarah Palin Todd's wife Sarah Palin began running for public office in 1992 when she ran for the City Council in Wasilla. She served two terms on the City Council and then was elected Mayor of Wasilla. Sarah served as mayor from 1996-2002. Sarah took her biggest leap to run for governor of Alaska in 2006. She beat out several long serving politicians to become the first female governor of Alaska and also the youngest governor of Alaska. Todd Palin - The First DudeAfter Sarah became the first female governor of Alaska, Todd affectionately became known as the First Dude! The official website of the State of Alaska calls Todd "The First Gentleman," but of course, this is a little too stiff for Sarah. She usually calls him the First Dude.Todd stopped working in the oil fields in 2007 in order to avoid a conflict of interest while Sarah negotiated with BP in her role as governor for a new oil deal with the state. After seven months he went back to work for BP, but not in a management position.
Todd and Sarah Palin have five children - Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. Trig was just born this year in April and has Down's Syndrome. Todd and Sarah knew he would be born with this disability, but they chose not to abort him, keeping in line with their respect for human life. |
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