Sean Parnell 

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Sean Parnell
Incumbent
Assumed office 
December 4, 2006
Governor Sarah Palin
Preceded by Loren Leman
Born November 19, 1962 (1962-11-19) (age 46)
Hanford, California
Political party Republican
Spouse Sandra Parnell
Profession Lawyer

Sean R. Parnell (born November 19, 1962, Hanford, California) is the current Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, taking office in 2006 alongside Governor Sarah Palin.

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Education

Parnell, an attorney by training, attended Pacific Lutheran University (B.B.A. 1984) and University of Puget Sound School of Law (J.D. 1987). He is admitted to the bar in both Alaska and Washington D.C.

Political career

In 1992 Parnell was elected to the Alaskan House of Representatives. He served as a member of the House Finance Committee and chaired numerous budget subcommittees. He served in the House for two terms.

Parnell ran for a seat in the state Senate in 1996. There he served on and later co-chaired the Finance Committee as well as being a member of the Energy Council.1

Run for U.S. House of Representatives

On March 14, 2008, Parnell announced that he would take on embattled 18-term Congressman Don Young in the August 26 Republican Primary.2 The margin between the two was very narrow and the winner was not immediately clear. Eventually, final results on September 18 showed Young winning by 304 votes, and Parnell announced that he would not seek a recount. According to Parnell, the odds of overturning Young's victory were too small to warrant the "expenditure of taxpayer funds" involved in a recount.3

Parnell has been endorsed by Governor Palin,4 National Review magazine.5 and the Club for Growth6.

On July 31, 2008, Parnell told Roll Call newspaper that he would not drop his race against Young to run against embattled Senator Ted Stevens, who has been indicted.7

References

  1. ^ Alaska Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell's Biography
  2. ^ Alaska Lieutenant Governor Announces Primary Run Against Young, By Josh Kraushaar - CBS News
  3. ^ Anne Sutton, "No recount in GOP race for Alaska's House seat", Associated Press, September 18, 2008.
  4. ^ Washington Anti-Earmark Group Endorses Parnell. by R.A. Dillon. Fairbanks Daily News Miner. June 6, 2008. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008. "He also has the backing of fiscally conservative Gov. Sarah Palin."
  5. ^ Don Young’s Wrong Way, National Review. April 1, 2008. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.
  6. ^ Club for Growth endorses challenger to Young, By Josh Kraushaar, politico.com. June 6, 2008. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.
  7. ^ "Parnell Won’t Switch to Alaska Senate Race" By Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call. July 31, 2008. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.

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Current Lieutenant Governors (or officials first in line of succession) of U.S. states and territories
AL Folsom, Jr. (D)
AK Parnell (R)
AZ Brewer (R) 1
AR Halter (D)
CA Garamendi (D)
CO O'Brien (D)
CT Fedele (R)
DE Carney, Jr. (D)
FL Kottkamp (R)
GA Cagle (R)
HI Aiona (R)
ID Risch (R)
IL Quinn (D)
IN Skillman (R)
IA Judge (D)
KS Parkinson (D)
KY Mongiardo (D)
LA Landrieu (D)
ME Edmonds (D) 2
MD Brown (D)
MA Murray (D)
MI Cherry (D)
MN Molnau (R)
MS Bryant (R)
MO Kinder (R)
MT Bohlinger (R)
NE Sheehy (R)
NV Krolicki (R)
NH Larsen (D) 2
NJ Codey (D) 2
NM Denish (D)
NY Skelos (R) 2
NC Perdue (D)
ND Dalrymple (R)
OH Fisher (D)
OK Askins (D)
OR Bradbury (D) 1
PA Scarnati (R)
RI Roberts (D)
SC Bauer (R)
SD Daugaard (R)
TN Ramsey (R)
TX Dewhurst (R)
UT Herbert (R)
VT Dubie (R)
VA Bolling (R)
WA Owen (D)
WV Tomblin (D) 2
WI Lawton (D)
WY Maxfield (R) 1
DC Gray (D) 2

Territories
AS Sunia (D)
GU Cruz (R)
MP Villagomez (Cov)
PR Bonilla (PPD)1
VI Francis (D)
1 Secretary of State.    2 Senate President (or Chairman of DC Council).