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Last Updated on Monday, 6 July 2009 10:05 Written by rslcpol Monday, 6 July 2009 10:05
From JuneauBlogger.com:
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell had an unremarkable first year in office, loyally supporting Gov. Sarah Palin.
But in the past year and half, a crescendo of unexpected announcements and dramatic developments have thrust him into a more prominent role, culminating with his unanticipated move into the No. 1 seat announced Friday. One day later a spokesman for the governor’s office said Parnell would seek a full term in 2010. But for the next year and a half the job is all his.
Parnell made headlines in March 2008 with his surprise decision to run against 18-term incumbent Don Young in the U.S. House Republican primary, a race he narrowly lost. At the time, he told the Anchorage Daily News he was running to restore “integrity and budget discipline.”