Sean Parnell facts for kids

Sean Parnell
Quick facts for kids Sean Parnell
10th Governor of Alaska
	In office; July 26, 2009 – December 1, 2014
Lieutenant	Craig Campbell; Mead Treadwell
Preceded by	Sarah Palin
Succeeded by	Bill Walker
9th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
	In office; December 4, 2006 – July 26, 2009
Governor	Sarah Palin
Preceded by	Loren Leman
Succeeded by	Craig Campbell
Member of the Alaska Senate; from the 1st district
	In office; January 13, 1997 – January 13, 2001
Preceded by	Steve Rieger
Succeeded by	John Cowdery
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives; from the 17th district
	In office; January 11, 1993 – January 12, 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	John Cowdery
Personal details
Born	Sean Randall Parnell ; November 19, 1962 (age 59); Hanford, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican (1980–present)
Spouse(s)	Sandra Scebold (m. 1987)
Children	2
Education	Pacific Lutheran University (BA); University of Puget Sound (JD)
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Sean R. Parnell (born November 19, 1962) is an American politician. He served as the 12th Governor of Alaska from 2009 to 2014. Parnell assumed the office of governor on July 26, 2009 after Governor Sarah Palin resigned. He was sworn in at the Governor's Picnic in Fairbanks, Alaska. After finishing Palin's term, Parnell was elected to a full term as Governor in November 2010, becoming the first unelected Alaska Governor to be later elected in his own right. In 2014, he lost re-election to Independent Bill Walker.

Education

Parnell went to Pacific Lutheran University (B.B.A. 1984) and University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University School of Law) (J.D. 1987). He is admitted to the bar in both Alaska and Washington D.C.

Images for kids

The "Hall of Governors" in the Alaska State Capitol showing Parnell, Palin, Frank Murkowski and others.
Governor Sarah Palin with Lt. Governor Sean Parnell in 2006