Governorship of Sarah Palin December 4, 2006, and maintained a high approval rating throughout her term. On July 3, 2009, Sarah Palin announced her resignation as governor of Alaska. She stepped down on July 26, 2009, being replaced by Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell. Palin had championed ethics reform throughout her election campaign. Her first legislative action after taking office was to push for a bipartisan ethics reform bill. She signed the resulting legislation in July 2007, calling it a "first step" declaring that she remains determined to clean up Alaska politics. However, Palin was also the subject of an ethics probe concerning her brother-in-law,
Fred Brown (Alaska politician) Fred Brown (Alaska politician) Frederic Emil "Fred" Brown (July 9, 1943 – June 27, 2014) was an American attorney, electrical engineer, and politician. Fred Brown was born in Anchorage, Alaska on July 9, 1943. He moved with his family to Fairbanks, Alaska while still an infant, where he resided for the remainder of his life. Brown graduated from Lathrop High School. He then received his bachelor's degree from the University of Alaska and his master's degree from Stanford University, both in electrical engineering. In 1969, Brown received his law degree from Columbia University School of Law and practiced law in