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,
Bob Miller (Alaska politician) hometown of his wife Joni, where he worked as a television anchor. In 2010, Miller defeated incumbent Republican Mike Kelly. He lost his reelection campaign to Republican and fellow incumbent Tammie Wilson. Bob Miller (Alaska politician) Robert J. "Bob" Miller (born July 25, 1953) is an American journalist, media personality and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives for one term during the 27th Alaska State Legislature. He represented the 7th district which was located in the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Interior Alaska. Bob Miller was born on July 25, 1953 in Washington, D.C.