Sean Parnell July 2009, when Governor Palin resigned her position, Parnell became governor and finished the term of office. In 2010, Parnell won a four-year term as governor in his own right. In 2005, Parnell ran and won in the Republican primary to become lieutenant governor. Afterward, in the general election, he was paired with Sarah Palin as her running mate. In Alaska, the lieutenant governor candidates run separately from the governor candidates in the primary election race, but after the primaries, the nominees for governor and lieutenant governor run together as a slate. Palin and Parnell were elected with 48.33% of
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.