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
Craig Johnson (Alaska politician) Representative Johnson has a wife, Nancy, and two children, Erin & Jenifer. Craig Johnson graduated from Miami High School in Miami, Oklahoma. He attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College from 1973–1975, and Oklahoma State University from 1975–1977. Craig Johnson (Alaska politician) Craig W. Johnson (born November 22, 1953) is a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 28th District since 2006. He is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Resources Committee, Chair of the Cook Island Salmon Task Force, Vice-Chair of the Transportation Committee, and is a member of the State Affairs Committee, and the Fisheries Special Committee.