From an article at: http://theconservativemind.net/2012/05/19/the-sarah-palin-factor-revisited/

1. SARAH PALIN’S RESUME
So you think you know Sarah?

2. Photo H/T Joe Silva
1992-1996 Wasilla City Council

3. Early Leadership
• Councilwoman Palin focused on reducing property taxes and
redefining the city government’s role
• Supported 2% sales tax with a corresponding reduction in property
taxes. The sales tax was fairer and more optional, and kept reduced
government control over what Wasilla residents owned
• Opposed master-planned community type zoning regulations and
favored retaining a do-it-yourself approach
• Opposed development plan that would have required residents of
new sub-divisions to pay for weekly garbage removal – by a
company owned by city council member Nick Carney
• Voted against mayoral pay raise
• Personally read and reviewed every line item in city budgets as well
as proposed regulations, and ordinances.
• Councilwoman Palin took constituent calls to her home at all hours
of the night, including holidays and weekends

4. 1996 AP Mat/Su Frontier photo of mayor Palin

5. Actions as Mayor
Fiscally Responsible
• Cut taxes
• Eliminated small-business inventory taxes
• Eliminated property taxes
• Eliminated business license renewal fees
• Cut the real estate property tax mil levy during each year in office
• Did not support proposed city-wide smoking ban
Business Friendly
• Built and paved roads
• Extended water and sewer lines
• Paved runway at Wasilla Municipal Airport
• City bond financed by half-cent sales tax to build Curtis Menard Jr. Multi-Use Sports Center
• Wasilla became a major commercial center under Mayor Palin. Established small businesses
grew, and major national chains opened their doors in Wasilla.
Tough
• Cut her own pay
• Says one of her favorite quotes comes from author and former football coach Lou Holtz, on
how to build your team: “Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.”
• Fired police chief who refused cut department budget and who attempted to undermine the
Mayor’s authority.
• Requested letters of resignation from all department heads to keep on file. Only two
complied.
A Leader Among Leaders
• Led dozens of other mayors in dealing with statewide issues, such as municipal revenue
sharing, and advocating for local government control.

6. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission Chairman 2003-2004

7. Going Rogue
While on the commission she discovered one of her
fellow Republicans on the commission was
personally profiting from his position. She first tried
to deal with it directly as she was bound by the
rules not to disclose information she learned as
chairman while part of the commission. When talk
failed she resigned the prestigious and high paying
position in order to legally be able to go public.
Going against her party and against advice she went
public with her accusations resulting in
commissioner Randy Reudrich being found guilty
and fined the biggest civil fine in Alaskan history

8. 2006, First Woman and Youngest Governor
in Alaskan History

9. A Run To Remember
• Ran and won a primary against the setting
Governor of her own party and against the advice
of the Alaskan Republican Party
• Won a series of three way debates handily
• Won the Governorship 48.33 % of the vote in a
three way race and took control of the second
most powerful Governorship in the country
• Decides to live in her own home and drive the 45
miles to work rather then force the people of
Alaska to pay for a chef and servants for her and
her family

10. House Cleaning 101
• Put previous governor’s jet on EBay
(eventually sold by a broker when bids did not
go high enough)
• First bill, a bipartisan ethics bill meant to clean
up the legislature
• Vetoed 268 million in pork projects first year
• Put whole budget process on line

11. A Divisive Political Figure or a Victim of
Salacious Political Attacks
• Sarah has had the highest favorability rating in
the country and likely of any governor in
history with 93% approval rating in 2007 and
still was at 86% after two years in office
• A full 75% of all Democrats approved of her
after two years
• She drove through much of her legislative
agenda with bipartisan support

12. Busy Busy
• Worked with legislature and signed a ethics reform law that put real
penalties for those breaking ethics rules
• Pushed through the AGIA (Alaskan Gas Inducement Act) that laid
the foundation for a natural gas pipeline across Alaska and opened
up competition to all bidders.
• Creates ACES (Alaskan Clear and Equitable Share act) and gets it
passed. The act replaced an old system, it gave the state auditing
powers and gave the Alaskan royalty collection and distribution
much more transparent
• Tells oil Exxon Oil to drill on an unexploited lease or lose lease
• Cut Spending and froze hiring and reduced budget by nearly 10%
• Went line by line on bills and vetoed things seen as pork or wasteful
(angering legislators but endearing herself to the public)
• Set up the Petroleum Oversight Board to keep honest people
honest
• Chaired Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) 2007-
2008

13. International Experience While Governor
A question that came up often during campaign, funny the press never asked about Obama’s
experience. Maybe it was because he didn’t have any! Palin trumped Obama in her economic,
energy , executive and international experience
• Worked with the government of Yukon to renew the
Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Relations Accord to
address joint concerns on the environment, tourism
and trade among other things (Met with President of
Iceland and made quite an impression on him)
• Hosted, spoke at and worked with many world leaders
at the Arctic Energy Summit, part of the discussions
included a proposed Bering strait rail tunnel she
supported
• Met trade delegates and diplomats from around the
world. (more on that from the U.S. Global Leadership
Coalition can be had here)
• Dealt with cross border issues with Canada

14. Vice Presidential Nominee

15. Game Change
• Recognized as one of the premier experts on the oil
and gas industry she was an unofficial advisor to
McCain before becoming his VP pick
• The only person with executive experience on either
ticket
• More experience across the board then the Democratic
presidential nominee
• Republican grassroots support rivaling Ronald Reagan’s
and eclipsed the presidential candidate in excitement
(name one time in history this has happened?)
• Brings record crowds where ever she speaks

16. 2009 Sarah Goes Rogue Again.
Tired of Seeing Her Children, Her Family, Her
Friends and Her State Under Constant Attack the
Mama Grizzly Takes the Fight to the Enemy

17. From Sea to Sea (and beyond) Sarah
Palin Goes on the War Path
• 2009 Going Rogue published, goes on the road.
• 2010 Sarah hopscotches across the United States attending tea party rallies and giving
speeches meant to build toward political victory. True to her rogue character vows to
work to elect constitutional conservatives regardless of party affiliation or if they are
endorsed by the party establishment (she did endorse a Democrat against a Republican
once in Alaska)
• 2010 Endorses forty three people running for house seats in congress and twelve
people running for Senate. Many running primaries against established good-ole-boy
candidates. Thirty of those running for House of Representative seats won and Seven of
Twelve Senate candidates won.
• 2010 She is also credited with pushing governors like Nikki Haley of South Carolina over
the top.
• 2011 Documentary, The Undefeated, premieres, is later shown in direct competition to
HBO movie of Palin. Documentary squashes HBO in ratings.
• 2011 Takes message on the road with a bus tour (refuses to give press the itinerary to
keep from having her events interfered with)
• 2011 Is a headline speaker at various conferences across the globe
• 2011 brings down the house at CPAC
• 2012 Endorses candidates and continues the fight by speaking across the U.S.

18. Now Ask Yourself These Questions?
Is this the resume of a dumb woman?
Is the resume of weak woman?
Is this the resume of an incompetent woman?
Is the resume of a quitter?
Is this the resume of a follower or a leader?
Do you really know Sarah Palin?