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Sean Parnell was inaugurated governor of Alaska on July 26, 2009 completing the unexpired term of Governor Palin

Parnell arrived in Alaska in 1973 at the age of 10. Sean graduated from East Anchorage High School in 1980, going on to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Pacific Lutheran University, as well as a doctorate of jurisprudence from University of Puget Sound School of Law (now known as Seattle University School of Law). Like his father before him, Sean owned his own business for many years, a small law practice located in downtown Anchorage. 

In 1992 Parnell was elected to the Alaska State House of Representatives. While serving in the House, Sean was active as a member of the House Finance Committee and chaired numerous budget subcommittees. After serving two terms in the House, Sean ran for, and won, a seat in the Alaska State Senate in 1996. In the Senate, Sean was a dynamic leader who served on the Senate Finance Committee during his first two years, and he later co-chaired the Senate's Finance Committee.  In 2006 Parnell was elected as Lieutenant Governor.