# Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska

Date: 2009

On 3 July 2009 [Sarah Palin](/people/sarah-palin) announced she would resign as Governor of Alaska before the end of her first term, handing office to Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell later that month.

## People

- Sarah Palin: https://factrail.ai/people/sarah-palin

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/03/sarah-palin-resigns-alaska-governor
- https://abcnews.com/Politics/story?id=7996834&page=1
- https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/communication/palin-announces-no-second-term-july-3-2009

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/palin-resigns-alaska-governor-2009-07