From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Sean Parnell made an impact.
Sean Parnell is an American attorney and politician who served as the tenth governor of Alaska from 2009 to 2014. A Republican, he ascended to the governorship after Sarah Palin's resignation in July 2009. He subsequently won the 2010 gubernatorial election with a significant margin. Parnell sought re-election in 2014 but was narrowly defeated, after which he transitioned back to the private sector.
In 1987, Sean Parnell was admitted to the bar in both Alaska and Washington, D.C.
In 1992, Sean Parnell was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives.
In 1993, Sean Parnell began serving his term in the Alaska House of Representatives.
In 1994, Sean Parnell was re-elected to represent South Anchorage in the Alaska House.
In 1996, Sean Parnell sponsored and passed the Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 1996, Alaska's first consistent, comprehensive statewide policy on domestic violence and sexual assault.
In 1996, Sean Parnell was elected to a seat in the Alaska Senate and became a member of the Energy Council and served on the powerful Senate Finance Committee.
In 1997, Sean Parnell was elected to the Alaska Senate after serving in the Alaska House of Representatives.
In 1999, Sean Parnell became a member of the Senate Republican Majority's Leadership when his Senate colleagues chose him to serve as the co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee.
In 2000, Sean Parnell finished his first and only term in the state senate, choosing not to seek re-election to focus on his family and returning to the private sector.
In 2000, Sean Parnell was the co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee.
From 1987 to 2003, Sean Parnell worked as an attorney in the private sector.
From 2005 to 2006, Sean Parnell worked as an attorney in the private sector.
In 2005, Sean Parnell joined the law firm Patton Boggs and practiced law.
In 2005, Sean Parnell won the Republican primary to become lieutenant governor and was paired with Sarah Palin as her running mate for the general election.
On December 3, 2006, Sean Parnell left the law firm Patton Boggs.
In December 2006, Sean Parnell was sworn in as the lieutenant governor of Alaska, serving alongside Governor Sarah Palin.
From 2005 to 2006, Sean Parnell worked as an attorney in the private sector.
In 2006, Sean Parnell was elected lieutenant governor of Alaska, alongside Governor Sarah Palin.
On March 14, 2008, Sean Parnell began his campaign to take on 18-term member of Congress Don Young in the August 26 Republican primary.
On July 31, 2008, Sean Parnell told Roll Call that he would not drop out of his race against Don Young to run against U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who had been indicted.
In 2008, Parnell and Walker seemed to gain traction towards the end based on the issue of building a natural gas pipeline.
On July 6, 2009, Joe Schmidt, commissioner of corrections, resigned from the second-in-line position.
In July 2009, Sean Parnell assumed the governorship of Alaska following Sarah Palin's resignation.
In July 2009, Sean Parnell succeeded Sarah Palin as the tenth governor of Alaska.
On July 26, 2009, Sean Parnell became Alaska's tenth governor, replacing Sarah Palin who resigned halfway through her term.
In 2010, Sean Parnell launched the "Choose Respect" initiative to combat domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska.
In 2010, Sean Parnell ran for a full term as governor, eventually defeating Ethan Berkowitz and Diane Benson in the general election.
In 2010, Sean Parnell was elected governor of Alaska in his own right, receiving 59.06% of the vote.
By 2012, over 100 communities were participating in "Choose Respect" events to combat domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska.
On November 15, 2014, Sean Parnell conceded the election to Bill Walker.
In 2014, Sean Parnell narrowly lost his bid for re-election as governor of Alaska.
In 2014, Sean Parnell was narrowly defeated for a second term as governor by Bill Walker and Byron Mallott.
In October 2015, Sean Parnell and his wife Sandy moved to Palmer, Alaska, where he returned to working as an attorney and opened a law firm.
In 2015, after his term as governor, Sean Parnell returned to working as an attorney in the private sector.
On June 12, 2021, Sean Parnell became the chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage.
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