{"id":1415996,"date":"2022-04-02T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T13:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415996"},"modified":"2022-04-02T09:14:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T13:14:51","slug":"sarah-palin-announces-shes-running-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-palin-announces-shes-running-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Palin Announces She\u2019s Running For Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsarah-palin-announces-shes-running-for-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Former Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday her intent to run for the seat of the late Alaska Representative Don Young.<\/p>\n<p>Palin had told NewsMax on March 22 that she would run for Young\u2019s seat <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/22\/heartbeat-sarah-palin-don-young-seat-alaska\/\">\u201cin a heartbeat\u201d<\/a> if she were asked to.<\/p>\n<p>Young, 88, passed away on March 18, 2022 after having served Alaska in Congress for 49 years. Young was traveling on a flight from L.A. to Seattle when he lost consciousness. He passed away shortly thereafter. \u201cDon\u2019s legacy as a fighter for our state will live on, as will his fundamental goodness and his honor\u201d a statement from his office read. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/18\/breaking-rep-don-young-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rep. Don Young Dead)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s the statement from U.S. Rep. Don Young\u2019s office: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IZzko6zNmi\">pic.twitter.com\/IZzko6zNmi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nat Herz (@Nat_Herz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nat_Herz\/status\/1504998650170122243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Palin has not served in an official governmental capacity since she resigned her governorship in 2009, after her and John McCain\u2019s failed bid for the White House in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Palin was floated as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-sarahpalin\/sarah-palin-decides-not-to-run-for-president-in-2012-idUSTRE7946V720111006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">serious presidential candidate<\/a> and a nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sarah-Palin-Undefeated\/dp\/B005FLSZNS\">two-hour documentary<\/a> was produced about her. After Palin\u2019s 2015 endorsement of then-candidate Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jamesconca\/2015\/09\/09\/sarah-palin-as-secretary-of-energy-under-donald-trump\/?sh=4e8d75f92cc0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some<\/a> in the political world suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/09\/palin-eyes-energy-secretary-job-in-a-trump-administration-213371?_amp=true\">Trump would tap Palin<\/a> for secretary of energy. In 2018, Palin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/08\/02\/sarah-palin-hints-senate-run-alaska-lisa-murkowski-2022\/5458012001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hinted that she may primary<\/a> incumbent Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski for her seat after Murkowski voted to convict Trump during his first impeachment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisamurkowski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LisaMurkowski<\/a> \u2013 I can see 2022 from my house\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA\/status\/1048288254422728704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Regarding her candidacy, Palin wrote, \u201cToday I\u2019m announcing my candidacy for the U.S. House seat representing Alaska. Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to represent the men and women of Alaska in Congress, just as Rep. Young did for 49 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Join our campaign -> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CrlfiG8MJn\">https:\/\/t.co\/CrlfiG8MJn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I\u2019m announcing my candidacy for the U.S. House seat representing Alaska. Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to represent the men and women of Alaska in Congress, just as Rep. Young did for 49 years.\u201d \u2013 SP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pdMpeDGlRV\">pic.twitter.com\/pdMpeDGlRV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA\/status\/1510057675316416512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a separate statement, Palin said, \u201cThe people of the great State of Alaska, like others all over the country, are struggling with out-of-control inflation, empty shelves, and gas prices that are among the highest in the world. We need energy security for this country, and Alaska can help provide that \u2014 but only if the federal government gets out of the way and lets the free market do what it does best,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/01\/sarah-palin-announces-bid-for-alaskan-congressional-seat\/amp\/\">New York Post reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Should Palin successfully seek election to Alaska\u2019s congressional seat, she will be only the fifth person to represent Alaska in Congress since Alaska joined the union in 1959.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Republican Alaska Gov. 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