[mkjessup]

Some other interesting facts:

Elected Governor of Alaska in 2006, with 49 percent of the vote, elected by 99,619 voters.

Presided over the least populated State in America (total population 698,473) but was still considered the most popular Governor in state history.

She’s quite a gal.

[Josh Painter]

More interesting facts:

Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other U.S. states combined.

Approximately 65% of Alaska is owned and managed by the U.S. federal government.

Alaska accounts for one-fifth (20 percent) of domestically produced United States oil production.

The State of Alaska employs approximately 15,000 employees statewide.

Alaska has the lowest individual tax burden in the United States. It is one of only five states with no state sales tax, one of seven states that do not levy an individual income tax, and one of two states that has neither.

In 2008 the Tax Foundation ranked Alaska as having the 4th most “business friendly” tax policy.

Alaska’s main export product (excluding oil and natural gas) is seafood, primarily salmon, cod, Pollock and crab.

- JP

[katana]

Excuse, but wasn’t that percentage a bit higher?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

It doesn't matter if Alaska's population was 100.
She was elected by the people to be chief executive of their state.
That in itself is a huge accomplishment for someone who was not part of a political machine, dynasty, or career.