Sarah Palin

 Sarah Palin grew up in Alaska towns, from Skagway to Wasilla to Anchorage, while her dad taught and coached high school sports. Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council, then two terms as the city's mayor and manager, and was elected by her peers as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. She then chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Palin was elected Alaska's youngest, and first female, governor, serving from 2006 to 2009.