Biography for Sarah Palin Date of Birth 11 February 1964 , Sandpoint, Idaho, USA Birth Name Sarah Louise Heath Nickname Caribou Barbie Sarah Barracuda Bayonetta Alaskan Evita Sarita Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) Spouse Todd Palin ( 29 August 1988 - present) 5 children Trade Mark Kazuo Kawasaki glasses Trivia Governor of Alaska, 2006-July, 2009. Is the second woman, after Geraldine A. Ferraro in 1984, to run on a major party presidential ticket. Announced by John McCain as his vice-presidential running mate, the first female vice-presidential candidate in the history of the Repulican party. The announcement fell on McCain's 72nd birthday and Palin's 20th wedding anniversary. (29 August 2008). Elected mayor of Wasilla, Alaska in 1996, and the state's first female governor in 2006. She resigned on July 3rd, 2010. She is descended from 10 Mayflower passengers. Is of English, German, Irish and Dutch descent. Her youngest child has Down's Syndrome. Daughter of Charles Ri