MAKING A COMEBACK: Former Republican nominee for vice president SarahPalinUSA joins a crowded field looking to replace late Rep. Don Young.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced Friday that she is running for Congress.on Facebook announcing that she is throwing her hat into the special election race to replace the late Republican Congressman Don Young who died in mid-March after almost 50 years in Congress.REP. DON YOUNG, ALASKA REPUBLICAN, DEAD AT 88
"Today I’m 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," Palin wrote."I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for, because I share that passion for Alaska and the United States of America.
Palin added that"America is at a tipping point" and that she has"watched the far left destroy the country.""I knew I had to step up and join the fight," Palin said.
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