Sarah Palin hints at RETURN: Former Alaska governor says she’s considering running for late Republican Rep. Don Young after his death last week at age 88.
- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has said she is ready to run for a seat in the House of Representatives that belonged to the late Republican Don Young.
- Young was the longest-serving member of the current Congress and died Friday at the age of 88.
- Palin was asked about her political future during an appearance with Eric Bolling at Newsmax on Monday.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she was ready to run for the House seat held by the late Republican Don Young, who died Friday at age 88.
Palin was asked about her political future during an appearance with Eric Bolling at Newsmax on Monday.
“My God, think of those huge boots that must be filled as we consider Don Young’s longevity and his passion, his love, his fighting spirit for our wonderful state of Alaska and for the nation as a whole,” she began. “If I were asked to serve in the House and take its place, I would be humiliated and honored, and I would do it in an instant.”
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she was ready to run for the House seat held by the late Republican Don Young, who died Friday at age 88. On Monday, she made comments to Eric Bolling on Newsmax.
“We’ll see how that process goes in terms of filling that space,” she continued. “But it would be an honor.
Bolling chuckled and said that he would like to see the ex-governor and former vice presidential nominee in a congressional hearing with the “leftists” and asked if she was up to the challenge.
“Well, you know, when you have nothing to lose,” Palin replied.
“When the media has already smashed you as hard as they can and the haters, you won’t change your mind,” she said.
“But you believe there are enough Americans who understand where you come from, your love for the country, your heart of service,” the ex-governor added.
Palin again said she had “nothing to lose, just like today.”
And she suggested that her family was probably on board.
“I think it would be good even for my family,” she said. “Yes, I would serve,” she told Bolling again.
Rep. Don Young was the longest-serving member of the current Congress when he died Friday. He was first sworn in after winning a special election in March 1973.
Palin was in her first term as governor of Alaska and became a household name overnight when the late Senator John McCain chose her as his presidential candidate during the 2008 campaign.
She was the first Republican woman to be elected to the post of vice president.
The Republican ticket lost that race to Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
In July 2009, Palin announced that she would not run for re-election and would step down as governor before the end of her first term.
Since then, she has not held public office.
Palin, however, continued to stay in the spotlight, thanks to appearances on conservative publications such as Newsmax and on reality shows including The Masked Singer.
Young was the longest-serving member of the current Congress when he died Friday.
He was first sworn in after winning a special election in March 1973.
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