Incumbent Frank Murkowski (R), first elected governor in 2002, ran for reelection but was defeated in a landslide in the Republican primary by former Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin on August 22, 2006.
Senate Bill 58, sponsored by Sen. Linda Menard, R-Wasilla, was first introduced by the late Dr. Curtis Menard, Linda Menard's husband and former state legislator.
In October 2005, the municipal airport in Wasilla, Alaska, a town about 40 miles (65km) north of Anchorage, installed mats around the airfield to prevent moose from walking onto the runway and colliding with aircraft.
She won the competition in her first attempt at the title and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Noelle Meyer of Wasilla.
Carpenter was born and raised in Wasilla, Alaska, immersed in nature at an early age as he grew up.
KMBQ-FM, a radio station (99.7 FM) licensed to Wasilla, Alaska, United States
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KWAP, a planned radio station (1430 AM) holding a construction permit for Wasilla, which held the call sign KMBQ from 2008 to 2011
According to David Talbot, founder of Salon, Lake Lucille was listed as "impaired" in 1994 by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and in 2008 still carried the same descriptive label after twelve years of "Wasilla's frenzied development" under Mayor Sarah Palin (Oct 1996 - Oct 2002) and her successor as mayor, Dianne Keller (Oct 2002 - Oct 2008).
He was also a sponsor of legislation to enable the Alaska Railroad to complete its most recent track realignment and improvement project from Ship Creek to Wasilla.
Early during his term, Rupright set out a plan to make Wasilla a "fishing mecca" by rehabilitating Lake Lucille and stocking the lake with larger fish.
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In 2010, Rupright responded to Levi Johnston's announcement that he is going to run for mayor of Wasilla.