October 11, 2009 11:48 PM
Todd Palin, dad to Trig, resigns Alaska oil job
Is this the most adorable picture? Todd Palin, husband of Sarah, with their son Trig at the governor's picnic in Anchorage. Alaska on July 25, 2009.
Here's the latest on Todd:
Todd Palin resigns from oil job on North SlopeANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The husband of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has quit his oil field job on the North Slope. Todd Palin's resignation as a production operator for oil giant BP PLC comes almost two months after his wife stepped down as Alaska governor and shortly before the release of her highly anticipated memoir in a deal rumored to be worth millions.
"Todd loved his union job on the Slope and hopes to return," Meghan Stapleton, Sarah Palin's personal spokeswoman, said in an e-mail Friday. "For now, he is spending time with his family."
The resignation was effective Sept. 18, according to BP spokesman Steve Rinehart.
In addition to working on the North Slope, Todd Palin was a commercial fisherman and for years has participated in the world's longest snowmobile race, the Iron Dog. He was unofficially referred to as the "First Dude" and also took part in official duties, such as hosting a tea for former first ladies of the state.
Todd Palin earned nearly $34,472 working part-time last year for BP in Prudhoe Bay and about $51,679 in the family's commercial fishing business, according to state financial disclosures. He also had $5,600 in snowmobile race winnings and an undisclosed discount on snowmobiles from racing sponsor Arctic Cat.
Read it all at the Washington Post.
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Comments
Darling picture of Trig and Todd. I really pray their family is doing well. With the incredible stress and hateful actions toward them over the past year, I would think the family really needs some together time. May God be with them! Julie
Posted by: Julie | October 12, 2009 1:26 AM
Wow, Trig is such a beautiful baby! My son also loves riding on his daddy's shoulders and running his fingers through his hair.
Posted by: Courageous Grace | October 12, 2009 3:57 PM
