In 2006, Palin achieved the highest point of her political career by becoming the first woman to serve as the
governor of Alaska. Todd, despite his public endorsement of her career, preferred a more private role and was referred to as “First Dude” during her tenure as governor.
Despite the fact that they were subjected to intense media scrutiny and encountered a challenging period when
Palin’s daughter Bristol became pregnant during her campaign for vice president, the family maintained a sense of unity and fortitude.
However, Palin’s abrupt decision to declare her divorce from Todd in 2020, following thirty years of marriage, profoundly affected her.
