Sarah Palin ran for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska in 2002 while still Mayor of Wasilla. She used town resources to begin her campaign. When she made her initial filing 2/8/2002, with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, she used a City of Wasilla email address sarah@ci.wasilla.ak.us and the fax number 373-9096 for the City of Wasilla as her candidate/campaign contact information. When she filed a Form 8871 with the IRS as a Political Organization (Notice of Section 527 Status) she used another City of Wasilla email account spalin@ci.wasilla.ak.us in her contact information.
2002 State Primary Registration filed 2/08/2002 (due 12/15/2001)
CAMPAIGN CHAIRPERSON
Palin, Sarah
#### ********* **.
Wasilla AK 99654
373-####
sarah@ci.wasilla.ak.us
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
PALIN, SARAH
#### ********* *****
Wasilla AK 99654
373-#### 373-9096
http://www.sarahpalin.net
IRS Electronic Form 8871 filed 4/12/2002
Name of organization:
Sarah Palin for Lt. Gov
E-mail address of organization:
spalin@ci.wasilla.ak.us
Name of custodian of records:
Sarah Palin
Name of contact person:
Sarah Palin
Officers, Directors:
Sarah Palin, Chair
IRS Paper Form 8871 filed 4/12/2002 and posted 4/26/2008
IRS Paper Form 8871 filed 7/12/2002 and posted 8/07/2002 with revised email address
While on the Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, Palin made a big deal about Randy Ruedrich conducting party business on the state dime and even hacked into Ruedrich's computer to find proof. It was her revelations that propelled her into the spotlight as a crusading ethics reformer into the Governor's mansion.
From the Anchorage Daily News "Palin explains her actions in Ruedrich case"
Sarah Palin never thought of herself as an investigator. Yet there she was, hacking uncomfortably into Randy Ruedrich's computer
On Randy Ruedrich's use of his public office to conduct Republican Party business from Google cache of redacted Palin for Governor press file
Palin was in the party fold, and would have easily stayed out of harm's way had she simply let Ruedrich's infractions go by the way.
But it was personal for her, she said. "I couldn't sleep at night thinking about it."
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman editorial board
How can she sleep at night indeed?