Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin officially resigned from office at an afternoon ceremony in Fairbanks Sunday.
She turned the position over to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.
Palin made no indication of future plans in her farewell speech, but reiterated criticisms of the media and big government.
Palin was Alaska’s first female governor and previously served as Wasilla’s mayor and councilwoman. After being tapped as former Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s running mate, Palin became the center of national attention.
The attention Palin received during the campaign became a problem for her in Alaska. She became the target of 20 ethnics complaints which prompted her resignation.
“With this decision, now, I will be able to fight even harder for you, for what is right, and for truth. And I have never felt that you need a title to do that,” said Palin Sunday.
Palin is scheduled to speak Aug. 8 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. She is also expected to write a book and make speech appearances throughout the country. SarahPAC, Palin’s political action committee, has raised over $1 million.
But the committee has given little insight into Palin’s plans for the future.
“I cannot express enough there is no plan after July 26. There is absolutely no plan,” said Meghan Stapleton, committee spokeswoman, to The Associated Press. “The decision (to quit) was made in the vacuum of what was best for Alaska, and now I’m accepting all the options, but there is nothing planned.”
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