He added: “It never changed him one iota. It took him a little while to adjust to the attention.”

Tom, who is part Yup’ik Eskimo, has always had a lot on his plate. He worked in oil production and was a member of Alaska’s Independence Party from 1995 to 2002. He is also a four-time champion of the world’s longest snowmobile race, called “Iron Dog.”

The Palin family lived in a two-story, 3,450-square-foot dwelling house just opposite Lake Lucille, Wasilla. Over the years, Sarah and Todd’s marriage was considered a model union. When John McCain picked Sarah as his running mate in 2008, Todd was very visible, but he also took a greater role in caring for their children.

The little-known Alaska governor depicted herself as “just your average hockey mom.” But just like every mother, Palin had things to worry about when it came to her and Todd’s children.

Just three days into the Republican presidential campaign, Sarah revealed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant.

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