Sarah Palin's political
career began when she was elected to the Wasilla City Council in 1992 obtaining 530
votes over her opponents 310 votes.
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Wasilla is the largest city in the borough and a part of the Anchorage metropolitan area,
which had an estimated population of 396,142 in 2013.
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In 2008, Wasilla's current mayor credited Palin's 75 percent property tax cuts and infrastructure improvements
with bringing"big-box stores" and 50,000 shoppers per day to Wasilla.
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Using income generated by a 2%
sales tax that had been approved by Wasilla voters in October 1992,
Palin cut property taxes by 75% and eliminated personal property and business inventory taxes.
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Palin played flute in the junior high band and then attended Wasilla High School, where she was the head
of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a member of the girls' basketball and cross-country running teams.