Sarah Palin announces run for US Congress in Alaska

The former governor says she will combat the left's socialist, big-government, America-last agenda'

Sarah Palin has announced her run for Alaska's only seat in the US House of Representatives, marking her first run for public office in over a decade.

America is at a tipping point," Palin said in a statement released on her Twitter account announcing her candidacy. As I've watched the far left destroy the country, I knew I had to step up and join the fight.