Alaska’s governor is reportedly John McCain’s pick to be his running mate.

What do we know about her?

Wikipedia has the scoop. In a nutshell: She’s 44 and was elected governor two years ago. When she was a teenager, she was a runner-up for Miss Alaska and won the title of Miss Congeniality. Her husband is an Eskimo who works for BP when not fishing. They have five children. The oldest is serving in the Army. The youngest, born just this year, has Down Syndrome. The governor returned to the office three days after giving birth. She refused to let the results of prenatal genetic testing change her decision to have the baby. “I’m looking at him right now, and I see perfection,” Palin said. “Yeah, he has an extra chromosome. I keep thinking, in our world, what is normal and what is perfect?”

She’s passionately pro-life. She hunts, eats mooseburgers, and likes to fish. Her big issues: the environment and cleaning up the government.

She also admits that she smoked pot.

When it comes to foreign policy, the website OnTheIssues.org says “No issue stance yet recorded.”

UPDATE: Looking for more? Time magazine fills in some blanks.