Denver-based Holland & Hart has brought on board former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, once a Patton Boggs partner, as of counsel in its Anchorage office.

Parnell, a Republican, served as Alaska’s lieutenant governor under Sarah Palin and rose to the governor’s seat in 2009 when she abruptly resigned midway through her term. He later won a full term in 2010 before being turned out of office in the 2014 election.