Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: After finishing Palin 's term , Parnell was elected to a full term as Governor in November 2010 , becoming the first unelected Alaska Governor to be later elected in his own right .
Simplified: Parnell was elected to a full term as Governor in November 2010 , becoming the first unelected Alaska Governor to be later elected in his own right .