Politics | Troopergate Lawmakers to Subpoena Todd Palin in Alaska GOP efforts to delay probe thwarted by state senator By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Sep 12, 2008 8:01 PM CDT Copied Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten, right, sits with John Cyr, executive director for the Public Safety Employee Association, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008. (Al Grillo) See 2 more photos The abuse of power investigation against Sarah Palin took a potentially ominous turn for her party today when state lawmakers voted to subpoena her husband. Republican efforts to delay the probe until after the Nov. 4 election were thwarted when GOP State Sen. Charlie Huggins, who represents Palin's hometown of Wasilla, sided with Democrats. "Let's just get the facts on the table," said Huggins, who appeared in camouflage pants to vote during a break from moose hunting. The Senate committee acted at the request of an investigator who is gathering evidence on whether Palin abused her power by firing Walt Monegan, the state's director of public safety. Critics charge she fired Monegan after he refused to dismiss a state trooper who had a messy divorce with the governor's sister. Read These Next White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. See 2 more photos Report an error