The governor of Alaska, Byron Mallott, resigns following "inappropriate comments" three weeks before the election

"I take full responsibility for this action and apologize to the person that I hurt, and I am trying to heal it," reads in the letter, obtained from the CNN affiliate, KTUU.

Mallott, a Democrat, was Walker's vice-presidential candidate at their election in 2014, and the two candidates ran again on a common ticket for a second term. Walker is an independent who had previously held public office as a Republican.

The Commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services, Valerie Nurr & Davidson Araaluk, was sworn in Tuesday as Mallott's successor. Her official biography indicates that she represented Amerindian tribes at the state level under the administrations of the two main parties.

In appearances before the media on Tuesday, neither Walker nor Davidson revealed what Mallott said, who he said, or the setting in which he said it. But they gave clues.

After saying that she was saddened by Mallott's resignation and disappointed by her conduct, Davidson spoke of the need to "respect women".

"Respect for women and the dignity of all Alaskans are our responsibility," said Davidson.

Walker, at a first press conference announcing the resignation of Mallott, said that this one "recently made inappropriate comments that do not reflect the high level of behavior required in the performance of his duties lieutenant governor ".

"I learned about the incident last night," Walker said. "… As leaders, we must meet the highest standards, and that was not the case (here)."

The governor initially refused to answer journalists' questions about the comments. A few hours later, he spoke a little more in a brief group of journalists.

It is too late to remove Mallott's name as Walker's vice-president in the November 6 election. If the Walker-Mallott ticket wins, Mallott will not accept another Lieutenant-Governor's term and Davidson would continue in that office, Walker told KTUU.

A reporter on Tuesday asked Walker what the resignation of Mallott meant for the campaign.

"I had a cabinet meeting today. I told them that is not the time we spend here, that's what we're doing while we're here. Every day we do our best and if it does have an impact on being there, so be it, "says Walker." The thing farthest from our mind is any kind of political impact, from One way or another. "