Bristol Palin to Earn $14,000 Speaker Fee; Levi Johnston Files Candidacy Form

Bristol Palin is following in her mother's footsteps, at least in so far as lucrative public speaking gigs go.

The 19-year-old daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will earn $14,000 when she speaks in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 8, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The occasion is a fundraiser to benefit Lifehouse, a home for single mothers. Bristol knows the topic well: Her 2008 pregnancy drew the national spotlight when her mother campaigned for vice president as John McCain's running mate. She gave birth to son Tripp in December of that year and has had a highly publicized on-and-off relationship with Levi Johnston, the toddler's father.

This won't be Bristol's first experience in public speaking. Earlier this summer, she signed with a speaker's bureau, which has made her available for conferences and fundraisers as well as women's, youth, abstinence and ''pro-life'' programs. She's made public service announcements for Candie's Foundation, an organization that encourages teens to delay pregnancy, and has appeared on ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" in an episode centered on teen pregnancy.

Bristol has long way to go to catch up with her mother in terms of speaking fees, however. Sarah Palin reportedly earns $100,000 per speech, almost as much as her annual salary -- $125,000 -- when she was Alaska's governor, a position she left abruptly last year with 18 months remaining in her term.

As for Johnston, he's back in the spotlight this week too: TMZ.com reports that the 20-year-old has filed a "letter of intent" with the Alaska Public Offices Commission to run for municipal office in 2011, presumably for mayor of Wasilla, a post once held by Sarah Palin. The move is apparently part of Johnston's effort to land a reality-TV show.