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Janet Huckabee (née McCain; born July 16, 1955) is an American politician, the wife of former 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee. She served as the First Lady of Arkansas , from July 1996 until January 2007 and oversaw a total remodel of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion , including the ...
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee was born on August 13, 1982, in Hope, Arkansas. [1] She is the youngest child and only daughter of Mike Huckabee and Janet Huckabee (née McCain), both politicians. [17] [18] She has two brothers, John Mark Huckabee and David Huckabee. [18]
Huckabee was born on August 24, 1955, in Hope, Arkansas, [8] the son of Dorsey Wiles Huckabee (1923–1996) and his wife Mae (Elder) Huckabee (1925–1999), conservative Southern Democrats. Huckabee is of English , German , and Scots-Irish ancestry, with roots in America dating to the Colonial Era .
In 2003, Walther was appointed director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) by then-governor Mike Huckabee. [3]In 2008, he was nominated and confirmed as the director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) by then-president George W. Bush. [3]
In a February 1998 presidential straw poll of 65 Christian Coalition leaders, Huckabee came in second to John Ashcroft and ahead of Steve Forbes, J. C. Watts and George W. Bush. [14] On May 22, 1998, the Arkansas Ethics Commission fined Huckabee US$1,000 for failing to report campaign payments made to himself and his wife. [15]
Huckabee is a television talk show broadcast by TBN, hosted by former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee. The program's format is modeled after late-night talk shows , featuring an opening monologue, interviews, and musical performances.
Huckabee generated a considerable following of young voters during his campaign, primarily because of his support of the Fair Tax as well as his concerns about global warming, education, and several other issues typically not referred to by Republicans. [15] Most notable is the following Huckabee gathered among the younger crowd via the internet.
Huckabee's campaign began with a first-quarter fundraising total lower than many of the front-running Republican candidates, raising $544,880. [2] Huckabee said that he found it difficult to move forward in a race "ruled by candidates with the biggest names". [3] Nonetheless, Huckabee placed second in the August 11 Iowa Straw Poll with 18.1 ...