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Though Huckabee pardoned more than his predecessors, the state prison size and number of people executed were greater as well, [48] Huckabee denied 92% of all clemency requests during his 10.5 years as governor. [49]
In 2005, Time magazine named him one of the five best governors in the U.S., writing "Huckabee has approached his state's troubles with energy and innovation". [9] The Club for Growth accuses Huckabee of being a liberal in disguise, saying Huckabee increased state spending 65.3 percent (1996–2004) and supported five tax increases. [51]
The state has had 46 elected governors, as well as 11 acting governors who assumed powers and duties following the resignation or death of the governor. Before becoming a state, Arkansas Territory had four governors appointed to it by the president of the United States .
Huckabee cut taxes while governor, which saved Arkansas' citizens close to $380 million. [92] For 2007, his state enjoyed a surplus of nearly $850 million. [92] Huckabee has voiced support for the FairTax system, and wants to eliminate the Internal Revenue Service. He has called FairTax the flatter, fairer, finite, family friendly overhaul.
PHOTO: Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee moderates a roundtable discussion with Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 29, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
“I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The United States Ambassador to Israel,” Trump, 78, said in a statement.
Huckabee's record as governor became an issue in the election with Fisher's campaign attacking Huckabee for granting clemency to violent criminals, including a rapist. [5] However Huckabee responded that he had signed more death warrants and executed more people than any other governor of Arkansas. [ 6 ]
Huckabee was the governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 before his daughter Sarah, the current Governor of Arkansas, was a White House press secretary during Trump's first term. Mike Huckabee is a ...