Who is Mike Huckabee’s wife Janet Huckabee?
FORMER Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and his wife Janet have been married since 1974.
The former governor turned Fox contributor came under fire after tweeting that he would start identifying as "Chinese" in a jab against pushback to .
Who is Mike Huckabee?
Huckabee, 65, is an American politician and political commentator who served as the 44th governor of from 1996 to 2007.
He was a former candidate for the presidential nomination in both 2008 and 2016.
In the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, Huckabee won the Iowa Republican caucuses.
He finished second in the delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won, behind John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Huckabee ran again for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election, but withdrew early in the primary following a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucus.
Huckabee hosted his own talk show Huckabee on the Fox News Channel for seven years.
Huckabee is the father of former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who herself is currently running for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 election.
Who is Mike Huckabee's wife Janet Huckabee?
Janet, 65, served as the first lady of Arkansas from 1996 till 2007 and oversaw a total remodel of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion.
In 2002, she was the Republican Party nominee for Arkansas secretary of state, however, she was defeated by the nominee, state land commissioner, Charlie Daniels.
Within two years of her marriage with Huckabee, Janet was diagnosed with spinal cancer, and faced the possibility of paralysis and the inability to have children.
She underwent surgery and six weeks of radiation therapy, and eventually made a successful recovery.
The couple had three children, two sons, John Mark and David, and their daughter Sarah.
What did Mike Huckabee write on Twitter?
where he said he's "decided to identify” as "Chinese".
The 65-year-old was blasted for the "anti-Asian" jibe he made in an apparent pushback against companies which have criticized Georgia's new voting bill.
Huckabee outraged hundreds on when he wrote: "I’ve decided to 'identify' as Chinese. Coke will like me, Delta will agree with my 'values' and I’ll probably get shoes from Nike & tickets to @MLB games. Ain’t America great?"
His comments appeared to be hitting out at businesses that have come out in opposition of the bill known as the Election Integrity Act of 2021.
The bill, also called SB 202, will make widespread changes to pretty much all of the state's voting and election system.
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The sweeping legislation makes multiple alterations to the voting process in Georgia, making it more difficult to vote by mail or without a valid ID.
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Supporters of the bill said the new law merely ensures the integrity of future elections, despite no evidence of voter fraud being found in 2020 - contrary to former President 's repeated claims.
Critics, meanwhile, say the changes disproportionately effect minority groups, including Black Georgians, Hispanics and the disabled.