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Mike Huckabee

Candidate Mike Huckabee

Huckabee’s endurance as the last obstacle to the nomination of Arizona Sen. John McCain is itself an upset. Huckabee entered the contest little known outside Arkansas, where he ended more than a decade as governor in January 2007. No one benefited more, however, from the long series of GOP debates than Huckabee, a personable amateur guitar player who wrote a book about how he lost 100 pounds. But even after scoring a surprise victory in the campaign-opening Iowa caucuses, Huckabee’s appeal has remained mostly among his fellow religious conservatives. The Super Tuesday wins that kept Huckabee in the race were all in his native South.

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</div> <br class="clear"/> <div class="candidatebios"> <h3>Brief Biography</h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Residence:</strong>Little Rock, Ark.</li> <li> <strong>Born:</strong>August 24, 1955; Hope, Ark.</li> <li> <strong>Religion:</strong>Baptist</li> <li> <strong>Family:</strong>Wife, Janet Huckabee; three children</li> <li> <strong>Education:</strong>Ouachita Baptist U., B.A. 1976 (religion & communication) ; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, attended 1977</li> <li> <strong>Military service:</strong>None</li> <li> <strong>Career:</strong>Television talk show host; television documentary producer; pastor</li> <li> <strong>Political Highlights:</strong>Lieutenant governor, 1993-96; governor, 1996-2006</li> </ul> <h3>Useful Links</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.explorehuckabee.com/">Campaign Home Page</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://disclosure.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00431809/">Campaign Finance Filings</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Blogs.Home">Mike Huckabee’s Blog</a> </li> </ul> <h3>Fundraising as of April 30, 2008</h3> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <span>Receipts to date:</span> </td> <td class="cost"> <span>$16,365,783.00</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>Individual Contributions:</span> </td> <td class="cost"> <span>$16,065,690.00</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>Disbursements to date:</span> </td> <td class="cost"> <span>$16,331,306.00</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>Cash-on-hand:</span> </td> <td class="cost"> <span>$34,477.00</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>Debts:</span> </td> <td class="cost"> <span>$74,448.00</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="specials" style="margin-bottom: 150px;"> <a href="/prezcampaignfinance"><img src="/user-assets/images/content/finance.jpg" alt="Campaign Finance" /></a> <h3><a href="/prezcampaignfinance">Campaign Finance Details for the Race</a></h3> </div><br class="clear" /> </span> <div class="freetrial"> <span class="links"><a href="javascript: void(0);" id="printLinkBtm">Print</a> | <a href="javascript: void(0);" id="emailLinkBtm">E-mail</a> | <a href="javascript: void(0);" id="reprintLink">Reprints</a></span><br class="clear" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="col_b"> <div class="generic"> <h3><span class="eyearrow"></span>In This Story</h3> <span class="genericborder"></span> <ul> <li><a href="wmspage.cfm?parm1=99&docID=profile-000000000026">John McCain</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="generic"> <h3><span class="eyearrow"></span>Insiders</h3> <span class="genericborder"></span> <ul> <li><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/">Craig Crawford's Trail Mix</a>:<br /> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="bloglink" onClick="javascript: window.open('exit.cfm?originalRequest=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs%2Ecqpolitics%2Ecom%2Ftrailmix%2F2009%2F11%2Fthe%2Dgreat%2Ddebate%2Dbegins%2Ehtml');">The Great Debate Begins</a></li> <li><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/">Eye on 2010</a>:<br /> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="bloglink" onClick="javascript: window.open('exit.cfm?originalRequest=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs%2Ecqpolitics%2Ecom%2Feyeon2010%2F2009%2F11%2Fgreg%2Dball%2Ddrops%2Dbid%2Din%2Dny%2D19%2Ehtml');">Greg Ball Drops Bid Against Hall in New York</a></li> <li><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/">Poll Tracker</a>:<br /> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="bloglink" onClick="javascript: window.open('exit.cfm?originalRequest=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs%2Ecqpolitics%2Ecom%2Fpolltracker%2F2009%2F11%2Fhoeven%2Dleads%2Ddorgan%2Din%2Dpotenti%2Ehtml');">Hoeven Leads Dorgan in Potential N.D. 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