Mike Huckabee — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

29th United States Ambassador to Israel (since 2025)
Served as 44th Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007)
Ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016
Host of the talk show "Huckabee" on Fox News Channel (2008-2015) and TBN (2017-2025)
Hosted "The Mike Huckabee Show" on Cumulus Media Networks (2012-2013)
Author of several books
Graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a bachelor's degree in religion (1978)

Biography

Michael Dale Huckabee is an American politician, diplomat, and Baptist minister. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 44th governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He ran for his party's presidential nomination in both 2008 and 2016.

In 2008, he won the Iowa Republican caucuses and finished second in delegate count. In 2025, he was sworn in as the 29th United States ambassador to Israel, having been nominated by then-President-elect Donald Trump in November 2024.