Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24 1955) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and was a candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election; he announced his candidacy on January 28, 2007. Following losses to John McCain in the Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island primaries, he ended his presidential campaign the evening of March 4, 2008.

Huckabee is the author of several books, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, a public speaker, and a musician; he plays bass guitar in his rock band, Capitol Offense. He is well known for having lost in a very short time and for advocating a healthy lifestyle. He and his wife, Janet, have been married 33 years and have three grown children: John Mark, David, and Sarah.