Mike Huckabee
News & Politics November 6, 2010by Nicole Paddock (Nov. 9, 2015)
Mike Huckabee was the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. After his tenure, he hosted a talk show on the Fox network, beginning in 2008, and a radio show in 2013.
Huckabee graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a bachelor’s degree in Religion before attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a Southern Baptist minster as well as a father and a husband.
Huckabee plays the electric bass guitar in his classic-rock cover band and has written multiple books, including a New York Times Best Seller, Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America.
FINANCIAL AID / STUDENT LOANS / COST OF EDUCATION
This article discuss Mike Huckabee’s position on lowering the interest rates for college students.
This article discusses how Mike Huckabee has a plan to allow college students to refinance their loans.
JOBS/ ECONOMY
This article tells how Mike Huckabee thinks we have too much litigation in the working field, and racism and unequal opportunity in the job market, as well as excessive taxes.
APPROACH TO TERRORISM / EXTREMIST GROUPS
This article reports that Huckabee states the Islamic state needs to be dealt with like rattlesnakes.
HUMANITARIAN / FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OTHER NATIONS
This article by the Huffington Post states that the idea of welcoming in Syrian refuges could potentially lead to admitting the most violent and viscous people on earth.
RACIAL TENSION
This article discusses how faith can be a powerful act that can help our country achieve true racial settlement, but that most individuals would not agree.
This article talks about how Mike Huckabee is pushing for African American voters