Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee dropped out of the 2008 presidential race after the primaries on March 4th when Senator John McCain secured the delegates he needed for the Republican nomination.

Huckabee was a teenager when he preached his first sermon.

In 2005 Huckabee ran the Little Rock Marathon in 4:38:32, earning him USATF Athlete of the Week honors. After that he completed the 2005 Marine Corps Marathon, the 2006 Little Rock Marathon, and the 2006 ING New York City Marathon. He also entered the 2008 Boston Marathon.

Huckabee was chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

A normal day for Huckabee begins with reading a chapter in Proverbs and running 6 to 10 miles.

When he was in college, Mike Huckabee dined on fried squirrel cooked in a popcorn popper in his room.

In 2003, he was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.

In 1997, he co-authored the book Character is the Issue: How People With Integrity Can Revolutionize America.

The names of the Huckabee children are John Mark, David, and Sarah.

His favorite authors are Samuel Johnson and Francis Schaeffer.

His first job was as a disc jockey at WXAR in Hope, AR.

Huckabee plays bass for a rock band named Capitol Offence.

He authored a book Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork, as a health and exercise guide.

He also attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

He attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

He was the Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007).