Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is the co-founder of “Learn Our History,” an exciting American history video company with the mission of giving children across America a new and fun way to learn US history, free from the biases and inaccuracies often found in classrooms and traditional educational materials.
Since Huckabee launched “Learn Our History” in May of 2011, the series has become a huge hit with the homeschool community given the breadth of content, historical accuracy and fun animation. Developed under the direction of leading historians and educators, the series features a group of friends who go back in time to relive the most influential stories of our nation. Children get to go along for the ride to see it all, from the earliest days of our nation to the latest events that continue to transform America today.
Governor Huckabee is also currently the of host of the number one rated weekend hit “HUCKABEE” on the Fox News Channel, and is heard three times daily across the nation on the “Huckabee Report” syndicated on almost 600 stations by the Citadel Media Network, where it has been the fastest growing new program on the Citadel Media Network in recent years. He is also the author of 9 books, the most recent being “A Simple Government.”
After his campaign for the Republican nomination for President in 2008, in which he finished second to John McCain, he formed HuckPac to assist Conservative Republicans running for office nationwide and has amassed a volunteer team with thousands of activists in all 50 states.
From 1996-2007, Huckabee served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas and was recognized nationally for his leadership, having been honored by several renowned publications and organizations for his numerous accomplishments. In 1997, Huckabee became the first governor ever to appoint a homeschooling parent to the State Board of Education with his appointment of JoNell Caldwell.
Governing Magazine named Huckabee as one of its ‘Public Officials of the Year’ for 2005, Time Magazine honored him as one of the five best governors in America, and later in the same year, Huckabee received the American Association of Retired Person’s Impact Award. In 2007, he was presented with the Music for Life Award by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), for his commitment to music education. He served as the Chairman of the prestigious National Governors Association as well as the Education Commission of the States and the Interstate Oil and Gas Commission.
Huckabee became governor in July 1996 when his predecessor resigned. He was one of the youngest governors in the country at the time. Huckabee was elected to a full four-year term as governor in 1998, attracting the largest percentage of the vote ever received by a Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas, and was re-elected to another four-year term in November 2002.
Huckabee first was elected lieutenant governor in a 1993 special election and was elected to a full four-year term in 1994. He was only the fourth Republican to be elected to statewide office since Reconstruction.
After an early career in broadcasting and advertising, he spent 12 years as a pastor and denominational leader. He became the youngest president ever of the Arkansas Southern Baptist State Convention, the largest denomination in Arkansas. Huckabee led rapidly growing congregations in Pine Bluff and Texarkana. He said those experiences gave him a deep sense of the problems faced by individuals and families.
Huckabee has a deep passion for American History—a passion that led to his involvement in the development of the “Learn Our History” DVD video series for children. He has been quoted as saying,
History is to a culture what memory is to an individual. Without some sense of who we were, we’re incapable of knowing who we are and who we will become.
He is also an avid musician and is bass player in his rock-n-roll band, Capitol Offense, which has opened for artists such as Willie Nelson and the Charlie Daniels Band, and has played the House of Blues in New Orleans, the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, CO and for two presidential inauguration balls and at two Republican National Conventions. He is featured each week in the musical segment of his Fox show with the Fox house band, “The Little Rockers.”
His hobbies include hunting, fishing, running, and music. He was named one of the 25 most influential people for conservation by Outdoor Life magazine, and has was named as Man of the Year by the American Sportfishing Association in 1997.
The former governor and his wife, Janet, live in Florida and still spend part of their time in Arkansas. They have three grown children: John Mark, David and Sarah and one grandson, Chandler.
