Janet Huckabee | |
|---|---|
 Huckabee in 2015 | |
| First Lady of Arkansas | |
| In role July 15, 1996 – January 8, 2007 | |
| Governor | Mike Huckabee |
| Preceded by | Betty Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Ginger Beebe |
| Second Lady of Arkansas | |
| In role November 20, 1993 – July 15, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Lisenne Dudderar Rockefeller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet McCain July 16, 1955 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Three, including Sarah |
| Alma mater | Ouachita Baptist University John Brown University |
Janet Huckabee (née McCain; born July 16, 1955) is an American politician, the wife of former 2008 and 2016 Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee. She served as the First Lady of Arkansas, from July 1996 until January 2007 and oversaw a total remodel of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, including the addition of the Grand Hall ballroom.[1] Huckabee was also a Republican nominee for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2002. She is also the mother of current and first female governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
- ^ Henneberger, Melinda (29 January 2008). "Shoots Bear, Submits to Husband". Slate.