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[[image:huckabee.jpg|200x200px200px|thumb|right|Mike Huckabee]]
Michael Huckabee was born on August 24, 1955, in Hope, Arkansas. He was the first male member of his family to earn a high school diploma, and enrolled at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where he majored in religion and minored in speech. He won a special election for lieutenant governor in 1993, then became governor when Jim Guy Tucker was convicted in events relating to Whitewater. Huckabee was elected to full terms in 1998 and 2002. He ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2008 but lost to John McCain. In 2015, Huckabee announced that he will run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. [http://www.biography.com/people/mike-huckabee-261446#pastor-and-politician(Bio)]
==Tax Reform==
Proposed a FairTax system {{:Mike Huckabee (MHWTRTax Reform)}} *abolish IRS ==Jobs and Business Policy=={{:Mike Huckabee (Jobs and tax codeBusiness Policy)}} *eliminate all income tax==Health Policy=={{:Mike Huckabee (Health Policy)}} ==Drug Policy=={{:Mike Huckabee (Drug Policy)}} ==Middle East=={{:Mike Huckabee (Middle East)}} ==Trade=={{:Mike Huckabee (Trade)}} ==Immigration=={{:Mike Huckabee (Immigration)}} ==Environmental=={{:Mike Huckabee (Environmental)}} ==Education=="When it comes to education, including payrollthe Obama Administration is lost at sea. We must shift power back to state and local governments. In my ten years as governor, Medicare, Social SecurityI fought for parents, students and investment income taxeslocal control.*establish national sales tax*“senior bonus payment” instead Washington bureaucrats and big-government central planners are out-of Social Security-control.*bonus payments to poor individualsEducation is a family function — not a federal function.*claim: Education decisions are best made by the FairTax system will ensure that everyone including criminals will be required to pay most local government — Moms and Dads.*I believe we must demand results, accountability and success for every child in every classroom. I oppose watering down our education standards or automatically promoting every student.*I also oppose Common Core and believe we should abolish the tax, since it is a sales tax instead federal department of education. We must kill Common Core and restore common sense. The rising cost of income taxcollege also threatens middle class families, reinvest $22 trillion parked offshore back to students and the United StatesAmerican dream. For too many, grow economy by 6% each year, create millions college is where students discover mountains of manufacturing debt — but not a lifelong career. We must tackle the establishment and reform our colleges and universities so they make sense for the jobsof tomorrow."[http://www.mikehuckabee.com/education (MHWE)]
==Energy==
"We should explore and exploit all forms of domestically produced energy — oil, gas, wind, solar, bio-fuels, hydro-electric, nuclear, coal — anything and everything."[http://www.mikehuckabee.com/energy]
*push for energy independence
*support Keystone Pipeline
==Spending and Debt==
Reject the failed Obama-Clinton policies that punish working families and encourage government dependency.
Secure the border & end illegal immigration.
Repeal & replace ObamaCare.[http://www.mikehuckabee.com/spending-debt(MHWSD)
==Gun Control==
 
Defend the 2nd Amendment
Protect the rights of gun owners from Big Government
Oppose new gun restrictions, registrations, regulations & mandates[http://www.mikehuckabee.com/2nd-amendment(MHWGC)]
==National SecurityVeterans==Rebuild America’s military superiority. The best way "My first act as President will be to avoid conflict is end the national disgrace of failing to build a lethal fighting force properly care for veterans who sacrificed so strong greatly for our country. America’s soldiers deserve first-class treatment and top-quality care — anything less is unfair, unacceptable, and simply un-American. As President, I will: 1) Fix the VA and give our heroes greater choices. We must hold VA hospital officials and powerful that no one would dare mess with usgovernment bureaucrats accountable.
Restore our role as leader of 2) Solve the Free World. Our enemies no longer fear us disability claims crisis and our allies no longer trust or respect usinexcusable wait times.
Reject Obama’s crisis-management approach to the world. We need 3) Empower our veterans with permanent careers, purpose, and a President who will accept responsibility and leadgrowing economy — not temporary programs or government gimmicks.
As President4) Fight for mental health awareness, treatment, I will lead with moral clarity in a dangerous world. Moral clarity is the foundation to our economic and military strength.[http://www.mikehuckabeesuicide prevention.com/national-security]==Health Care== "We need to remember that there is no controversy about Priorities matter — our nation must make sure the things that are driving medical costs. The next president ought first fruits of our treasury go to declare a war on cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's, because those are the four things that are causing the greatest cost. I remember the polio vaccine. We saved billions of dollars since that time, because we haven't had to treat for polio. Why doesn't this country focus on cures rather than treatment? We change the economy and the countryserving in uniform." [http://www.cbsnewsmikehuckabee.com/news/transcript-top-tier-primetime-cnn-gop-republican-debate-2015/veterans (MHWV)]
==Agriculture==
"ObamaCare is a $2As president, I will fight for America’s future and America’s farmers.2 trillion disaster I will: 1) Reject Obama’s radical, EPA mandates that dumps millions of people into a broken, expensive system strangle farmers with bureaucracy and does nothing to fix the basic problems everyday Americans faceWashington nonsense. We must tackle out-of-control costs 2)Fight for free and fair trade.ObamaCare raided $700 billion from Medicare. This Americans can compete with anyone in the world, but agriculture trade is often unfair and not reform — it’s theftfree. 3)Support American corn producers and the renewable fuel standard. We must reject government dependencyWashington shouldn’t pick favorites or change the rules in the middle of the game. We need solutions  4)Abolish the Death Tax and choices — not government mandates protect family farms. I governed a rural state for ten years and new taxes25% of our economy was agriculture. We must address pre-existing conditions with common senseI was also born and raised in rural America. As a governorPresident, I know these issues first handwill never forget my roots or my small town values. Our system of “sick care” "[http://www.mikehuckabee.com/agriculture (MHWA)] ==Family Values== "I will never apologize for my faith, my convictions or my values. Period. Life begins at conception. This isn’t just a Biblical view — it’s affirmed by modern science and every unique human DNA schedule, which is upside downpresent at conception. Doctors As Governor, hospitals I promoted and drug companies get paid for treating people signed a fetal protection act. I imposed a ban on partial birth abortion, established waiting periods, created parental notification requirements, and passed a bill so mothers who are sick — brought a newborn to a hospital or fire station would not keeping people healthy or preventing illnessesbe prosecuted for child abandonment. So many Americans cannot afford  I may stand alone, but I am absolutely faithful to get sick, while others take advantage the issue of a system that isn’t fairmarriage. ObamaCare simply doubles down on this backwardsNot because it’s politically expedient, brokenbut because it’s the Biblical position, flawed the historical position and failing systemthe right position. We need honesty, leadership and real reform. As Presidentmust defend, I will repeal ObamaCare protect and fight for real health care reformpreserve traditional marriage." [http://www.mikehuckabee.com/healthcarefamily-values (MHWFV)==Entrepreneurship and Innovation== {{:Mike Huckabee (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)}}
==Sources Key==
 
(MHWTR) = [http://www.mikehuckabee.com/_cache/files/11ce70c7-bee1-4fc0-b428-65ccdad4e7d1/B3BBF8906D52C920712799CAB662DB1F.fairtax-faq.pdf]
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