Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders | |
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| 47th Governor of Arkansas | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
| Lieutenant | Leslie Rutledge |
| Preceded by | Asa Hutchinson |
| 31st White House Press Secretary | |
| In office July 26, 2017 – July 1, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Raj Shah Hogan Gidley |
| Preceded by | Sean Spicer |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Grisham |
| White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – July 26, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Leader | Sean Spicer |
| Preceded by | Eric Schultz |
| Succeeded by | Raj Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee August 13, 1982 Hope, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Bryan Sanders (m. 2025) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Mike Huckabee (father) Janet Huckabee (mother) |
| Education | Ouachita Baptist University (BA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders (née Huckabee; born August 13, 1982) is an American Republican politician who is the 47th and current Governor of Arkansas since 2023.[1] Sanders was the 31st White House Press Secretary from July 26, 2017 to July 1, 2019. She served as Deputy White House Press Secretary from January through July 2017.
Sanders announced her resignation as Press Secretary on June 16, 2019 and left the office on July 1.[2]
Sanders is the daughter of former Governor of Arkansas and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, and former Arkansas first lady Janet Huckabee.
On January 25, 2021, Sanders announced her candidacy for Arkansas Governor in the 2022 election.[3] She won the Republican nomination in May 2022 and then the general election in November 2022. She is the first woman to hold the office and the first woman to be governor of a state of which her father was also governor.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Huckabee daughter weds in Virgin Islands ceremony". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. June 27, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ Pramuk, Jacob (2019-06-13). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving the White House at the end of the month, Trump says". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ Salcedo, Andrea (January 25, 2021). "Sarah Sanders announces run for Arkansas governor". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Sarah Huckabee Sanders 1st woman elected Arkansas governor". AP NEWS. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Maureen (November 9, 2022). "CNN Projection: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders will win Arkansas governorship | CNN Politics". CNN.
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