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Governor of Arkansas from 15 July 1996 to 9 January 2007.Lost over 110 pounds on advice from his doctors after learning in 2003 that he had Type 2 diabetes.Hated I Heart Huckabees (2004), stating "It was as if somebody forgot to give the actors a script and said, For the next two hours, just go out there and do something.".Born in Hope, Arkansas, birthplace of one of his predecessors and 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton .Born to Dorsey W. Huckabee, a fireman and mechanic, and his wife Mae Elder, a clerk in a gas company, he has one sister.Announced his candidacy for the 2008 US presidential election (28 January 2007).Has three children: David, John Mark and Sarah.Close friend of Chuck Norris and Ricky Skaggs .He plays bass guitar in his own rock and roll band called "Capitol Offense".Former pastor and mayor.Was a fellow seminary student with Rick Warren at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Mike dropped out of seminary after one year in order to take a job in Christian broadcasting.Has three dogs: Jet (a black Lap), Sonic (a shin tse) and Toby (a Cavlier King spaniel).His daughter, Sarah, and Anne Pressly were both at a wedding shower a week before Anne's attack.Daughter Sarah Huckabee's firm is working on Tim Pawlenty 's 2012 presidential campaign.First grandchild, a boy named Chandler James Huckabee, was born on July 2, 2011.