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'''Mike Huckabee''' (born August 24, 1955) is an American politician who served 11 years as governor of Arkansas (1996-2007) and was the runner-up to winner [[John McCain]] in the contest for the 2008 Republican nomination for president, attracting more support than [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>[http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/mar/04/huckabee-bows-out/ ''Huckabee bows out''] 5 March 2008 Arkansas Online</ref> He is the leader against [[judicial supremacy]] and the infringement on constitutional rights caused by the [[homosexual agenda]]. He is [[pro-life]] and pro-[[Second Amendment]]. He announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president in the [[2016 presidential election|2016 election]] on May 5, 2015,<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/05/huckabee-announces-2016-white-house-bid/</ref> and has participated in the [[2016 presidential debates]]. His daughter Sarah Huckabee Sanders serves as press secretary for President [[Donald Trump]] beginning in July 2017.
Huckabee's position against judicial activism that pushes the [[homosexual agenda]] is principled and consistent. He has stated that as president he would not enforce the 5-4 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decision on ''[[Obergefell]]'', just as prior presidents including [[Andrew Jackson]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]] did not enforce overreaching by the Supreme Court in other decisions.