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'''Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr.''' is an American [[business]]man, [[diplomat]] and [[politician]] who served as Governor of [[Utah]] . He sought the [[Republican]] nomination for president in 2012,<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2071003,00.html</ref> but withdrew from the race before the South Carolina primaries. <ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/huntsman-says-hes-quitting-g-o-p-race/]</ref>
'''Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr.''' is an American [[business]]man, [[diplomat]] and [[politician]] who served as Governor of [[Utah]] . He sought the [[Republican]] nomination for president in 2012,<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2071003,00.html</ref> but withdrew from the race before the South Carolina primaries. <ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/huntsman-says-hes-quitting-g-o-p-race/]</ref>
The [[libertarian]] [[Cato Institute]] has praised his tax policies, but criticized his spending.<ref>http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-624.pdf</ref>
The [[libertarian]] [[Cato Institute]] has praised his tax policies, but criticized his spending.<ref>http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-624.pdf</ref>
He supports civil unions for [[homosexuals]]<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/51795519-90/civil-cowan-gay-governor.html.csp</ref> but claims to be [[pro-life]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/03/jon-huntsman-touts-pro-life-record-at-faith-and-freedom-coalition-conference/</ref> He has stated his belief in both [[Darwinism]] and [[Anthropogenic global warming theory|man-made global warming]].<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/177429-huntsman-call-me-crazy-i-believe-in-evolution-global-warming</ref> Having almost no chance of winning the nomination,<ref>See [[Presidential Election 2012]].</ref>
He supports civil unions for [[homosexuals]]<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/51795519-90/civil-cowan-gay-governor.html.csp</ref> but claims to be [[pro-life]].<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/03/jon-huntsman-touts-pro-life-record-at-faith-and-freedom-coalition-conference/</ref> He has stated his belief in both [[Darwinism]] and [[Anthropogenic global warming theory|man-made global warming]].<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/177429-huntsman-call-me-crazy-i-believe-in-evolution-global-warming</ref>
However, in the economic sphere, he is more conservative than the leading candidates such as Romney and [[Newt Gingrich]], as he fully supports [[Paul Ryan]]'s budget and would repeal [[ethanol]] subsidies, a failed liberal faux-environmentalist program.
However, in the economic sphere, he is more conservative than the leading candidates such as Romney and [[Newt Gingrich]], as he fully supports [[Paul Ryan]]'s budget and would repeal [[ethanol]] subsidies, a failed liberal faux-environmentalist program.
==Political Positions==
==Political Positions==
Huntsman seeks to enact national education reform that would promote more choice and would initiate merit based pay. He advocates a continuation of US military supremacy which he wants to accomplish through a modern fighting force. His fiscally conservative jobs plan made the Utah the #1 state in job creation during his tenure.
Huntsman's fiscally conservative jobs plan made the Utah the #1 state in Job creation during his tenure.
==See also==
==See also==