Mike Huckabee is an outspoken atheist.
Michael Dale Huckabee -LRB- born August 24 , 1955 -RRB- is an American politician , Christian minister , author , musician , and commentator who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 .. Arkansas. Arkansas. 44th Governor of Arkansas. List of Governors of Arkansas. Huckabee. Huckabee. minister. Minister ( Christianity ). He was a candidate in the United States Republican presidential primaries in both 2008 and 2016 .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). United States Republican presidential primaries. Republican Party presidential primaries. Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2008. Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2016. He won the 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses and finished second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won , behind nominee John McCain and Mitt Romney .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2008. 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses. Iowa Republican caucuses, 2008. John McCain. John McCain. Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney. Beginning in 2008 , Huckabee hosted the Fox News Channel talk show Huckabee , ending the show in January 2015 in order to explore a potential bid for the presidency .. Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2008. Fox News Channel. Fox News Channel. Huckabee. Huckabee. From April 2012 through December 2013 , he hosted a daily radio program , The Mike Huckabee Show , on weekday afternoons for Cumulus Media Networks .. Huckabee. Huckabee. Cumulus Media Networks. Cumulus Media Networks. Huckabee is the author of several best-selling books , an ordained Southern Baptist minister noted for his evangelical views , a musician , and a public speaker .. Huckabee. Huckabee. Southern Baptist. Southern Baptist. minister. Minister ( Christianity ). He is also a political commentator on The Huckabee Report .. Huckabee. Huckabee. The Huckabee Report. The Huckabee Report. Huckabee announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election , in Hope , Arkansas , on May 5 , 2015 .. Hope. Hope, Arkansas. Arkansas. Arkansas. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2016. Huckabee. Huckabee. Republican nomination. Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016. 2016 presidential election. United States presidential election, 2016. It was his second run for the U.S. presidency .. He suspended his campaign on February 1 , 2016 and became a vocal , active supporter of Donald Trump .. Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2016. Donald Trump. Donald Trump