Who is Mike Huckabee’s wife Janet Huckabee?
FORMER Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and his wife Janet have been married since 1974.
The former governor turned Fox contributor came under fire after tweeting that he would start identifying as "Chinese" in a jab against pushback to Georgia's new voting bill.
He was a former candidate for the presidential nomination in both 2008 and 2016.
In the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, Huckabee won the Iowa Republican caucuses.
He finished second in the delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won, behind John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Within two years of her marriage with Huckabee, Janet was diagnosed with spinal cancer, and faced the possibility of paralysis and the inability to have children.
The 65-year-old was blasted for the "anti-Asian" jibe he made in an apparent pushback against companies which have criticized Georgia's new voting bill.
His comments appeared to be hitting out at businesses that have come out in opposition of the bill known as the Election Integrity Act of 2021.
The bill, also called SB 202, will make widespread changes to pretty much all of the state's voting and election system.
The sweeping legislation makes multiple alterations to the voting process in Georgia, making it more difficult to vote by mail or without a valid ID.
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Supporters of the bill said the new law merely ensures the integrity of future elections, despite no evidence of voter fraud being found in 2020 - contrary to former President 's repeated claims.
Critics, meanwhile, say the changes disproportionately effect minority groups, including Black Georgians, Hispanics and the disabled.