Janet Huckabee, Cancer Survivor and Potential First Lady

• Janet Huckabee, age 53, is the wife of former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee.


• She and John met in high school and were married shortly after her high school graduation.


• Two years later when Janet was 20 she was diagnosed with spinal cancer and faced the prospect of being paralyzed. After surgery and radiation Janet recovered.


• She later attended Ouachita Baptist University and John Brown University.


• Janet was the Republican nominee for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2002, the same year Mike Huckabee ran for a second term as Governor. Mike Huckabee won his election however, Janet was defeated by the Democratic nominee.


• According to a Newsweek article Janet was nicknamed the "First Tomboy" during Mike Huckabee’s terms as governor. They reported that Janet tracked bears, hunted rattlesnakes, fired a grenade launcher, went skydiving and jet-skied down the entire Arkansas River.


• Most recently Janet was employed as the Program Manager for State Emergency Management Relations with the Arkansas Red Cross. She is also a board member with Habitat for Humanity.

Sources:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/74470

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=196754703

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Huckabee

http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2007/11/09/WashingtonDCBureau/344014.html

Janet Huckabee, Cancer Survivor and Potential First Lady