Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
	Sanders in 2025
47th Governor of Arkansas
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 10, 2023
Lieutenant	Leslie Rutledge
Preceded by	Asa Hutchinson
31st White House Press Secretary
	In office; July 26, 2017 – July 1, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Raj Shah; Hogan Gidley
Preceded by	Sean Spicer
Succeeded by	Stephanie Grisham
White House Deputy Press Secretary
	In office; January 20, 2017 – July 26, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Press Secretary	Sean Spicer
Preceded by	Eric Schultz
Succeeded by	Raj Shah
Personal details
Born	Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee; August 13, 1982; Hope, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bryan Sanders (m. 2010)
Children	3
Parents	Mike Huckabee (father); Janet Huckabee (mother);
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Education	Ouachita Baptist University (BA)
Website	governor.arkansas.gov

Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders (née Huckabee; born August 13, 1982)^[1] is an American politician serving as the 47th governor of Arkansas since 2023. Sanders is the daughter of Ambassador Mike Huckabee, who served from 1996 to 2007 as Arkansas's 44th governor.^[2] A member of the Republican Party, she was the 31st White House press secretary, serving under President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019. Sanders was the third woman to be White House press secretary.^[3] She also served as a senior advisor on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Sanders became the Republican nominee in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election and won, defeating Democratic nominee Chris Jones.

As press secretary, Sanders was the spokesperson for the first Trump administration's policy decisions, and had a confrontational relationship with the White House press corps.^[4] When interviewed by investigators as part of the Mueller probe, she admitted making false statements in her role.^[5]^[6]^[7] Sanders hosted fewer press conferences than any of the 13 previous White House press secretaries.^[8]

In June 2019, Trump tweeted that Sanders would be leaving her role as press secretary.^[9]^[10] On January 25, 2021, she announced her candidacy for governor of Arkansas; Trump endorsed her. She secured the Republican nomination in May 2022; her general election opponents were the Democratic nominee, Chris Jones, and the Libertarian nominee, Ricky Dale Harrington. She is the first woman to hold the office, the first woman to be governor of a state of which her father was also governor,^[11]^[12] and the youngest current governor.^[13]

Sanders has been recognized in Fortune and Time magazine's "40 under 40". She is the author of The New York Times bestseller Speaking for Myself, is a former Fox News Channel contributor, and served on the Fulbright board.^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference SHSbirthdate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Schonfeld, Zach (November 8, 2022). "Sarah Sanders wins Arkansas governor's mansion". The Hill. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Governor Sanders". Arkansas Governor - Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^
Multiple sources:
- Grynbaum, Michael M. (June 14, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steadfast Trump Fan, Never Wavered". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- Nashrulla, Tasneem (June 13, 2019). "White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Is Leaving The White House". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- Williams, Paige (June 17, 2019). "Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders the Future of the Republican Party?". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- Bierman, Noah (June 13, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump's White House press secretary, is stepping down". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ Karni, Annie; Haberman, Maggie (April 19, 2019). "Sanders's 'Slip of the Tongue' Would Be a Problem in Some White Houses. Not Trump's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ Baker, Peter; Haberman, Maggie (April 18, 2019). "A Portrait of the White House and Its Culture of Dishonesty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ Smith, David (June 13, 2019). "Sarah Sanders exits after two fraught years as Trump hails 'a very fine woman'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
^ "White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to go". BBC News. June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ Phelps, Jordyn (June 13, 2019). "Press Secretary Sarah Sanders leaving White House". ABC News.
^ Baker, Peter; Rogers, Katie (June 13, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders Leaving White House at the End of the Month". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
^ "Sarah Huckabee Sanders 1st woman elected Arkansas governor". AP News. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ Chowdhury, Maureen (November 9, 2022). "CNN Projection: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders will win Arkansas governorship | CNN Politics". CNN.
^ Millar, Lindsey (November 22, 2022). "Sanders announces co-chairs of her inauguration".

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[2] Schonfeld, Zach (November 8, 2022). "Sarah Sanders wins Arkansas governor's mansion". The Hill. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

[:6-3] "Governor Sanders". Arkansas Governor - Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[4] Multiple sources:
Grynbaum, Michael M. (June 14, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steadfast Trump Fan, Never Wavered". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

Nashrulla, Tasneem (June 13, 2019). "White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Is Leaving The White House". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

Williams, Paige (June 17, 2019). "Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders the Future of the Republican Party?". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

Bierman, Noah (June 13, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump's White House press secretary, is stepping down". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[5] Grynbaum, Michael M. (June 14, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steadfast Trump Fan, Never Wavered". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[6] Nashrulla, Tasneem (June 13, 2019). "White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Is Leaving The White House". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[7] Williams, Paige (June 17, 2019). "Is Sarah Huckabee Sanders the Future of the Republican Party?". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[8] Bierman, Noah (June 13, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump's White House press secretary, is stepping down". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[:4-5] Karni, Annie; Haberman, Maggie (April 19, 2019). "Sanders's 'Slip of the Tongue' Would Be a Problem in Some White Houses. Not Trump's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

[:3-6] Baker, Peter; Haberman, Maggie (April 18, 2019). "A Portrait of the White House and Its Culture of Dishonesty". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

[:5-7] Smith, David (June 13, 2019). "Sarah Sanders exits after two fraught years as Trump hails 'a very fine woman'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

[8] "White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to go". BBC News. June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[ABC_News-9] Phelps, Jordyn (June 13, 2019). "Press Secretary Sarah Sanders leaving White House". ABC News.

[nytimes.com-10] Baker, Peter; Rogers, Katie (June 13, 2019). "Sarah Huckabee Sanders Leaving White House at the End of the Month". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

[auto-11] "Sarah Huckabee Sanders 1st woman elected Arkansas governor". AP News. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[auto1-12] Chowdhury, Maureen (November 9, 2022). "CNN Projection: Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders will win Arkansas governorship | CNN Politics". CNN.

[13] Millar, Lindsey (November 22, 2022). "Sanders announces co-chairs of her inauguration".

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