Sanders will become the first woman governor of Arkansas, her home state. She also is ascending to the post her father, Mike Huckabee, held for more than a decade.
and her time as President Donald Trump's spokeswoman, Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she wants to keep her attention on Arkansas as she takes charge as the state's 47th governor.governor of Arkansas, her home state. She also is ascending to the post her father, Mike Huckabee, held for more than a decade., is the best-known former Trump official to assume elected office.
Sanders takes office as Trump's influence in the GOP appears to be waning. Sanders' predecessor, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, is considering a run for president and has said Trump winning the Republican nomination would be theSanders, however, has said she thinks the country would be better off right now if Trump were in office.
Sanders also supports some form of school choice — parental empowerment as she puts it — to allow state money to be used for private schools or homeschooling. “Parents should be able to decide how and where their kids can best be educated," she said. The incoming governor's agenda also includes public safety measures, with Sanders supporting a new prison and a “truth in sentencing" law.
Her inauguration marks the first time in 42 years Arkansas will have a governor without any experience in elected office. Hutchinson, a former congressman, has been a fixture in Arkansas politics since the 1980s. Republicans, some of whom clashed with Hutchinson in his final years in office, said they view the lack of elected experience as a plus.
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