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Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Governor of Arkansas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the Governor of Arkansas, inaugurated on January 10, 2023. She was White House press secretary from 2017 to 2019 and earlier worked on Senate and presidential campaigns.

Public record

Office and sources

Office
Governor of Arkansas
Representing
Arkansas
Public role
State executive branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 10, 2023
Education
Ouachita Baptist University
  • Arkansas Governor: The Governor ↗
  • National Governors Association: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ↗
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Background

Biography

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was born in Arkansas on August 13, 1982, according to the National Governors Association. She grew up in Pine Bluff and Texarkana and graduated from Little Rock Central High School and Ouachita Baptist University. Her official biography says she served in the Department of Education during the George W. Bush administration.

In 2007 and 2008 she helped lead Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign. She managed John Boozman's 2010 Senate campaign in Arkansas and was a senior advisor to Tom Cotton's 2014 Senate campaign. She joined Donald Trump's presidential campaign as a senior advisor in February 2016 and served as White House press secretary from 2017 to 2019.

Sanders, a Republican, was inaugurated as the 47th governor of Arkansas on January 10, 2023.

Sources for this biography

  • Arkansas Governor: The Governor ↗
  • National Governors Association: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

Voting record

This office does not cast congressional roll-call votes.

Governor of Arkansas is an executive office. The Baseline will not manufacture a congressional voting score for it; sourced checks, statements, and coverage appear below.

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thehill.comOct 13, 2026

Sanders set to campaign for Nixon in Florida

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