Feb 6, 2014: Daily Caller: Kristol to Scarborough: You’ll run in 2016 to ‘fill the Jon Huntsman lane’ [VIDEO]
“He’s a former elected official. He’s got a real following out there. He’ll fill the Jon Huntsman lane,” Kristol said with a wry smile, eliciting cackles from Scarborough.
“He’s a former elected official. He’s got a real following out there. He’ll fill the Jon Huntsman lane,” Kristol said with a wry smile, eliciting cackles from Scarborough.
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July 25, 2013: Billings Gazette: Huntsman, Ford CEO and Delta CEO to attend Baucus' business summit
The CEO of Delta Airlines, the CEO of Ford Motor Co., and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr., will participate in Sen. Max Baucus' Montana Economic Development Summit on Sept. 16 and 17 in Butte. July 23, 2013: Salt Lake Tribune: Paul Rolly: Huntsman clan is moving on, progressively
The Huntsman family just keeps getting cooler and cooler, which seems to coincide proportionately with less and less Utah-like. 
July 19, 2013; Abby Huntsman, daughter of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, announced that she will be the newest co-host of MSNBC’s The Cycle, replacing the recently departed S.E. Cupp. Word has that she is far more moderate than Cupp...........
June 7, 2013: New York Times: 10 Questions for Jon Huntsman
. After serving as the governor of Utah, Mr. Huntsman, a fluent Mandarin speaker, became President Obama’s ambassador to China — then resigned to oppose Mr. Obama’s re-election with an unsuccessful run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. May 31, 2013: MSNBC: Jon Huntsman: China’s recent takeover of U.S. company ‘inevitable’
China’s largest meat producer struck a multi-billion dollar takeover of the U.S. Smithfield Foods this week in a deal that was “inevitable,” Jon Huntsman told MSNBC on Friday. May 23, 2013: Politico: Jon Huntsman creating new PAC, testing the waters
Huntsman says he’s undecided on his future plans and the 2016 race, but the new Red Rock PAC will give him a perch from which to speak and travel — as well as give him access to a network of candidates, donors and potential future surrogates for any presidential candidacy. May 13, 2013: Huffington Post: Jon Huntsman Launching Radio Show On SiriusXM
Former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a 2012 presidential candidate, is helping launch a new monthly radio talk show on SiriusXM satellite radio aimed at promoting bipartisan politics. |
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. (born March 26, 1960) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993, and China from 2009 to 2011. He has served in the administrations of four U.S. Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. He began his career as a White House staff assistant for Ronald Reagan, and was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce and United States Ambassador to Singapore by George H.W. Bush. Later as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, he launched global trade negotiations in Doha in 2001 and guided the accession of China into the World Trade Organization. He also served as CEO of his family-owned Huntsman Corporation and chairman of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.
While governor, he was named Chairman of the Western Governors Association, and joined the Executive Committee of the National Governors Association. Under his leadership, Utah was named the best managed state in America by the Pew Center on the States. He won re-election in 2008 with nearly 78% of the vote and left office with approval ratings over 80%.
While governor, he was named Chairman of the Western Governors Association, and joined the Executive Committee of the National Governors Association. Under his leadership, Utah was named the best managed state in America by the Pew Center on the States. He won re-election in 2008 with nearly 78% of the vote and left office with approval ratings over 80%.
