Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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According to WikiPedia, “Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. (born March 26, 1960) is an American politician, a Republican and diplomat. He is currently the United States Ambassador to China until his resignation comes into effect on April 30, 2011. He previously served as the 16th Governor of Utah from 2005 until August 11, 2009, when he resigned during his second term in office to become Ambassador to China.”
Note that it also listed these positions:
“Huntsman has at times taken positions that put him at odds with his party’s conservative base. Jennifer Rubin, a conservative pundit with the Washington Post, stated her opinion that “Huntsman isn’t, and never has been, a rock-solid conservative.” According to Ed Kilgore of the New Republic, he holds “progressive stances on climate change, immigration, and education.” Steve Kornacki of Salon.com argues that Huntsman “separated himself from the Republican Party’s Tea Party base by embracing and endorsing Obama’s stimulus.” He also “signed up with the Western Regional Climate Action Initiative,” a “regional cap-and-trade system,” in 2007.
Jimmy Carter supports Jon Huntsman