of Arizona, Utah State University, and University of Wisconsin. He has been recognized as a Significant Sig by Sigma Chi. In 2007 Huntsman was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award by the BSA. In October 2018, Huntsman was diagnosed with stage-1 melanoma and sought treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. On June 10, 2020, Huntsman announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Religious views Huntsman is a member of the LDS Church and served a church mission to Taiwan. In an interview with Time magazine, he stated that he considers himself more spiritual than religious, and in December 2010, he told Newsweek that the LDS Church doesn't have a monopoly on his spiritual life. In a May 2011 interview, Huntsman stated "I believe in God. I'm a good Christian. I'm very proud of my Mormon heritage. I am Mormon." Huntsman rejects the notion that faith and evolution are mutually exclusive. He said, "The minute that the Republican Party becomes ... the anti-science party, we have a huge problem. We lose a whole lot of people who would otherwise allow us to win the election in 2012." Electoral history See also 2004 Utah gubernatorial election 2008 Utah gubernatorial election List of U.S. political appointments that crossed party lines List of people and companies named in the Paradise Papers References External links Huntsman Presidential Campaign Staff (archived) Biography at Ballotpedia Works by or about Jon Huntsman Jr. in libraries (WorldCat catalog) Financial information at OpenSecrets.org Official Biography at the United States Department of State (2017) "Jon Huntsman Could Do Without Bill Clinton's Kudos", Andrew Goldman, The New York Times Magazine, 4 January 2013 |- |- |- |- |- 1960 births Living people 20th-century Mormon missionaries 21st-century American politicians American people of Norwegian descent Ambassadors of the United States to China Ambassadors of the United States to Russia Ambassadors of the United States to Singapore American Mormon missionaries in Taiwan American people of Danish descent American people of Dutch descent American people of English descent American people of Scottish descent American people of Swedish descent Directors of Chevron Corporation Republican Party governors of Utah Harvard Institute of Politics Obama administration personnel People from Palo Alto, California Huntsman family Theistic evolutionists Trump administration personnel Candidates in the 2012 United States presidential election University of Pennsylvania alumni University of Utah alumni Atlantic Council Candidates in the 2020 United States elections People named in the