LITTLE ROCK—Former presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is going from being a player in the presidential election to a commentator on it.

The former Arkansas governor has joined Fox News Channel as a contributor on election coverage, the news channel announced Thursday.

“I hope to bring the unique perspective from ’inside the dragon’s belly’ as well as to try and speak for the millions of hard-working middle class Americans who really do feel that their voices are not being heard,” Huckabee said in a prepared statement released by his daughter, Sarah. “I saw that on the campaign trail and continue to see as I speak to groups of all kinds around the country as well as campaign for other candidates.”

The financial terms of the agreement were not released.\