Jim Bob Duggar
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| Jim Bob Duggar | |
Jim (left) with his wife Michelle (right).
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| Born | July 18, 1965 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Real estate agent Former Arkansas state legislator candidate |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Duggar (née Ruark), born Sep 13, 1966, couple married July 21, 1984 |
| Website www.duggarfamily.com |
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James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar (born July 18, 1965), of Tontitown, Arkansas, is a former state legislator, who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002. He is a real estate agent, and owns several commercial properties in his local area.[1][2]. He is best known as the father of the Duggar family, which currently includes eighteen children: Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer and Jordyn.
Duggar ran in the Republican Party of Arkansas primary election for the United States Senate in 2002, but lost to Tim Hutchinson.[3] Duggar sought the Republican nomination to the Arkansas State Senate District 35 seat in Arkansas in 2006,[4] but lost to candidate Bill Pritchard.
[edit] References
- ^ Carrie Rengers (9 September 2001). "13 Children Add Up To Asset For Challenger". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. http://www.quiverfull.com/articles.php/id20/.
- ^ Arnold Hamilton (19 December 2005). "For Arkansas family, 18's not a crowd". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/121805dntexbigfamily.2bb5559.html. "The Duggars are an anomaly, attracting worldwide media attention."
- ^ Staff reporter (23 May 2002). "Senator Wins in Arkansas". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E4DA1E38F930A15756C0A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fH%2fHutchinson%2c%20Tim.
- ^ Doug Thompson (29 March 2006). "Duggar runs for Springdale state Senate seat". Arkansas News Bureau. http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2006/03/29/News/335335.html.

