Jim Bob Duggar
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| Jim Bob Duggar | |
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 Jim Bob with his wife Michelle. |
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| Born | July 18, 1965 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Former Arkansas General Assembly, State Legislature |
| 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 Springdale, Arkansas, is a former state legislator, who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
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-Grace.
On the September 1, 2009, episode of Today, Michelle Duggar announced that she is expecting her 19th child. They have one grandchild, a girl named Mackynzie Renee, who was born to their eldest son Josh and his wife Anna on October 8, 2009.[3] Duggar ran in the Republican Party of Arkansas primary election for the United States Senate in 2002, but lost to Tim Hutchinson.[4]
Duggar sought the Republican nomination to the Arkansas State Senate District 35 seat in Arkansas in 2006,[5] but lost to candidate Bill Pritchard by 200 votes.
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- ^ Carrie Rengers (September 9, 2001). "13 Children Add Up To Asset For Challenger". [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. http://www.quiverfull.com/articles.php/id20/.
- ^ Arnold Hamilton (December 19, 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."
- ^ Mike Celizic."Arkansas family prepares for baby № 19.", MSNBC. (September 1, 2009).
- ^ Staff reporter (May 23, 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 (March 29, 2006). "Duggar runs for Springdale state Senate seat". Arkansas News Bureau. http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2006/03/29/News/335335.html.
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