Robert L. Duncan

For other people named Robert Duncan, see Robert Duncan (disambiguation).

Robert Lloyd Duncan
Texas State Senator from District 28 (Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Tom Green, Upton, and Wheeler counties)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1997
Preceded by	John T. Montford
Texas State Representtive from District 84 (Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Crosby, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hall, Lubbock, and Motley counties)
In office 1989 – 1993
Preceded by	Warren Chisum
Succeeded by	Carl Isett
Personal details
Born	August 5, 1953 (1953-08-05) Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Divorced from Lynne Stebbins Duncan
Residence	Lubbock, Texas
Alma mater	Texas Tech University
Profession	Attorney

Robert Lloyd Duncan (born August 5, 1953) is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from the 28th District, centered on Lubbock. First elected to the Senate in a 1996 special election, Duncan had previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from District 84 from 1989 to 1993.

Background

Duncan is the only son of the five children of Frank L. Duncan, a district conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Vernon, and the former Robena Formby, who married Joe King of San Marcos and later Roaring Springs after the death of Frank Duncan. Robena Duncan King was the sister of Marshall Formby, an attorney and radio station owner from Plainview in Hale County, who served as county judge of Dickens County, as a state senator from Lubbock (then District 30) from 1941 to 1945, and was thereafter an influential member of the Texas Highway Commission. Marshall Formby was also an unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1962, having lost out to John B. Connally, Jr. Duncan was a cousin of the late radio broadcaster Clint Formby of Hereford, Texas.

Duncan holds bachelor's and law degrees from Texas Tech University. He practices law at the Lubbock firm of Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. and specializes in medical malpractice. He and his former wife, the former Lynne Stebbins, have two children, daughter Lindsey and son Matthew.

2003 congressional redistricting

In 2003, Duncan was among the members of the Senate committee which conducted extensive hearings across the state on redistricting of the thirty-two Texas seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Legislature ultimately approved a plan which in 2004 increased Republican membership in the Texas House seats from fifteen to twenty-one members. In 2006, however, the Democrats regained two of the previously Republican-held seats. In 2009, Duncan was elected President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate. As such, he is currently second in the line of succession for the office of governor should the governor be unable to fulfill his duties. In March, 2009, Duncan presided over the Committee of the Whole for nearly twenty-four straight hours as the Senate debated the voter identification bill.

Election history

Senate election history of Duncan.

Most recent election

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 28
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Duncan (Incumbent)	176,588	100.00	+8.68
Majority			176,588	100.00	+17.37
Turnout			176,588		+34.85
	Republican hold

Previous elections

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 28
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Duncan (Incumbent)	119,580	91.32	-8.68
	Libertarian	Jon Ensor	11,372	8.8	+8.68
Majority			108,208	82.63	-17.37
Turnout			130,952		+58.98
	Republican hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 28
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Duncan (Incumbent)	82,368	100.00	+64.21
Majority			82,368	100.00	+71.58
Turnout			82,368		-32.78
	Republican hold

1996

Special Election Runoff: Senate District 28, Unexpired term 10 December 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Duncan	32,489	56.82	+26.42
	Democratic	David R. Langston	24,686	43.18	+18.89
Majority			7,803	13.65
Turnout			57,175
	Republican gain from Democratic

Special Election: Senate District 28, Unexpired term 2 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dick Bowen	3,938	2.65
	Republican	Robert Duncan	45,106	30.41
	Republican	Monte Hasie	13,303	8.97
	Republican	Tim Lambert	18,885	12.73
	Democratic	David R. Langston	36,032	24.29
	Democratic	Lorenzo “Bubba” Sedeno	12,419	8.37
	Democratic	Gary L. Watkins	18,652	12.57
Turnout			148,335

External links

• Senate of Texas - Senator Robert L. Duncan official TX Senate website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Robert L. Duncan (TX) profile
• Follow the Money - Robert L. Duncan
  • 2006 2004 2002 1998 campaign contributions

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Warren Chisum	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 84 (Lubbock) 1988–1993	Succeeded by Carl Isett
Texas Senate
Preceded by John T. Montford	Texas State Senator from District 28 (Lubbock) 1996 – present	Incumbent