Jim Bob Duggar
Jim Bob Duggar | |
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 Jim Bob with his wife Michelle. | |
| Born | July 18, 1965 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | 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 |
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. He also ran in the Republican Party of Arkansas primary election for the United States Senate in 2002, but lost to Tim Hutchinson.[1] Duggar sought the Republican nomination to the Arkansas State Senate District 35 seat in 2006,[2] but lost to candidate Bill Pritchard by 200 votes.
He is a real estate agent and owns several commercial
properties in his local area.[3][4] He is best known as the father of the Duggar family, which currently includes nineteen children: Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace and Josie. He is married to Michelle Duggar.
On the September 1, 2009, episode of Today, Michelle Duggar announced that she was expecting her 19th child. The child was born prematurely in December 2009. 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.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Staff reporter (May 23, 2002). "Senator Wins in Arkansas". The New York Times.
- ^ Doug Thompson (March 29, 2006). "Duggar runs for Springdale state Senate seat". Arkansas News Bureau.
- ^ Carrie Rengers (September 9, 2001). "13 Children Add Up To Asset For Challenger". [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ^ Arnold Hamilton (December 19, 2005]). "For Arkansas family, 18's not a crowd". The Dallas Morning News.
The Duggars are an anomaly, attracting worldwide media attention.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Mike Celizic."Arkansas family prepares for baby № 19.", MSNBC. (September 1, 2009).
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