John James Duncan, Jr.

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Jimmy Duncan, Jr.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 8, 1988–
Preceded by	John Duncan, Sr.
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	July 21, 1947 (age 59) Lebanon, Tennessee
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lynn Duncan
Religion	Presbyterian

John James Duncan, Jr. usually known as Jimmy Duncan, (born July 21, 1947) is a Tennessee Republican politician, representing Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, which centers around Knoxville.

Duncan was born in Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently received a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1973 and was admitted to the bar that same year. He was an attorney in private practice until he became a state court judge in Knox County, Tennessee, where he served from 1981 to 1988. He also served in the Army National Guard from 1970 to 1987.

He was first elected to Congress in 1988, in a special election to succeed his late father, John Duncan, Sr. and elected to the seat for a full term in his own right the same day. He has been reelected every two years since then from a district that has been held continuously by Republicans since 1857. He has never faced a serious or well-funded challenge for reelection, and was reelected without major-party opposition from 1994 through 2000.

Duncan was one of only three Republicans to vote against a June, 2006 House declaration in support of the war.^[1] He also opposed and voted against the original U.S. invasion of Iraq. That said when compared to other Republicans who voted against the war he stands out for his conservatism.^[2] The Family Research Council rated him as a 92% or above since 2002^[2]and the NRA has rated him in equally positive terms.^[2] He voted against the war based on opposition to unnecessary foreign involvement. He is a frequent contributor to Chronicles.