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 |
| Spouse | Michelle Duggar, (birth name Ruark) born Sep 13, 1966 |
| 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 perhaps best known as the father of the Duggar family, which currently includes seventeen children, with an eighteenth expected in January 2009.
Duggar ran in the Republican Party of Arkansas primary election for United States Senate candidacy 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.
Jim Bob Duggar[5] and his wife Michelle,[6] who was named Young Mother of the Year in Arkansas in 2004,[7][8] are conservative Baptists[9] who endorse the Quiverfull movement and the teachings of Bill Gothard.
Jim Bob Duggar and his wife report that their children are blessings from God, since his wife miscarried while on birth control, and was able to conceive many more times once she stopped taking birth control. [10]
The Duggars say they live debt-free,[11][12] which Mr. Duggar has said is “the fruit of a financial freedom seminar” he attended years ago. According to the FEC, Duggar's 2002 Senate campaign has closing debts of $101,163 he owes to himself, ranking him number 17 on 2001, 2002 Senate Campaign Debt.[13] These debts were unpaid as of 2004.[14]
[edit] References
- ^ Carrie Rengers (9 September 2001). 13 Children Add Up To Asset For Challenger. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
- ^ Arnold Hamilton (19 December 2005). For Arkansas family, 18's not a crowd. The Dallas Morning News. “The Duggars are an anomaly, attracting worldwide media attention.”
- ^ Staff reporter (23 May 2002). Senator Wins in Arkansas. The New York Times.
- ^ Doug Thompson (29 March 2006). Duggar runs for Springdale state Senate seat. Arkansas News Bureau.
- ^ Jim Bob Duggar at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Michelle Duggar at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Melinda Murphy Interview with the Duggars (5 May 2004). What a Mother!. The Early Show. “Michelle Duggar just won the "Young Mother of the Year Award" in Arkansas, which is sponsored by American Mothers Incorporated.”
- ^ Associated Press (25 May 2004). (The Duggar family with Governor Huckabee). MSNBC. “(Photo Caption) Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, far right, speaks with Michelle Duggar as the Duggar family poses for a photograph after Michelle was named Arkansas Young Mother of the Year on April 7 in Little Rock.”
- ^ Carrie Renegers. "13 Children Add Up to Asset for Challenger. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (September 9, 1999) reprinted in Quiverfull website. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ^ Dugger Family About Us Page.
- ^ Prill Boyle. Eating an Elephant. National Association of Baby Boomer Women.
- ^ Michelle Duggar (September 2003). Raising 14 Kids. Parents Magazine.
- ^ Congressional Campaign Finance Activity 2002
- ^ FEC Disclosure Reports - Filer ID C00372839
