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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate agent Former legislator |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Duggar (née Ruark, born 1966) |
| Website | www.duggarfamily.com |
James Robert (Jim Bob) Duggar (born 1963), of Tontitown, Arkansas, served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
Duggar was a candidate for the United States Senate in 2002, but lost to Tim Hutchinson. Duggar sought the Republican nomination to the Arkansas State Senate District 35 seat in Arkansas in 2006, but lost to candidate Bill Pritchard. Duggar is a real estate agent, and owns several commercial properties in his local area.
Duggar and his wife Michelle are politically conservative fundamentalist Christians who endorse Quiverfull and the teachings of Bill Gothard. They reportedly live debt-free.
Family
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are best known for being the parents of seventeen children, ten boys and seven girls, each given a name beginning with the letter J.
The Duggars' seventeenth child, Jennifer, who was born in August 2007, joined siblings Joshua (1988), twins Janna and John David (1990), Jill (1991), Jessa (1992), Jinger (1993), Joseph (1995), Josiah (1996), Joy-Anna (1997), twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah (1998), Jason (2000) James (2001), Justin (2002), Jackson (2004), Johannah Faith (2005).
The family has been featured in many print articles and television spots, and has been filmed for four television shows on the Discovery Health Channel and The Learning Channel.
References
- Staff reporter (23 May 2002). "Senator Wins in Arkansas". The New York Times.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Doug Thompson (29 March 2006). "Duggar runs for Springdale state Senate seat". Arkansas News Bureau.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Carrie Rengers (9 September 2001). "13 Children Add Up To Asset For Challenger". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Prill Boyle. "Eating an Elephant". National Association of Baby Boomer Women.
- Michelle Duggar (September 2003). "Raising 14 Kids". Parents Magazine.
- ^ Arnold Hamilton (19 December 2005). "For Arkansas family, 18's not a crowd". The Dallas Morning News.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are baby boomers. They may not fit the age profile of the post-World War II generation, but the numbers don't lie … the Duggars are an anomaly, attracting worldwide media attention.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "And baby makes ... 18?". Associated Press. 14 October 2005.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Associated Press (2 august 2007). "Duggars welcome 17th child". WMC-TV.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Melinda Murphy Interview with the Duggars (5 May 2004). "What a Mother!". The Early Show.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - The Learning Channel (6 September 2004). "14 Children and Pregnant Again!".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Home & Garden News (12 March 2006). "Dream Home for Family of 18 on Learning Channel".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - The Learning Channel (15 March 2006). "Raising 16 Children" (html).
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - The Learning Channel (11 June 2006). "On the Road With 16 Children".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "The Duggars: Countdown to Baby 17". Discovery Health Channel.
- Associated Press (2 August 2007). "Couple welcomes 17th child — and wants more". MSNBC.
The Duggars have been featured on several programs on cable television's Discovery Health Network. The next special, the Duggar Family Album, is scheduled to air next month, Jim Bob Duggar said.
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