CHARACTER | ||||
James Robert Duggar | ||||
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First appearance | 14 Children and Pregnant Again | |||
Sign | Cancer | |||
Number | 1 | |||
Gender | male | |||
Name | James Robert Duggar | |||
Nationality | American | |||
Born | July 18, 1965 (45) | |||
Occupation | {{{occupation}}} | |||
Parents | Jimmy Lee Duggar (father), Mary Duggar (mother) | |||
Siblings | Deanna Jordyn | |||
Spouse | Michelle Duggar | |||
Children | Joshua Duggar Jana Duggar John David Duggar, Jill Duggar Jessa Duggar Jinger Duggar Joseph Duggar Josiah Duggar Joy Anna Duggar, Jedidiah Duggar, Jeremiah Duggar Jason Duggar James Duggar Justin Duggar Jackson Duggar Johannah Duggar Jennifer Duggar Jordyn Duggar Josie Duggar | |||
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 o 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.
He is best known as the father of the Duggar family, stars of the TV series 19 Kids and Counting, 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.
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.Josh and Anna are currently expecting their second child, due in June 2011.
Jim Bob and his wife are conservative Christians