Former '19 Kids and Counting' Star Jim Bob Duggar Announces Run for Arkansas State Senate
Jim Bob Duggar, best known as the patriarch of the Duggars family, is reentering the political arena with a bid for the Arkansas State Senate’s 7th District.
The father of 20 made the announcement on the family’s official Facebook page on Friday.
“I am honored to announce my candidacy for Arkansas State Senate District 7,” he shared in a statement. “Northwest Arkansas is my lifelong home. It’s where my wife Michelle and I have raised our 20 children. It’s where we’ve grown our small businesses. It’s where we’ve built a life centered around our faith, family, and friends.”
The 56-year-old real estate developer attributed his decision to “unprecedented times in our nation.”
“The foundational principles that have made our nation great are under threat like never before,” the statement continued. “Now more than ever, we need a bold voice that is pro-family, pro-business, pro-gun and pro-life. It’s time for conservatives to demand courageous leadership that puts Arkansas families, jobs, and our constitutional liberties first. I look forward to being your voice in the Arkansas State Senate.”
This isn’t Duggar’s first political rodeo. The reality star previously served in Arkansas’ House of Representatives from 1999-2002. When his term ended, Duggar sought election to the United States Senate and lost the Republican nomination to then-incumbent Tim Hutchinson. Four years later, he attempted his first run for the Arkansas State Senate, and was defeated in the Republican primary.
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