Jim Bob Duggar runs for Arkansas state Senate amid son's trial, trolls slam 'audacity'

Jim Bob Duggar runs for Arkansas state Senate amid son's trial, trolls slam 'audacity'
Jim Bob previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for four years (Wikimedia)

Jim Bob Duggar of “19 and Counting” took to social media to announce his plans to run for the Arkansas State Senate. “Jim Bob Duggar announces he will run for Arkansas State Senate District 7, which includes Springdale, Johnson, Goshen and Elkins in eastern Washington County. Jim Bob previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for four years (1999-2002),” reads a press release posted to the Duggar family’s official Facebook page. “Jim Bob previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for four years (1999-2002).

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"Jim Bob was born and raised in Springdale, attended Springdale Public Schools and graduated from Shiloh Christian High School. At 18 Jim Bob acquired his real estate license and went on to become a successful commercial real estate investor," the release added. "He married his high school sweetheart Michelle Ruark Duggar 37 years ago and they went on to have 20 children and have been blessed with 22 grandchildren so far."