Jim Bob Duggar Biography

Jim Bob Duggar is an American real estate agent, author, politician, and television personality, best known for the reality series, 19 Kids and Counting, which aired from 2008 to 2015. He is a licensed realtor and owns several commercial properties in his local area as an investor.

Jim Bob Duggar Age

He was born on July 18, 1965 in Springdale, Arkansas, United States. He is 57 years old as of 2022.

Jim Bob Duggar Height

Duggar stands at a height of 5feet 10 inches tall.

Jim Bob Duggar Family

He is the son of Jimmy Lee Duggar (1936–2009) and the former Mary Lester (born 1941), who owns a real estate brokerage agency. He has one older sister, Deanna (b. 1962).

Jim Bob Duggar Wife | Jim Bob And Michelle Duggar

He is married to Michelle Ruark since July 21, 1984. The couple has 19 children together; Joshua (“Josh”) (born in 1988), twins Jana and John-David (born in 1990), Jill (born in 1991), Jessa (born in 1992), Jinger (born in 1993), Joseph (born in 1995), Josiah (born in 1996), Joy (born in 1997), twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah (born in 1998), Jason (born in 2000), James (born in 2001), Justin (born in 2002), Jackson (born in 2004), Johannah (born in 2005), Jennifer (born in 2007), Jordyn (born in 2008), and Josie (born in 2009).

On November 8, 2011, his wife announced she was pregnant with their 20th child, whom they named Jubilee Shalom. On December 8, 2011, it was announced that his wife had miscarried.

Duggar’s family was featured on the reality series 19 Kids and Counting from 2008 to 2015. In addition, his wife had another miscarriages; Caleb Ryan on January 23, 1989 in Arkansas. Both children are buried at Fair view Memorial Gardens, Arkansas.

Duggar and his family are Independent Baptist Christians and members of the Institute in Basic Life Principles organization (aka IBLP and Advanced Training Institute), a homeschooling program run by Christian minister Bill Gothard.

His oldest daughter, Jana Duggar is a leader at the IBLP’s “Journey to the Heart” youth ministry.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar adopted Tyler Hutchins, born February 10, 2008, whose birth mother is Rachel Hutchins, Michelle Duggar’s niece.

Jim Bob Duggar Net Worth

Jim Bob has an estimated net worth of $3.5 million.

Jim Bob Duggar

From 1999 to 2002, he was a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 6, which included part of northern Washington County.

He was vice chair of the House Corrections and Criminal Law Subcommittee and also participated in the committees on Insurance and Commerce, and Judiciary.

In 2002, Duggar ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary election for the United States Senate, rather than seeking reelection the state House. He was defeated by the incumbent Senator Tim Hutchinson by a lopsided vote of 71,576 to 20,546.

In 2006, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the District 35 seat in the Arkansas State Senate, which he lost to his opponent, Bill Pritchard, by two hundred votes.

In 2008, Duggar and his wife Michelle Duggar endorsed former Governor Mike Huckabee in his campaign for the Republican presidential primaries.

In January 2012, they endorsed Republican former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania for president.

What Does Jim Bob Duggar Do For A Living

Jim Bob Duggar has many professions which he does to earn a living. This include;

1. Real Estate Broker
2. Politician
3. Author
4. Businessperson
5. Investor
6. Screenwriter
7. Real estate entrepreneur
8. TV Personality

Jim Bob Duggar House

Jim Bob’s Family’s house is located in Springdale, AR. The house features a large pantry to feed the family, as well as a mail room to keep the family’s correspondences straight, a baby wall with each child’s baby picture, two stove tops, and several washers and dryers.

Jim Bob Duggar Weight Loss

Duggar lost about 35 pound in just 40 days in 2022 from extreme diet. Fans were shocked after seing how different he looked, he later revealed on his family website that after he stepped on a scale a number suggesting he had lost a huge amount of weight showed.

Jim Bob Duggar Children | Jim Bob Duggar Grandchildren

Josh Duggar molestation revelations

On May 19, 2015, In Touch Weekly reported that Duggar had told the Arkansas State Police that his oldest son, Josh Duggar, had molested five underage girls, including family members, when he was 14–15 years old.

The abuse involved touching their breast and genital regions on multiple occasions while they were asleep and in a few cases while they were awake.

Duggar told the police that he had referred his son to a program consisting of physical labor and counseling after consulting with the leadership of his church.

His wife stated their son was sent away from home to work for a family friend in the home remodeling business, and upon his return, Duggar took him to Arkansas State Trooper Jim Hutchens, a family acquaintance.

Hutchens did not take any official action but reportedly, he gave Duggar’s son a “stern talk”. When Hutchens was later arrest and convictions on child pornography charges, the case went inactive.

In 2016, Duggar spoke officially to law enforcement after his son’s actions were reported to authorities by producers of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which received an email making allegations against Josh Duggar.

Because the three-year statute of limitations had already passed once the allegations were formally documented, Josh Duggar was not formally charged with criminal sexual abuse.

In a joint statement to People magazine following the report, Duggar and his wife stated, “Even though we would never choose to go through something so terrible, each one of our family members drew closer to God. We pray that as people watch our lives they see that we are not a perfect family. We have challenges and struggles every day.”