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Michelle and Jim Bob's son, Jed Duggar, ran for workplace in the 2020 election. Learn extra about his marketing campaign and platform right here.

Those who've been following the political drama spread at the nationwide level main as much as the 2020 election have likely not been following the races happening at the state stage somewhat as carefully. For this reason, a variety of Counting On fanatics would possibly now not have discovered that Jed Duggar used to be on the ballot for the ones living in District 89 in Springdale, Ark.

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Let's take a better have a look at Jed's marketing campaign and platform — at the side of the indisputable fact that the tenth Duggar child appeared to be following in the footsteps of his father, Jim Bob Duggar, who had his own political run.

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Jed Duggar ran in the 2020 election.

Exactly twelve months forward of Election Day 2020 — on Nov. 3, 2019 — Jed announced he was operating for Arkansas State Representative District 89 in Springdale. Jed decided to run against incumbent Megan Godfrey, a Democrat who won her seat in 2018.

"I've grown up in the Springdale area all my life and I'm a local, small-business owner. I understand the important issues facing the residents and businesses in Springdale," Jed said of his political platform in a video posted to Instagram at the time.  

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He endured, "As your next state representative, I will fight for sound economic policies, push for more tax relief for all Arkansans, and advocate for conservative values. I'm a Christian and I'll stand up for religious liberties. I'm pro-life, and I will be an advocate for the unborn. And I will always defend our second amendment."

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In another post shared a few days later, the 21-year-old expanded on his stance referring to tax cuts.

"Arkansans understand the value of hard work and the dignity that comes with providing for our families. That’s why I believe that if you’re willing to work, you should be able to keep more of your hard-earned money," he wrote at the time. 

"Unfortunately, our state still has one of the highest overall tax burdens in the country, and while we have made great strides in that area, there is much more that can be done. As your state representative, I will work to provide tax relief for hard-working taxpayers and small business owners in Springdale and across our state."

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According to his campaign website, Jed up to now labored as a marketing campaign supervisor for Arkansas State Senator Bob Ballinger in 2018 and as a legislative assistant at the Arkansas State Capitol in 2017.  

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Jim Bob Duggar was once a state consultant.

The Duggar circle of relatives patriarch served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 6 from 1999 to 2002. Instead of in search of re-election in 2002, Jim Bob ran in the Republican primary election for the U.S. Senate — and misplaced to incumbent Sen. Tm Hutchinson 71,576 to twenty,546. In 2006, Jim Bob ran in the Republican primary election for District 35 in the Arkansas State Senate and lost by 2 hundred votes to Bill Pritchard.

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Jed Duggar ended up shedding his election.

Jed used to be defeated by means of incumbent Democrat Megan Godfrey, who attracted fifty six % of the vote in seeking her 2d time period, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. Meanwhile, Jim Bob and Michelle's tenth kid handiest brought in forty four percent of the vote.

"I am grateful to everyone who supported my campaign in Springdale and to all who came out to vote for conservative values. While I am disappointed that we came up short, I am grateful for the opportunity to listen and learn from so many amazing people that make Northwest Arkansas one of the best places to live in the USA," Jed wrote via Facebook on Nov. 4.

Better luck next time, Jed.

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