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Robert L. Duncan

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Robert Lloyd Duncan
4th Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System
In office
July 7, 2014 – August 31, 2018
Preceded byKent Hance
Succeeded byTedd L. Mitchell
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 28th district
In office
January 1997 – July 6, 2014
Preceded byJohn T. Montford
Succeeded byCharles Perry
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 84th district
In office
January 1989 – January 1993
Preceded byWarren Chisum
Succeeded byCarl Isett
Personal details
Born (1953-08-05) August 5, 1953 (age 71)
Vernon, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children2
Residence(s)Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
EducationTexas Tech University (BA, JD)

Robert Lloyd Duncan (born August 5, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as the fourth chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, serving from 2014 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served as a member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature.

Duncan served in the Texas State Senate from the 28th district, centered about Lubbock, from 1996, when he won a special election, until his resignation in July 2014, when he was named chancellor of the Texas Tech system. He previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from District 84 from his election in 1992 until 1996. On May 19, 2014, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents named Duncan the sole finalist to succeed former U.S. Representative Kent Hance as the system chancellor.[1]

Early life and education

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Duncan is the only son of the five children of Frank L. Duncan, a district conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Vernon, and the former Robena Formby. Duncan holds bachelor's and law degrees from Texas Tech University.[2]

Career

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Duncan practices law and is a partner at the Lubbock firm of Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. Duncan, along with colleagues Bob Deuell of Greenville, John Carona of Dallas, Kevin Eltife of Tyler, and Kel Seliger of Amarillo, is considered one of the most liberal of the nineteen (as of 2013) Texas Senate Republicans, according to an analysis by Mark P. Jones of the Political Science Department at Rice University in Houston. Jones also found that these Republicans saw passage of 90 percent of the bills for which they had voted.[3] In the 2014 primaries, Carona was narrowly defeated, and Deuell narrowly lost a runoff election with fellow Republican Bob Hall.[4]

Personal life

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Duncan is married to the former Terri Patterson. He has two children from his first marriage to the former Lynne Stebbins, Lindsey and Matthew Duncan.[5]

Election history

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Senate election history of Duncan.[6]

Most recent election

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2004

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Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 28[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Duncan (Incumbent) 176,588 100.00 +8.68
Majority 176,588 100.00 +17.37
Turnout 176,588 +34.85
Republican hold

Previous elections

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2002

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Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 28[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Duncan (Incumbent) 119,580 91.32 −8.68
Libertarian Jon Ensor 11,372 8.8 +8.68
Majority 108,208 82.63 −17.37
Turnout 130,952 +58.98
Republican hold

1998

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Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 28[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Duncan (Incumbent) 82,368 100.00 +64.21
Majority 82,368 100.00 +71.58
Turnout 82,368 −32.78
Republican hold

1996

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Special Election Runoff: Senate District 28, Unexpired term[10]
December 10, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Duncan 32,489 56.82 '"`UNIQ−−ref−00000024−QINU`"'+26.42
Democratic David R. Langston 24,686 43.18 +18.89
Majority 7,803 13.65
Turnout 57,175
Republican gain from Democratic
Special Election: Senate District 28, Unexpired term[10]
November 2, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dick Bowen 3,938 2.65
Republican Robert Duncan 45,106 30.41
Republican Monte Hasie of Lubbock 13,303 8.97
Republican Tim Lambert of Lubbock 18,885 12.73
Democratic David R. Langston of Lubbock 36,032 24.29
Democratic Lorenzo "Bubba" Sedeno 12,419 8.37
Democratic Gary L. Watkins of Odessa 18,652 12.57
Turnout 148,335

References

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  1. ^ Ursch, Blake (May 19, 2014). "Duncan named sole finalist for Texas Tech chancellor". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., Robert L. Duncan, (last accessed Sept. 21, 2009)".
  3. ^ "Enrique Rangel, "Why state Sen. Kel Seliger has a Republican primary challenger, February 24, 2014". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014". enr.sos.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Senator Robert Duncan's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  6. ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  7. ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  8. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  9. ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  10. ^ a b "1996 November Special Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  11. ^ Change from special election
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Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of Texas Tech University System
2014 		Incumbent
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from District 84 (Lubbock)
1988–1993 		Succeeded by
Texas Senate
Preceded by Texas State Senator
from District 28 (Lubbock)
1996-2014 		Succeeded by
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