Robert L. Duncan

Robert Lloyd Duncan
Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2014
Preceded by	Kent Hance
Texas State Senator from District 28
In office 1997 – July 2014
Preceded by	John T. Montford
Succeeded by	Charles Perry
Texas State Representative from District 84
In office 1989–1993
Preceded by	Warren Chisum
Succeeded by	Carl Isett
Personal details
Born	August 5, 1953 Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	(1) Lynne Stebbins (divorced) (2) Terri Patterson Duncan
Relations	Marshall Formby (uncle) Clint Formby (cousin) Margaret Clark Formby (cousin's wife)
Children	From first marriage: Lindsey and Matthew Duncan
Residence	Lubbock, Texas
Alma mater	Texas Tech University
Profession	Attorney

Robert Lloyd Duncan (born August 5, 1953) is the chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, based in Lubbock, Texas and a Republican former 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]

Background

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, who married Joe King of San Marcos and later Roaring Springs after the death of Frank Duncan. Robena Duncan King was the sister of Marshall Formby, an attorney and radio station owner from Plainview in Hale County, who served as county judge of Dickens County, as a state senator from Lubbock (then District 30) from 1941 to 1945, and was thereafter an influential member of the Texas Highway Commission.^[2] Marshall Formby was also an unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1962, having lost out to John B. Connally, Jr. Duncan was a cousin of the late radio broadcaster Clint Formby of Hereford, Texas.

Duncan holds bachelor's and law degrees from Texas Tech University.^[3] He practices law and is a partner at the Lubbock firm of Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. 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.^[4] 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.^[5] In the 2014 primaries, Carona was narrowly defeated, and Deuell narrowly lost a runoff election with fellow Republican Bob Hall.^[6]

Election history

Senate election history of Duncan.^[7]

Most recent election

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 28^[8]

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

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 28^[9]

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

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 28^[10]

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

Special Election Runoff: Senate District 28, Unexpired term^[11]
10 December 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Robert Duncan	32,489	56.82	[12]+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^[11]
2 November 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

1. Ursch, Blake (May 19, 2014). "Duncan named sole finalist for Texas Tech chancellor". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
2. "Social Security Death Index". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
3. "Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., Robert L. Duncan, (last accessed Sept. 21, 2009)".
4. "Senator Robert Duncan's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
5. "Enrique Rangel, "Why state Sen. Kel Seliger has a Republican primary challenger, February 24, 2014". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
6. "Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014". enr.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
7. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
8. "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
9. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
10. "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
11. "1996 November Special Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
12. Change from special election

External links

• Senate of Texas - Senator Robert L. Duncan official TX Senate website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Robert L. Duncan (TX) profile
• Follow the Money - Robert L. Duncan
  • 2006 2004 2002 1998 campaign contributions