Robert Duvall | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Steve Sheldon |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Amy Duvall |
Children | Alex,Will,and Grayson |
Residence | Bowling Green,Kentucky |
Education | Western Kentucky University University of Alabama at Birmingham (OD) |
Profession | Optometrist |
Committees | Workforce Attraction and Development Task Force (Co-Chair) Banking and Insurance Economic Development and Workforce Investment Health ServicesContents |
Dr. Robert Duvall is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. He represents Kentucky's 17th House district which comprises part of Warren County. He also works part-time at Western Kentucky University. [1]
Duvall grew up in Warren County,Kentucky,where his father worked as a truck driver and small business owner. Duvall earned a Bachelor of Science in pre-optometry from Western Kentucky University,and then earned his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1995. He is a Baptist,and serves as an elder of Living Hope Baptist Church. [2]
Duvall is pro-life,and opposes vaccine mandates as well as sanctuary city immigration policies. [3]
2022 Duvall announced his candidacy for Kentucky's 17th House District on the same day that incumbent Steve Sheldon announced that he would not be seeking reelection. [4] Duvall was unopposed in both the 2022 Republican primary,and the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election. He assumed office in January 2023. [5]
2024 Duvall was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary,and will be unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5. [5]
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