Robert Duvall | |
Term Start: | January 1, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Steve Sheldon |
State House: | Kentucky |
District: | 17th |
Education: | Western Kentucky University University of Alabama at Birmingham (OD) |
Residence: | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Profession: | Optometrist |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Amy Duvall |
Children: | Alex, Will, and Grayson |
Committees: | Workforce Attraction and Development Task Force (Co-Chair)Banking and Insurance Economic Development and Workforce Investment Health Services |
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.