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FILE · D000534
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John James Duncan

Representative for Tennessee, district 2 · Republican

Born 1919 · Died 1988

Republican · TN House 1965–1989
10,072votes cast 96.7%attendance 84.1%party loyalty 12congresses served
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John James Duncan

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 4790 · College Savings Bond Act of 1988 June 10, 1988 · In committee
  • H.R. 4778 · A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to repair and resurface a segment of the Foothills Parkway in … June 9, 1988 · In committee
  • H.R. 4736 · A bill for the relief of Maria Antonieta Heird. June 2, 1988 · In committee
  • H.R. 4196 · A bill to provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of th… March 17, 1988 · In committee
  • H.R. 4082 · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Internal Revenue Service may waive inte… March 3, 1988 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
12 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – June 21, 1988
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 14, 1975 – January 3, 1977
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 10, 1967 – January 3, 1969
HouseTennessee · District 2RepublicanJanuary 4, 1965 – January 3, 1967
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

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Record timeline

  1. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2026 cycle, coverage through September 30, 2026: total receipts $83,022.02, total disbursements $105,720.25, cash on hand at close of period $448,617.13, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  2. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2024 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2024: total receipts $42,860.31, total disbursements $87,300.58, cash on hand at close of period $471,315.36, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  3. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2022 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2022: total receipts $26,926.72, total disbursements $73,101.43, cash on hand at close of period $515,755.63, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  4. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2020 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2020: total receipts $27,993.17, total disbursements $162,217.63, cash on hand at close of period $561,930.34, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  5. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2018 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2018: total receipts $146,053.26, total disbursements $408,983.11, cash on hand at close of period $696,154.80, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  6. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2016 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2016: total receipts $382,499.02, total disbursements $509,943.24, cash on hand at close of period $959,084.65, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  7. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2014 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2014: total receipts $509,941.71, total disbursements $992,996.80, cash on hand at close of period $1,086,528.87, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  8. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2012 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2012: total receipts $650,921.79, total disbursements $548,500.62, cash on hand at close of period $1,569,583.96, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  9. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2010 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2010: total receipts $566,843.73, total disbursements $635,487.70, cash on hand at close of period $1,467,162.79, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  10. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H8TN02069, 2008 cycle, coverage through December 31, 2008: total receipts $658,172.48, total disbursements $511,966.42, cash on hand at close of period $1,535,806.76, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 23, 2026