Doug Duncan
| Doug Duncan | |
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Duncan with campaign supporters in September 2013
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| 5th Executive of Montgomery County | |
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In office December 1994 – December 4, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Neal Potter |
| Succeeded by | Ike Leggett |
| Mayor of Rockville | |
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In office 1987–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Steven VanGrack |
| Succeeded by | James Coyle |
| Member of the Rockville City Council | |
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In office 1982–1987 |
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| Personal details | |
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Douglas M. Duncan October 25, 1955 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Duncan |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Columbia University St. John's College High School |
| Occupation |
Public official Former politician Former Vice President for Administrative Affairs at the University of Maryland, College Park |
| Website | dougduncan.com |
Douglas M. "Doug" Duncan (born October 25, 1955) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Duncan served as County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland from 1994 to 2006. Duncan held the office longer than any other county executive in the county's history. In 2006, Duncan was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the Maryland gubernatorial election. He abruptly dropped out of the race on June 22, 2006, citing clinical depression, handing the nomination to Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley. Following his exit from the gubernatorial race, he was appointed Vice President of Administrative Affairs of the University of Maryland, College Park, where he worked for 17 months. In 2014 he unsuccessfully ran for his old job as Montgomery County Executive. He lost to incumbent Ike Leggett in the Democratic Party primary.
Duncan was born on October 25, 1955. The fifth of 13 children, Duncan grew up in the Twinbrook section of Rockville, Maryland, a working-class neighborhood, home to federal employees, teachers, police officers and firefighters. His father worked for the NSA and later worked for the Montgomery County Public Schools as a volunteer tutor and ESOL teacher. His mother worked for the Montgomery County Circuit Court as a courtroom clerk from 1973 to 1999.
Duncan attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1973. He graduated from Columbia University in three years, in 1976, earning a bachelor's degree with a double focus in psychology and political science. Upon graduating, Doug worked for Montgomery County's criminal justice commission, and then spent 13 years in the private sector working in the telecommunications industry.
Duncan got his start in politics at an early age, going door-to-door with his mother during John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, and was the only one of his 12 siblings to follow in his mother's Democratic-activist footsteps.
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