Coastal GA News

Bob Duncan is seeking the Republican nomination to represent District 2 for a four-year term. The primary election will be held on May 21.

Duncan is facing off in the GOP primary against Amy Abbott and George T. Ragsdale.

In a post on his campaign's Facebook page, Duncan wrote he is "a fiscal conservative who believes in accountability to taxpayers." His focus, if he were elected to office, would be on traffic solutions and balancing the development in the area. 

In a Facebook post, Duncan saidthat his family originally moved to Glynn County in 1960. Duncan graduated from Brunswick High School in 1970 and earned an associate's degree from Brunswick Junior College before completing his bachelor's degree at Southern Technical Institute, which was part of Georgia Tech.

Duncan previously worked in consulting, construction, and utilities during his career. He worked in active construction, customer service, governmental affairs, and utility rights of way management. He also handled utility resources for disaster responses following natural disasters like ice storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. 

According to the post, Duncan was elected to the Joint Water and Sewer Commission in 2018 on a platform that included keeping rates stable, a goal he met during his term, where rates stayed below the consumer price index. Moreover, in July 2023, he was appointed by Governor. Brian Kemp to represent the First Congressional District for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

Duncan and his wife Bonnie, a retired educator, have been married for 39 years.

In a press release, RED PAC Chief Strategist Charlie Kolean endorsed Duncan as a candidate that understood "the importance of protecting private property rights, ensuring government transparency, exercising fiscal responsibility, and fostering economic opportunity." Kolean expressed confidence that Duncan's continued leadership will help Decatur County flourish.

According to the Glynn County Board of Commissioners' website, the commissioners are charged with "establishing policy for county operations, enacting ordinances and resolutions to promote the county's health, safety, and welfare, and approving the annual budget which funds the operations of the constitutional officers as well as the departments under the Board's jurisdiction." The Board comprises seven members who serve staggered four-year terms, with five members each representing one district and two members serving at-large. Every two years, the board chooses a chair.