Mike Duncan

Robert Michael Duncan (born 1951) is a Kentucky Republican who served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his career, he has served on the boards of a variety of public- and private-sector organizations. Duncan is chairman, president, and CEO of Inez Deposit Bank located in Inez, Kentucky.[2] He is currently the chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Postal Service.[3]

For other people with the same name, see Michael Duncan (disambiguation).

Mike Duncan
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
Assumed office
September 13, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byThurgood Marshall Jr.
Governor of the United States Postal Service
Assumed office
September 13, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
In office
May 18, 2009 – May 2010
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byWilliam B. Sansom[1]
Succeeded byDennis C. Bottorff
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
January 19, 2007 – January 30, 2009
Serving with Mel Martínez (2007)*
Preceded byKen Mehlman
Succeeded byMichael Steele
Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
In office
March 2006 – May 18, 2011
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byPeter Mahurin
Personal details
Born1951 (age 69–70)
Oneida, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Joanne Duncan
RelativesRobert (son)
EducationUniversity of the Cumberlands (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)
*Duncan served as National Chair of the RNC while Martínez served as General Chair from January 19, 2007 – October 19, 2007.

Early life and career

Duncan was born in Oneida, Tennessee. He is active in numerous professional and nonprofit organizations. He served as chairman of a state university[4] and serves as chairman of the board of trustees at Alice Lloyd College, a private four-year liberal arts college in Pippa Passes, Kentucky.[5] He has served as chairman for the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky, a $30 million state-of-the-art regional center emphasizing telecommunications, training, and development. President George W. Bush appointed him to the President's Commission on White House Fellows in 2001.

Career

Chairman of the Republican National Committee

A lifelong Republican, Duncan was a delegate to the 1972, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Republican National Conventions and is one of the few persons ever to serve on the four standing convention committees. Duncan served as treasurer and general counsel of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from July 10, 2002, until his election as chairman. In January 2007, he was elected Chairman of the RNC, replacing Ken Mehlman, and served until January 30, 2009, when he withdrew from renomination to the chairmanship.[6]

RNC re-election bid
RNC chairman vote

Source: CQPolitics,[7] and Poll Pundit[8]

Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6
Michael Steele 46 48 51 60 79 91
Katon Dawson 28 29 34 62 69 77
Saul Anuzis 22 24 24 31 20 Withdrew
Ken Blackwell 20 19 15 15 Withdrew
Mike Duncan 52 48 44 Withdrew
  Candidate won that Round of voting
  Candidate withdrew
  Candidate won RNC Chairmanship

Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority

President George W. Bush nominated him to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board; he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate in March 2006.[9] effective May 18, 2009. He was subsequently elected to serve as the 15th chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority in May 2009 and served until May 2010, when he was replaced by banker Dennis C. Bottorff.[10]

Governor of the United States Postal Service

On September 13, 2018, he became a member of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.[11] On December 5, 2019 he was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve another full term ending in December 2025.[12]

Duncan was involved in the selection of Louis DeJoy as U.S. postmaster general amid the 2020 presidential election.[13] DeJoy did not go through the normal vetting process for postmaster general; two separate search firms were used by the USPS board, and neither firm mentioned DeJoy in their list of candidates.[13] After DeJoy's appointment, postal service leadership implemented measures that led to delays in mail delivery and raised concerns about voting-by-mail in the 2020 election amid the coronavirus pandemic.[13]

Senate Leadership Fund

Duncan is on the board of the Senate Leadership Fund, which is a super PAC tied to Mitch McConnell.[13]

Other roles

Duncan also served as director of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Cincinnati Branch. From 1989 to 1991, during a sabbatical, he worked in the Bush White House as Assistant Director of Public Liaison. He also served in the Bush Administration as a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellows starting in 2001.

Education

Duncan holds degrees from the University of the Cumberlands and the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Personal life

Duncan and his wife, Joanne, are 1974 graduates of the University of Kentucky College of Law. Duncan received his undergraduate degree from Cumberland College (now the University of the Cumberlands). They reside in Inez in Martin County in eastern Kentucky. They have one child, Rob, an assistant United States attorney in Lexington, Kentucky, who is married to Valerie Ridder, originally from Springfield, Missouri. The Duncans are the principal owners of two community banks with five offices in eastern Kentucky.[14][15] His son, Robert M. Duncan Jr., has been United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2017.[16]

On September 10, 2012, Duncan became the new president and CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE).[17][18]

References
  1. Parker, Sarah (February 12, 2009). "Former RNC chair to head up TVA". CNN. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. http://www.inezdepositbank.com/2053/mirror/contact-us.htm
  3. https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/robert-duncan.htm
  4. "Mike Duncan Biography". gop.com. Republican National Committee. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  5. Alice Lloyd College Catalog 2006–2008 (PDF). Pippa Passes, KY: Alice Lloyd College. 2006. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  6. Burns, Alexander (January 30, 2009). "It's Steele!". The Politico. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  7. CQ Politics (January 30, 2009). "Republican Choose Michael Steele as Party Chairman". Archived from the original on February 3, 2009.
  8. PollPundit.com (January 30, 2009). "RNC Chairman Vote: Live Coverage". Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  9. Boyd, Gordon (February 12, 2009). "Former RNC head elected TVA Board of Directors chairman". WVLT-TV. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  10. De Lombaerde, Geert (April 16, 2010). "Bottorff to chair TVA". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  11. "Chairman and USPS Board of Governors, Robert M. Duncan". about.usps.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  12. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be Governor of the United States Postal Service)". Senate.gov. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  13. Rutenberg, Jim (September 30, 2020). "How Trump's 'Voter Fraud' Lie Is Disenfranchising Americans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  14. "Robert (Mike) Duncan 2004 Hellard Award Winner" (PDF) (Press release). Kentucky Long Term Policy Research Center. October 21, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  15. Alessi, Ryan (February 2, 2007). "3 GOP hopefuls in spotlight". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
  16. "Two Central Kentucky men getting federal posts from Trump". Lexington Herald Leader. August 3, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  17. Izadi, Elahe (August 16, 2012). "American Crossroads Chair Named New CEO of Clean Coal Association". National Journal. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  18. Wartman, Scott (September 7, 2012). "GOP Leader Mike Duncan Takes Over Clean Coal Group". NKY.com. Gannett. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ken Mehlman		 Chair of the Republican National Committee
2007–2009
Served alongside: Mel Martínez (2007)		 Succeeded by
Michael Steele
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