Jeff Duncan is a quintessential southern conservative who describes himself on Twitter as “Christian, husband, father, & small business owner. Lover of football & the outdoors.” First elected to Congress in the Republican Tea Party wave of 2010, Duncan was invigorated by the 2016 election of President Donald Trump. Duncan has been able to focus more closely on energy policy as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Before going into politics, Duncan worked as a banker and was president and chief executive of J. Duncan Associates, a family-owned real estate marketing company.