Sean Patrick Duffy is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator, and reality television personality. He first entered public life as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, 1998's Road Rules: All-Stars, and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin, and the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party and supported Donald Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
Sean Duffy's resignation leaves Democrats optimistic in strongly Republican 7th District
In a normally Republican stronghold, Democratic candidates are eyeing the 7th Congressional District after U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy announced he will be resigning next month. Duffy, a Wausau-based Republican who has represented the district since 2011, said Monday he will be leaving Congress in September to spend more time with his growing family after learning his ninth child will be born with a heart defect. Duffy will be replaced in a special election, for which Gov. Tony Evers has yet to set a date. Duffy said in a Monday Facebook post that he will step down on Sept. 23. The congressman said he needs to take a pause, adding that his wife, Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy, has been his "rock" throughout his professional and personal life.
"We have eight kids at home," he said. "Congressional schedules, contrary to popular belief, are pretty rigorous... I need to take some time and be with my wife and my kids and take care of this little one that's going to need more time from me."
Famous for
- American Politician, former sports commentator, and television personality.
- His resignation from Congress
Early life of Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy was born on 3 October 1971 in Hayward, Wisconsin, U.S. He holds American nationality with white ethnicity, His birth name is Sean Patrick Duffy with the birth sign of Libra and was born the tenth of 11 children to his father Thomas Walter Duffy and mother Carol Ann. Duffy started log rolling at age five and speed climbing (sprinting up 60 and 90-foot poles) at 13 and also have two speed-climbing titles.
Regarding his education, Duffy has attended St. Mary's University from where he has a marketing degree has a J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law.
Body Measurement of Sean Duffy
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Career of Sean Duffy
- Duffy started his career as an ESPN color commentator for televised competitions and in 2003 appeared as both a competitor and commentator on ESPN's Great Outdoor Games.
- He was named Badger State Games Honorary Athlete of the 2004 Winter Games.
- In 1997, Duffy appeared on The Real World: Boston, the sixth season of the MTV reality television show, and on Road Rules: All-Stars in 1998.
- Duffy later appeared on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, which aired in 2002.
- Duffy, a Republican, was appointed to the district attorney's post in 2002 by then-Governor Scott McCallum and was elected unopposed in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.
- On July 8, 2009, Duffy announced his campaign for Congress in Wisconsin's seventh congressional district.
- On June 4, 2010, Duffy announced his resignation from the position of District Attorney of Ashland County to focus on the congressional race.
- He won the race on November 2, 2010, in a nationwide wave of Republicans being elected to Congress.
- In March 2011, Duffy was criticized when a video published by the Polk County Republicans, showing a public town hall-style meeting in his district, was picked up by media commentators.
- In October 2015, Duffy was named to serve on the Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood.
- In January 2017, Duffy co-sponsored legislation that would end protections for grey wolves in the Endangered Species Act.
- In August 2019, Duffy announced that he was resigning from Congress, effective September 23, 2019, after learning that his wife was about to give birth to a daughter with a serious heart condition.
Personal life of Sean Duffy
Who is Sean Duffy married to?
Sean Duffy is married to Rachel Campos-Duffy, a fellow alumna of The Real World and later Fox News Channel personality in 1999. The couple has eight children: Evita Pilar, Xavier Jack, Lucia-Belen, John-Paul, Paloma Pilar, MariaVictoria Margarita, Margarita Pilar, and Patrick Miguel. Also, The Duffys are expecting their ninth child, due in October 2019. But, Due to the baby's anticipated health complications, including a heart condition, Duffy announced that he was resigning from Congress in order to focus his time and attention on his family.
Birthday of Sean Duffy
Politician Sean Duffy celebrates his birthday on the 3rd of October. Currently, he is 47 years old.
Net worth of Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy must be earning a considerable amount of money from his career as a television personality. As of 2019, his net worth is still under evaluation.
