At age 18, he obtained his Real Estate License to became a fourth generation Realtor in the Duggar family...
Duggars public service began in 1998...
He is a two-term member of the House Judiciary Committee...
There's your answer Graybeard - a Realtor, and a Politician. So indirectly, your tax dollars HAVE paid for this.
We have a local politician Todd Akin - Senator - who is a REALLY good man, and a homeschooler. I think homeschool dads get into politics because they are involved and want to do something positive for their country...one thing leads to another and boom! They're in WAshington. Not always a bad thing!
Do you want to see how home school kids can have an impact on politics? Try this web page: http://www.generationjoshua.org/dnn/DesktopDefault.aspx