| | In recent years, Duron and his wife have been "Coach Dad" and "Coach Mom" for the School of the Legends.com, a [[National Football League]] website that provides information and inspiration to young players and fans of all ages.<ref name=bio/> | | In recent years, Duron and his wife have been "Coach Dad" and "Coach Mom" for the School of the Legends.com, a [[National Football League]] website that provides information and inspiration to young players and fans of all ages.<ref name=bio/> |
| − | Though a [[Republican Party|Repubican]], Duron crossed party lines to endorse the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, Shreveport attorney Marshall Jones, a friend of Duron's for more than thirty years. Duron called Jones "open-minded" and willing to listen to good ideas from anyone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSgrx3fc_O0|title=Pastor Denny Duron Endorses Marshall Jones for Congress|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=December 6, 2016|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref> Jones, however, was handily defeated by the Bossier Parish attorney, Republican [[Mike Johnson]], who took the House seat to succeed [[John Fleming]] on January 3, 2017. | + | Though a [[Republican Party|Repubican]], Duron crossed party lines to endorse the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, Shreveport attorney Marshall Jones, a friend of Duron's for more than thirty years. Duron called Jones "open-minded" and willing to listen to good ideas from anyone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSgrx3fc_O0|title=Pastor Denny Duron Endorses Marshall Jones for Congress|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=December 6, 2016|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref> Jones, however, was handily defeated by the Bossier Parish attorney, Republican [[Mike Johnson]], who took the House seat on January 3, 2017, to succeed Republican [[John Fleming]], who ran unsuccessfully in 2016 for the [[United States Senate]]. |