Mrs. Duke is married and has an adopted son named Kenny. She has a flatcoat retriever named Sparky. She was born in St. Mary's County. Her favorite foods are Mexican food, cornbeef, cabbage and popcorn. Her hobbies are gardening, crafts, cooking and volunteer work. As a child, Nancy loved history, social studies and literature. Now, even though she despised it as a child, she is interested in science.