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William Joseph "Joe" Walsh (born December 27, 1961) is an American conservative talk radio host and politician. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives for Illinois' .〔〔〔 He served from January 2011 through January 2013, after defeating three-term incumbent Democratic Representative Melissa Bean by a margin of just 291 votes in a surprising upset.〔 He is a member of the Republican Party. While he received little Republican Party support in his bid against Bean, he was popular with the Tea Party movement.〔〔 Walsh ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996 and for the Illinois General Assembly in 1998.〔〔 In the 1990s, he called himself a moderate Republican, but he is now a conservative and a Tea Party activist.〔〔 During his first months in Congress, Walsh emerged as a sharp critic of the Obama Administration, accusing the president of abandoning the U.S.–Israel alliance,〔 and bankrupting the country.〔 He also challenged President Barack Obama to secure the borders with "moats and alligators", if necessary.〔 Walsh maintained a no-compromise approach to legislating that included rejecting any tax increases.〔 He consistently voted against raising the federal debt ceiling and authored a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution.〔 Walsh's district was redrawn for 2012 by the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly.〔〔 While he initially planned to run in his newly drawn 14th district against fellow Republican Representative Randy Hultgren, he eventually decided to run in the remapped 8th district against Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth. Walsh was defeated by Duckworth in the general election on November 6, 2012. He now hosts a conservative radio show on WIND-AM 560.〔Fuller, Jaime (September 2, 2014) - ("Where Are They Now? — The Congressional Edition" ). ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved November 30, 2014.〕 ==Early life, education and early career== Walsh was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of North Barrington, the fifth of nine children.〔 He graduated from Barrington High School in 1980, where he was the class president and active in sports.〔 He attended Grinnell College then earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Iowa in 1985.〔〔 In the mid-1980s, he embarked on an acting career, taking lessons in stage, theater and television at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York and Los Angeles.〔〔 He completed a Master of Public Policy at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies in 1991.〔〔 Described as a "former social worker" by ''The New York Times'', CNN, and ''Human Events''〔〔〔 Walsh worked with the Jobs for Youth program in the inner-city Chicago area, teaching high school dropouts basic academic and job skills.〔 He later taught American government and American history at Oakton Community College and the Hebrew Theological College.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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