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John E. Walsh (born November 3, 1960) is an American politician. He served as a United States Senator from Montana from 2014 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States Army National Guard colonel, the adjutant general of the Montana National Guard with a state commission as a brigadier general from 2008 to 2012, and Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2013 to 2014. In October 2013, Walsh announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2014 to succeed retiring Democratic incumbent Max Baucus.〔Blake, Aaron, ("Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh (D) to run for Senate" ), Washington ''Post'', October 3, 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-07.〕 When Baucus retired prior to the end of his term, Walsh was appointed to fill Baucus' seat,〔Sullivan, Sean, and Aaron Blake, ("Montana governor appoints Lt. Gov. John Walsh to Senate" ), Washington ''Post'', February 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-07.〕 and thus Walsh was running as an incumbent in 2014. On August 7, 2014, he announced that he was dropping out of the race, a decision attributed to the controversy arising from allegations made in ''The New York Times'' that he had plagiarized portions of a 2007 research paper he had written while at the Army War College.〔 The allegations led to an investigation that resulted in the revocation of Walsh's Master's degree in 2014. ==Early life and education== Walsh was born on November 3, 1960, in Butte, Montana, and graduated from Butte High School in 1979. He enlisted in the Montana Army National Guard after graduating from high school in 1979. He began working full-time for the Guard in 1984 and received his commission upon completion of Officer Candidate School in 1987.〔http://www.montanaguard.com/html/documents/Walsh%20John%20TAG%20MT%20Bio.pdf〕 Walsh met his wife, Janet, while attending college. They have two adult sons.〔Bushnell, Dan, (A New Era Begins for the Montana National Guard ), ''Big Sky Guardian'' (Montana National Guard) Fall 2008, page 11〕 Walsh is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, and the United States Army Command and General Staff College. He attended Carroll College and received a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Regents College, the University of the State of New York (now Excelsior College) in 1990. Walsh received a Master of Arts degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College in 2007. In July 2014, ''The New York Times'', after receiving a tip from an opposition researcher working for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, reported he had plagiarized much of a 14-page strategy research paper, a requirement for the degree, with some material directly copied from sources without attribution. Walsh initially denied, then admitted to the allegations, but stated that it was not done intentionally.〔 He said he was being treated for PTSD at the time〔 stating, "I don't want to blame my mistake on PTSD, but I do want to say it may have been a factor." The matter was referred to the College's Academic Review Board. Former governor Brian Schweitzer wrote a letter to the board supporting Walsh. Walsh said the plagiarism was unintentional and that he had been on medication for PTSD at the time. On August 22 the board found that Walsh's plagiarism was "egregious" and "intentional" and that the paper was "primarily composed of verbatim liftings from other sources." The board rejected his PTSD defense, noting that other students also struggle with PTSD and other issues but don't plagiarize. An appeal filed by Walsh was denied, and on October 10, 2014 the College revoked Walsh's degree.〔 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「John Walsh (U.S. politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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