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'{{About|the former 2020 Republican U.S. presidential candidate|the musician|Joe Walsh|other people with the same name|Joseph Walsh (disambiguation){{!}}Joseph Walsh}} {{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Joe Walsh | image = Rep Joe Walsh.jpg | state = [[Illinois]] | district = {{ushr|IL|8|8th}} | term_start = January 3, 2011 | term_end = January 3, 2013 | predecessor = [[Melissa Bean]] | successor = [[Tammy Duckworth]] | birth_name = William Joseph Walsh | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|12|27}} | birth_place = [[North Barrington, Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2020–present)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTfbpGHmw_s&feature=emb_logo</ref> | otherparty = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (until 2020) | spouse = {{marriage|Laura Walsh|1987|2002|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[Helene Walsh|Helene Miller]]|2006}} | children = 5 | education = [[University of Iowa]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[University of Chicago]] ([[Master of Public Policy|MPP]]) | website = {{URL|fsilencepodcast.com|Podcast website}} }} '''William Joseph Walsh''' (born December 27, 1961) is an American politician, [[conservative talk radio]] host, former social worker, and former 2020 Republican presidential candidate who served one term in the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing {{ushr|IL|8}}. Born and raised in the [[Chicago metropolitan area]], Walsh began his career as a [[social worker]] providing education and job skills training to students in low income areas, gradually becoming more politically active. Walsh had unsuccessfully campaigned for Congress in 1996 and the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] in 1998, but was elected to the U.S. House in 2010, defeating three-term incumbent [[Melissa Bean]]. Though he received little Republican Party support in his bid against Bean, he was popular with the [[Tea Party movement]]. In the 1990s, he identified as a [[Rockefeller Republican|moderate Republican]], but he later became a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] and a [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] [[activist]]. During his time in Congress, Walsh was criticized for his often personal attacks against members of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and, specifically, President [[Barack Obama]]. He accused the president of abandoning the [[Israel–United States relations|U.S.–Israel alliance]] and bankrupting the country. 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 rejected the [[scientific consensus on climate change]] and supported tougher [[border control]]. Later, during his presidential campaign, Walsh expressed regret for some of the comments and stances he made during his time in Congress. As a result of [[redistricting]] following the [[2010 United States Census]], Walsh's district was redrawn by the Democratic-controlled [[Illinois General Assembly]] in 2012. While he initially planned to run in the 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. After leaving office, Walsh began hosting a talk radio show. Though initially a strong supporter of [[Donald Trump]], Walsh became increasingly critical of the president and, on August 25, 2019, he announced [[Joe Walsh 2020 presidential campaign|his presidential campaign]]. He dropped out of the race on February 7, 2020, after a poor showing in [[2020 Iowa Republican caucuses|the Iowa caucus]], and subsequently left the party.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1320100191266099200 |date=October 24, 2020 |title=I was a lifelong Republican. I left the Party in February. Because the Party became a cult. And I didn’t want to belong to a cult. The cult leader will lose in 10 days. But he will remain the cult leader. And the Party will remain a cult. Which is why we need something new. |language=en |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> He later endorsed Democratic candidate [[Joe Biden]], who won the election. ==Early life and education== Walsh was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of [[North Barrington, Illinois|North Barrington]], the fifth of nine children of Susan (Stanley) and Charles Melville Walsh, a real estate mortgage banker who had an appraisal business.<ref name="money woes"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511329625-charles-walsh-father-of-former-congressman-dies-at-age-85|title=Charles Walsh, father of former congressman, dies at age 85|first=Kasey|last=Schefflin-Emrich|website=Lake County Gazette|access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/joe-walshs-mother-susan-rip/|title=Susan Walsh, Joe Walsh's Mother, RIP|first=Cal|last=Skinner|date=June 3, 2019|website=McHenry County Blog|access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from [[Barrington High School (Lake County, Illinois)|Barrington High School]] in 1980, where he was the student body president and active in sports.<ref name="chicagotribune1"/> He attended [[Grinnell College]] then earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English from the [[University of Iowa]] in 1985.<ref name="money woes"/><ref name="congress bio"/> 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, New York|New York]] and [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="chicagotribune1"/><ref name="say anything"/> He completed a [[Master of Public Policy]] at the [[University of Chicago]]'s [[Harris School of Public Policy Studies]] in 1991.<ref name="congress bio"/><ref name="vote smart"/> ==Early career== As a social worker,<ref name="tough target"/><ref name="richest and poorest"/><ref name="longshot"/> 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]].<ref name="house.gov bio"/> Walsh ran the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, a Chicago-based, privately funded program which grants scholarships to low-income students to attend private high schools. He raised funds for two organizations advocating [[school choice]]: the American Education Reform Council, and the [[The Foundation for Educational Choice|Milton and Rose Friedman Foundation]].<ref name="house.gov bio"/> In addition, Walsh raised nearly $1 million over a five-year period for the Fabretto Children's Foundation, an international charity which uses education and micro-enterprise to alleviate poverty among [[Nicaragua]]n children.<ref name="wfc"/> Walsh also worked on state and local government policy issues for [[The Heartland Institute]], a [[libertarianism|libertarian]] free-market [[think tank]] based in Chicago. He helped launch conservative organizations that seek to limit government and elect fiscal conservatives to state legislatures such as the Legislative Education Action Drive and the [[Americans for Limited Government]]. He also did consulting work with the United Republican Fund, an Illinois [[political action committee]] helping to elect Republican state legislators.<ref name="house.gov bio"/> He has raised [[venture capital]] for a living, according to the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'',<ref name="cbn"/> with his campaign website indicating that he worked for Ravenswood Advisors, a Chicago [[boutique]] [[investment banking]] group which raised early-stage [[investment capital]] for new and small businesses.<ref name="house.gov bio"/><ref name="wfc"/> It was reported that Walsh earned $30,000 to $40,000 a year in the past.<ref name="say anything"/> In 2010, he had a negative net worth of $317,498 according to the [[Center for Responsive Politics]].<ref name="poorest member"/> ===Early political campaigns=== ====1996==== {{See also|1996 United States House of Representatives elections#Illinois}} Walsh won the Republican nomination for [[Illinois' 9th congressional district|Illinois's 9th congressional district]] and faced longtime [[Democratic Party (US)|Democratic]] [[Liberalism|liberal]] incumbent [[Sidney R. Yates]], who was 87 years old, in the general election.<ref name="1996 results"/> Walsh campaigned by riding his bicycle through the district. He engaged in self-admitted "outrageous" stunts during the campaign which included paying the doorman at Yates's Chicago apartment building $1,000 for being the first person to spot Yates in his district, and throwing a birthday party for Yates that included a cake decorated with 87 candles.<ref name="tough target"/><ref name="in search"/> Walsh denied he was trying to play the "age card". Yates responded that his own age was not a factor, and that Walsh was too young and inexperienced for the job. Yates also commented that the district was too liberal for Walsh, and tried to tie Walsh to the conservative Speaker of the House, [[Newt Gingrich]]. In response, Walsh distanced himself from Gingrich and said he considered himself a "moderate Republican";<ref name="tough target"/> he also ran as a [[pro-choice]] candidate in the liberal-leaning district.<ref name="tribune endorses"/> Yates defeated Walsh 63%–37%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1891 |title=IL District 9 Race - Nov 05, 1996 |publisher=Ourcampaigns.com |access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> ====1998==== In 1998, Walsh challenged incumbent Democrat [[Jeffrey Schoenberg]] for the 58th district seat in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], which represents the Chicago North Shore suburbs of [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]] and [[Evanston, Illinois]]. Walsh again ran as [[pro-choice]] on abortion.<ref name="tribune endorses"/> He drove a yellow school bus throughout the district during his campaign to focus attention on the issue of public school funding.<ref name="uses bus"/> He criticized Schoenberg for voting in favor of Republican Governor [[Jim Edgar]]'s school-funding reform bill that would have increased state income taxes but given property tax relief to North Shore homeowners.<ref name="uses bus"/><ref name="school funds"/> Walsh lost to Schoenberg, 62%–38%.<ref name="1998 general"/> ==U.S. House of Representatives== ===Elections=== ;2010 {{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 8}} On September 28, 2009, Walsh launched an [[exploratory committee]] to run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the {{ushr|Illinois|8|}}. The district included parts of the northwest [[Chicago]] suburbs, such as [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]], [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]], [[Gurnee, Illinois|Gurnee]], [[Palatine, Illinois|Palatine]], [[Mundelein, Illinois|Mundelein]], [[Zion, Illinois|Zion]], [[Barrington, Illinois|Barrington]], [[Woodstock, Illinois|Woodstock]] and Walsh's home in [[McHenry, Illinois|McHenry]]. It had long been reckoned as the most Republican district in the Chicago area, and by some measures in all of Illinois. However, in 2004, Democrat [[Melissa Bean]] had ousted 26-year Republican incumbent [[Phil Crane]] in a substantial upset, ending seventy years of Republican control. In February 2010, Walsh won the Republican primary election, taking about 34 percent of the vote in a six-person field and moving into the district from [[Winnetka, Illinois|Winnetka]] in April.<ref name="tribune endorses"/><ref name="2010 primary"/> The Republican establishment refused to put much stock into the district with [[National Republican Congressional Committee]] member Tom Erickson, saying, "In the primary, we had really liked Dirk Beveridge or Maria Rodriguez. Those are the two candidates who we thought really had the potential to make this a very competitive race." Walsh's campaign responded that the GOP establishment was "a bit tone deaf when it comes to independent, conservative reform candidates".<ref name="GOP not"/> Walsh then advanced to face Bean in the general election. In 2006, Bean had been re-elected with 51 percent and in 2008 with 60 percent of the vote. Bean was endorsed by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'',<ref name="tribune endorses"/> the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'',<ref name="sun times list"/> ''[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|The Daily Herald]]'',<ref name="daily herald"/> and the ''[[Lake County News-Sun]]''.<ref name="lake county"/> Walsh criticized Bean for her 2010 votes in favor of the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]<ref name="cbn"/> and against the [[Stupak–Pitts Amendment]] that would have prohibited the use of federal funds to cover any part of the cost of any health plan that included coverage of abortion.<ref name="condemns bean"/> He described himself as a [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] conservative activist<ref name="walshforcongress1"/> and obtained endorsements from two Tea Party organizations, conservative radio talk show host [[Tom Roeser]], and many others.<ref name="endorsements"/> The national Democratic and Republican parties did not compete or spend any money in the district, and the state GOP did not help Walsh.<ref name="breaking down"/> As a result, during the 2010 election cycle, Walsh's campaign raised only one-quarter as much as Bean's.<ref name="say anything"/> He spent about $603,000 and ended the campaign about $362,000 in debt according to campaign finance reports,<ref name="vote smart campaign finances"/> (with much of the debt due to post election ballot counting of the close race).<ref name="surprise"/> As late as October, ''[[The New York Times]]'' forecast that Bean had an 88 percent chance at winning re-election. Even [[CQ Politics]] had the election as "Safe Democratic". Despite the lack of funding and his long-shot status, Walsh narrowly defeated Bean by a margin of 0.1% or 291 votes. The race was not called until two weeks after Election Day when [[provisional ballot]]s were counted. It appeared that [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]] candidate Bill Scheurer was a factor in the race; he tallied 6,400 votes, far more than Walsh's margin of victory.<ref name="moran"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=489032 |title=IL - District 08 Race - Nov 02, 2010 |publisher=Ourcampaigns.com |access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> ;2012 {{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 8}} During the 2011 redrawing of Illinois' election districts by the Democratic-controlled state legislature, Walsh's home, along with most of the [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]] portion of his old district, was drawn into the 14th district, represented by fellow Republican [[Randy Hultgren]]. The 8th was reconfigured to favor a Democratic candidate. Walsh and nine other Republican Illinois Representatives filed a lawsuit alleging that the new borders discriminated against Republican and Latino voters.<ref name="sweet"/><ref name="incumbents sue"/> On September 21, Walsh announced that if the new district lines were upheld in federal court, he would run for election in the then-heavily Republican 14th district against Hultgren.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.suntimes.com/7786144-417/us-rep-joe-walsh-to-run-in-14th-district-would-face-hultgren-in-primary.html |work=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=April 5, 2012 |title=U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh to run in 14th District; would face Hultgren in primary |last=Pallasch |first=Abdon |date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> In late July 2011, Walsh was endorsed by the [[Club for Growth]] to run against Hultgren.<ref name="will back"/><ref name="club"/> However, after several ethics issues regarding Walsh emerged, (such as charges of failing to pay child support, and driving on a suspended license), the Club for Growth distanced itself from Walsh, stating that it would wait until more facts were known before making a decision.<ref name="backs away"/> In November 2011, Walsh was cited by the [[Family Research Council]] Action committee for his "unwavering support of the family."<ref name="FRC True Blue">{{cite news|last=Pallasch|first=Abdon M.|title=Rep. Walsh lauded by group for being pro-family, though accused of owing child support|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/8598963-418/rep-walsh-lauded-by-group-for-being-pro-family-though-accused-of-owing-child-support.html|access-date=November 10, 2011|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> In December 2011, Walsh decided to run in the redrawn 8th district instead,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/12/walsh_duckworth_krishnamoorthi.html |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title=Walsh, Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi, Hultgren statements UPDATE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122072413/http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/12/walsh_duckworth_krishnamoorthi.html |archive-date=January 22, 2012 }}</ref> where he would likely face Democratic candidate [[Tammy Duckworth]], a former assistant secretary of the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.onepennysheet.com/2012/01/joe-walsh-trailing-democrats-in-illinois-8th-district-poll-duckworth-leading-krishnamoorthi/|title=Joe Walsh Trailing Democrats In Illinois 8th District Poll: Duckworth Leading Krishnamoorthi|date=Jan 26, 2012|work=One Penny Sheet}}</ref> in what posed a tough race for Walsh.<ref name="emanuel">{{cite news|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=8554043|title=Emanuel endorses Duckworth in 8th District race|date=February 22, 2012|last=Baichwal |first=Ravi |work=WLS-TV}}</ref><ref name="skip convention">{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/19/joe-walsh-tea-party-rep-s_n_1686687.html |title=Joe Walsh, Tea Party Rep, Says He'll Skip GOP Convention |date=July 19, 2012 |work=Huffington Post |access-date=February 17, 2014 |first=Joseph |last=Erbentraut}}</ref> In January 2012, the conservative political advocacy group [[Americans for Prosperity]] gave Walsh a 100 percent rating.<ref name="perfect">{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Walsh-Receives-Perfect-Score-from-Americans-For-Prosperity-137110788.html |title=Walsh Receives Perfect Score from Americans for Prosperity|last=McClelland |first=Edward |work=nbcchicago.com|date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> The ensuing campaign between Walsh and Duckworth emerged as a bitter race. At a July 2012 campaign event, Walsh accused his opponent of politicizing both her military service as a helicopter pilot and her Iraq War injuries, which cost her both legs and the partial use of one arm. He said, "My God, that's all she talks about. Our true heroes, the men and women who served us, it's the last thing in the world they talk about."<ref name="true hero Chicago Tribune">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-03/news/ct-met-walsh-duckworth-0704-20120704_1_true-hero-federal-veterans-affairs-official-tammy-duckworth |work=Chicago Tribune |title=Walsh defends remarks on whether Duckworth is true hero |date=July 3, 2012}}</ref><ref name="new low">{{cite web|author=votevets.org |url=http://votevets.org/news/releases?id=0490 |title=New Low: Deadbeat Congressman Joe Walsh Insults Veterans' Sacrifice (press release) |work=votevets.org |date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312135003/http://votevets.org/news/releases?id=0490 |archive-date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref> Walsh later suggested that she was, in fact, a "true hero," but that she should not talk about her service so frequently,<ref name="record amount">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/tammy-duckworth_n_1669184.html |work=Huffington Post |first=Amanda |last=Terkel |title=Iraq Veteran Tammy Duckworth Raises Record Amount For House Race |date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> and that her service should not command votes.<ref name="Chicagoist">{{cite web |last=Sudo |first=Chuck |url=http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/10/rep_joe_walsh_cant_stop_talking_abo.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106183327/http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/10/rep_joe_walsh_cant_stop_talking_abo.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2017 |title=Rep. Joe Walsh Can't Stop Talking About Tammy Duckworth's Military Service |publisher=Chicagoist.com |date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2015 }}</ref> Walsh decided to skip the [[2012 Republican National Convention]], distancing himself from establishment Republicans.<ref name="skip convention" /> Walsh's campaign was bolstered by major financial support in the form of outside spending by conservative [[Super PAC]]s.<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-duckworth-walsh-election-results-illinois-8th-district-20121106,0,339197.story |title=Duckworth defeats Walsh in congressional contest |publisher=Chicagotribune.com |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> In September 2012, [[Americans for Limited Government]] gave $1,950,000 to the Now or Never PAC, which then spent $2,022,039 to support Walsh and oppose Duckworth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/outside-spending/committee/now-or-never-pac/C00513432/ |title=NOW OR NEVER PAC - 2014 Influence Explorer |publisher=Reporting.sunlightfoundation.com |access-date=May 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314073336/http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/outside-spending/committee/now-or-never-pac/C00513432 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Over $6.6 million in outside spending was reported in the race, with Walsh receiving more than $6 million of that total.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/outside-spending/race_detail/H/IL/08/ |title=IL-8 (House) - Follow the Unlimited Money - Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group |publisher=Reporting.sunlightfoundation.com |access-date=May 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201170945/http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/outside-spending/race_detail/H/IL/08/ |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Overall, Walsh outspent her $7 million to $4.7 million. Despite his spending advantage, on November 6, 2012, Duckworth unseated Walsh 55 to 45 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/house/illinois/ |title=Illinois House Election Results 2012 - Map, District Results, Live Updates |publisher=Politico.com |date=July 9, 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Duckworth defeats Walsh in congressional contest|author1=Garcia, M. |author2=Eldeib, D. |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-duckworth-walsh-election-results-illinois-8th-district-20121106,0,7043160,full.story|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="loss"/> Despite his loss, Walsh outperformed the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, [[Mitt Romney]], who received 41% of the vote in the 8th district.<ref name=Barone2014>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link=Michael Barone (pundit) |first2=Chuck |last2=McCutcheon |title=The Almanac of American Politics 2014 |year=2013 |page=572 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |location=[[Chicago]] |isbn=978-0-226-10544-4|title-link=The Almanac of American Politics }} Copyright [[National Journal]].</ref> ===Tenure=== [[File:Rep. Joe Walsh speaking. (5589202989).jpg|thumb|225px|Walsh speaking at a [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] rally on March 31, 2011]] Several days before being sworn into Congress, ''The New York Times'' criticized Walsh for his willingness to accept donations from [[political action committee]]s and lobbyists.<ref name="surprise"/> After being sworn in, Walsh announced that consistent with his opposition to government-provided health care and the 2010 health care reform legislation, he would not accept congressional health care benefits.<ref name="health care"/> During his early months in Congress, he emerged as a vocal critic of the [[Democratic Party (US)|Democratic Party]] and President Obama's fiscal policies, and posted a [[YouTube]] video in which he accused President Obama of bankrupting the country. He also vowed, "I won't place one more dollar of debt upon the backs of my kids and grandkids unless we structurally reform the way this town [Washington, D.C.] spends money!"<ref name="pallasch"/> He became a frequent fixture on cable TV,<ref name="say anything"/><ref name="pallasch"/> advocating a "no compromise" approach to deficit reduction that rejects any tax increases on the wealthy.<ref name="pallasch"/> He consistently voted against raising the federal debt ceiling and authored a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution.<ref name="hammer" /> Walsh has also said that President Obama was elected "because he pushed that magical button: a black man who was articulate, liberal, the whole white guilt, all of that."<ref name="elected because black"/> In his first six months in office, Walsh made over 30 appearances on television.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Skiba | first1=Katherine | title=Illinois' 5 Republican Freshmen Reflect on First 6 Months in Congress | url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-15/news/ct-met-five-freshmen-in-congress-3-20110615_1_gop-freshmen-radio-address-western-illinois-district | date=June 15, 2011 | newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] | access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> During the election season, Walsh was asked what his approach to bipartisanship would be if elected. He replied it would "not be the time right now to extend your hand across the aisle."<ref name="daily herald"/> In September 2011, Walsh was among 19 members of Congress criticized for ethics violations in the [[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]] annual report.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yager|first=Jordy|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/news/182653-watchdog-shines-spotlight-on-lawmakers-ethics-in-annual-most-corrupt-report|title=Watchdog spotlights lawmaker ethics in 'most corrupt' report|work=The Hill|date=September 20, 2011}}</ref> In November 2011, Walsh was videotaped meeting with his constituents, becoming visibly aggressive and swearing at a woman who questioned him about his comment that the marketplace and the banks were not responsible "for the mess we're in right now." He later apologized for being "too passionate".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57321815-503544/joe-walsh-i-got-a-bit-too-passionate-with-my-constituent/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |title=Joe Walsh: I got "a bit too passionate" with my constituent|date=November 9, 2011|last=Montopoli |first=Brian }}</ref> While in Congress, Walsh held 363 [[town hall meeting]]s, more than any other member of Congress.<ref>[http://blog.heartland.org/2014/08/illinois-forum-celebrates-25-years-banding-together-freedom-lovers/ Illinois Forum Celebrates 25 Years Banding Together Freedom Lovers] ''[[The Heartland Institute]]'', August 29, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014</ref> ===Committee assignments=== For the 112th Congress, Walsh was appointed to leadership positions on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security (vice chairman), and the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth (chairman). A list of all of his former committee assignments follows: * '''[[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|Committee on Homeland Security]]''' ** [[United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence|Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence]] ** [[United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications|Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications]] ** [[United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security|Subcommittee on Transportation Security]] (Vice Chair) * '''[[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]''' ** [[United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives|Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives]] ** [[United States House Oversight Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs|Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs]] * '''[[United States House Committee on Small Business|Committee on Small Business]]''' ** [[United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology|Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology]] ** [[United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access|Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access]] (Chairman) ** [[United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations|Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations]] ===Caucus memberships=== Walsh held other memberships related to his work as a congressman including: the Congressional Hockey Caucus, the House Republican Israel Caucus, the [[Republican Study Committee]] and the [[Tea Party Caucus]].<ref name="vote smart"/> ==Post-congressional career== On March 25, 2013, Walsh aired his first radio show, ''The Joe Walsh Show'', on Chicago's talk station [[WIND (AM)|WIND]] as a conservative political commentator.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Rep. Joe Walsh gets his own radio show|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/286617-former-rep-joe-walsh-gets-his-own-radio-show#ixzz2MnRLIxLd|work=The Hill|access-date=March 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308091732/http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/286617-former-rep-joe-walsh-gets-his-own-radio-show#ixzz2MnRLIxLd|archive-date=2013-03-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Former Rep. Joe Walsh to Host Radio Show | url=http://www.nwherald.com/2013/03/15/former-rep-joe-walsh-to-host-radio-show/aoy8xtl/ | date=March 15, 2013 | newspaper=[[Northwest Herald]] | access-date=November 9, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073638/http://www.nwherald.com/2013/03/15/former-rep-joe-walsh-to-host-radio-show/aoy8xtl/ | archive-date=2016-03-04 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Fuller, Jaime (September 2, 2014) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/09/02/where-are-they-now-the-congressional-edition/ "Where Are They Now? — The Congressional Edition"]. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved November 30, 2014.</ref> After less than a year on the air in Chicago, ''The Joe Walsh Show'' also began airing on [[WNYM]] in [[New York City, New York|New York City]].<ref>[http://www.talkers.com/2014/04/07/monday-april-7-2014/ "Monday April 7, 2014" – Front Page News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011205542/http://www.talkers.com/2014/04/07/monday-april-7-2014/ |date=2018-10-11 }}. Talkers.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014</ref> In April 2015, WNYM dropped Walsh from its radio platform.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Feder | first1=Robert | title=Joe Walsh Loses New York Radio Platform | url=http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/04/20/falling-star-joe-walsh-loses-new-york-radio-platform/ | date=April 20, 2015 | publisher=[[Robert Feder]] | access-date=April 23, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422205705/http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/04/20/falling-star-joe-walsh-loses-new-york-radio-platform/ | archive-date=2015-04-22 | url-status=live }}</ref> As of September 2016, Walsh's radio talk show is aired in several major U.S. cities, including [[Chicago]], [[New York City]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Dallas]], and [[Denver]].<ref>{{cite web | title=The Joe Walsh Show | url=http://walshfreedom.com/radio/ | publisher=WalshFreedom.com | access-date=September 6, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902032738/http://walshfreedom.com/radio/ | archive-date=2016-09-02 | url-status=live }}</ref> On December 19, 2015, Walsh announced that, should [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential candidate, and later the nominee, [[Hillary Clinton]] win the [[2016 United States presidential election]], he would run for the office himself in [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq_0YR4Yuzk |title=Former Congressman Joe Walsh Announces 2020 Presidential Bid |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2016-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825021800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq_0YR4Yuzk |archive-date=2016-08-25 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2020Run">{{cite web|url=http://futurefemaleleader.com/this-former-congressman-stated-hed-run-for-president-in-2020-if-hillary-clinton-wins/|title=This Former Congressman Stated He'd Run For President In 2020 If Hillary Clinton Wins|work=Future Female Leaders|date=December 19, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701004504/http://futurefemaleleader.com/this-former-congressman-stated-hed-run-for-president-in-2020-if-hillary-clinton-wins/|archive-date=July 1, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=A neutral, more reputable source is needed to show that this event is noteworthy of inclusion|date=July 2016}} However, Republican nominee [[Donald Trump]] won the 2016 election, defeating Clinton.<ref>{{cite web | title=Trump Wins Presidency, Defeats Clinton in Historic Election Upset | url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/08/first-polls-close-in-2016-race-trump-projected-to-win-ind-ky-clinton-wins-vt.html | date=November 8, 2016 | publisher=[[Fox News]] | access-date=December 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203040618/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/08/first-polls-close-in-2016-race-trump-projected-to-win-ind-ky-clinton-wins-vt.html | archive-date=2016-12-03 | url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2017, ''The Joe Walsh Show'' received national syndication by the [[Salem Radio Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.talkers.com/2017/02/08/wednesday-february-8-2017/|title=Wednesday, February 8, 2017|date=2017-02-08|website=Talkers.com|access-date=2017-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430041810/http://www.talkers.com/2017/02/08/wednesday-february-8-2017/|archive-date=2017-04-30|url-status=live}}</ref> Walsh joined [[Newsmax TV]] in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web | title='The Joe Walsh Show' Brings a Fresh, Balanced, Conservative Perspective to Newsmax TV | url=https://www.newsmax.com/draft-stories/the-joe-walsh-show-newsmax-tv-conservative-premiere/2018/05/07/id/858730/ | date=May 7, 2018 | work=[[Newsmax]] | access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> On August 26, 2019, a day after announcing his campaign for president, Walsh announced he had lost his radio show.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Budryk | first1=Zack | title=Joe Walsh says he lost his national radio show | url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/458913-joe-walsh-says-he-lost-his-national-radio-show | date=August 26, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Wulfsohn | first1=Joseph A. | title=Joe Walsh says he's lost radio show since launching Trump challenge | url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-walsh-says-hes-lost-radio-show-since-launching-trump-challenge | date=August 26, 2019 | publisher=[[Fox News]] | access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> After concluding his run for president, Walsh resumed broadcasting in June 2020 with a two-hour call-in talk show on the GAB Radio Network and its Chicago flagship station [[WCGO]]. ''The Joe Walsh Show'' airs live Monday through Friday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central. ===Controversial statements=== According to various media outlets, Walsh has a history of making controversial statements.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Shaw | first1=Adam | title=Newest anti-Trump Republican Joe Walsh tries to shed history of incendiary remarks | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-walsh-shed-history-of-incendiary-remarks | date=August 15, 2019 | publisher=[[Fox News]] | access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Perano | first1=Ursula | title=Potential Trump primary challenger has inflammatory record of his own | url=https://www.axios.com/joe-walsch-primary-trump-2020-presidency-twitter-c8ffdda6-840c-4813-ac56-a5eb433a54db.html | date=August 22, 2019 | website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] | access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Budryk | first1=Zack | title=Here are 5 controversial things Joe Walsh has said | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458867-5-controversial-things-joe-walsh-has-said | date=August 26, 2019 | website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Dunleavy | first1=Jerry | title=Beheading journalists, the N-word, and racist Obama voters: Joe Walsh's long history of incendiary statements | url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beheading-journalists-the-n-word-and-racist-obama-voters-joe-walshs-long-history-of-incendiary-bigotry | date=August 26, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Washington Examiner]]' | access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> On August 8, 2012, while serving in the House, Walsh appeared at a town hall in [[Elk Grove Village, Illinois]]. Walsh made several comments about the dangers of "radical Islam" and suggested that the danger was in nearby towns, and that Muslims are "trying to kill Americans every week."<ref>{{cite web | last1=Lutz | first1=Eric | title=Walsh: Muslims "trying to kill Americans" | url=https://www.salon.com/2012/08/09/walsh_muslims_are_trying_to_kill_americans/ | date=August 9, 2012 | newspaper=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] | access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> On June 19, 2014, Walsh was removed from his radio show for using racial slurs. He was on air again the next day. WIND general manager Jeff Reisman commented: "During the segment Joe intended to cite several common racial slurs as examples. He did not in any way use them in a defamatory or derogatory manner, simply as examples. However, AM 560 The Answer did not allow them to go on the air. AM 560 The Answer has a policy of not using certain words on the air that are highly inflammatory and offensive even in the context of a discussion of why those words are offensive. We will continue that policy."<ref>[http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140619/news/140618146/ Walsh Will Be Back On the Air Tonight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107070744/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140619/news/140618146/ |date=2017-11-07 }} ''Daily Herald'', June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/ex-rep-joe-walsh-%E2%80%98kicked-air%E2%80%99-over-racist-terms-radio/fri-06202014-837am|title=Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh 'Kicked Off the Air' Over Racist Terms on Radio|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=June 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626062900/http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/ex-rep-joe-walsh-%E2%80%98kicked-air%E2%80%99-over-racist-terms-radio/fri-06202014-837am|archive-date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> On January 14, 2015, following the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting|''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting]], in a tweet which he described as satirical, Walsh called for Islamists to "behead" reporters on [[CNN]] and [[MSNBC]] and referred to them as "appeasing cowards" for not airing cartoons published by the French satirical magazine [[Charlie Hebdo]] which depicts prophet [[Muhammad]].<ref name=ChicagoCBSLocal>{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/01/15/joe-walsh-defends-call-to-behead-liberal-journalists/|title=Commentary: The Danger Behind Joe Walsh's 'Satirical' Call To 'Behead' Liberal Journalists|date=January 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-walsh-beheading-cnn-msnbc-satire|title=Ex-GOP Rep: My Call For Islamists To Behead U.S. Journalists Was 'Satire'|date=January 14, 2015|website=Talking Points Memo}}</ref> In another tweet, Walsh stated that not showing cartoons of Muhammad would lead to more attacks.<ref name=ChicagoCBSLocal/> On July 7, 2016, the night of the [[2016 shooting of Dallas police officers|shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers]], Walsh wrote on [[Twitter]], "This is now war. Watch out Obama. Watch out [[Black Lives Matter]] punks. Real America is coming after you." These comments were interpreted by some as threats.<ref>{{cite web|first=Leada|last=Gore|title=Joe Walsh tweet on Dallas police shooting: Former Congressman blasts Obama, Black Lives Matter|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/joe_walsh_tweet_on_dallas_poli.html|work=al.com|publisher=Alabama Media Group|location=Birmingham, Alabama|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708090413/http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/joe_walsh_tweet_on_dallas_poli.html|archive-date=2016-07-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | date=July 8, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/joe-walsh-war-obama-black-lives-matter-dallas-article-1.2703883 | title=Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh threatens 'war' on Obama and Black Lives Matter protesters, blames them for deaths after Dallas attack | work=New York Daily News | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708111346/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/joe-walsh-war-obama-black-lives-matter-dallas-article-1.2703883 | archive-date=2016-07-08 | url-status=live }}</ref> After deleting the tweet (by his account it was deleted by Twitter), Walsh wrote later, "I wasn't calling for violence, against Obama or anyone. Obama's words and BLM's deeds have gotten cops killed. Time for us to defend our cops."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=@WalshFreedom|number=751284978340622336|date=July 7, 2016|title=I wasn't calling for violence}}</ref> The next morning, Walsh stated in an interview with the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' that Twitter suspended his account and deleted the tweet itself: "The pre-condition for me reopening my account was they had to delete that tweet." He said, "Of course I didn't mean 'let's go kill Obama and Black Lives Matter.' I was not trying to incite violence against Obama and Black Lives Matter. That's crazy and stupid and wrong. It would end my career and it's wrong."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-joe-walsh-twitter-dallas-tweet-20160708-story.html |title=Ex-Illinois Rep. Walsh says Twitter took down Dallas tweet 'Watch out Obama' |last1=Skiba |first1=Katherine |last2=Crepeau |first2=Megan |date=July 8, 2016 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=July 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708132728/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-joe-walsh-twitter-dallas-tweet-20160708-story.html |archive-date=2016-07-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rep. [[Keith Ellison]] also called for the investigation of Walsh following the tweet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/288019-dem-calls-for-investigation-into-ex-reps-obama-tweet|title=Dem calls for investigation into ex-rep's Obama tweet|first=Elliot|last=Smilowitz|date=July 16, 2016|website=TheHill}}</ref> On October 24, 2016, Walsh wrote on Twitter, "On November 8th, I'm voting for Trump. On November 9th, if Trump loses, I'm grabbing my musket. You in?"<ref name="TheWeek">{{cite magazine|title=Former Republican congressman promises to lead an armed revolution — with muskets — should Donald Trump lose|url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/657796/former-republican-congressman-promises-lead-armed-revolution--muskets--should-donald-trump-lose|access-date=26 October 2016|magazine=The Week|date=26 Oct 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027060137/http://theweek.com/speedreads/657796/former-republican-congressman-promises-lead-armed-revolution--muskets--should-donald-trump-lose|archive-date=2016-10-27|url-status=live}}</ref> When [[Jake Tapper]] asked him what he meant, Walsh responded, "It means protesting. Participating in acts of [[civil disobedience]]. Doing what it takes to get our country back."<ref>{{cite web | last1=Schuba | first1=Tom | title=Joe Walsh: 'If Trump Loses, I'm Grabbing My Musket | url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/joe-walsh-if-trump-loses-im-grabbing-my-musket-398762101.html | date=October 26, 2016 | website=nbcchicago.com | access-date=October 26, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027061821/http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/joe-walsh-if-trump-loses-im-grabbing-my-musket-398762101.html | archive-date=2016-10-27 | url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[New York Post]]'' wrote that "some took his tweet as a call for violent insurrection."<ref name="Brennan">{{cite news|last1=Brennan|first1=Christopher|title=Former congressman Joe Walsh says he's 'grabbing his musket' if Trump loses|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/joe-walsh-grabbing-musket-trump-loses-election-article-1.2846338|access-date=26 October 2016|newspaper=New York Post|date=26 Oct 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027123321/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/joe-walsh-grabbing-musket-trump-loses-election-article-1.2846338|archive-date=2016-10-27|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 2, 2017, Walsh wrote on Twitter, "Sorry Jimmy Kimmel: your sad story doesn't obligate me or anybody else to pay for somebody else's health care."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=WalshFreedom|last=Walsh |first=Joe |number=859462346275782656|date=2 May 2017|title=Sorry Jimmy Kimmel: your sad story doesn't obligate me or anybody else to pay for somebody else's health care.}}</ref> in reference to a 13-minute monologue delivered by late night host [[Jimmy Kimmel]] discussing his son's congenital heart defect and his belief that covering pre-existing conditions is an important part of healthcare in the United States.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Bitette | first1=Nicole | title=Former Congressman Joe Walsh Blasted for Insensitive Comments Made About Jimmy Kimmel's Son's Heart Condition | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/joe-walsh-blasted-comments-jimmy-kimmel-son-article-1.3133307 | date=May 3, 2017 | newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] | access-date=May 5, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504235758/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/joe-walsh-blasted-comments-jimmy-kimmel-son-article-1.3133307 | archive-date=2017-05-04 | url-status=live }}</ref> On September 23, 2017, Walsh described [[Stevie Wonder]] as "Another ungrateful black multi millionaire" after Wonder had [[U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|taken a knee]] at his concert in protest of what he termed police brutality.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blay|first1=Zeba|title=What It Really Means When Black People Who Protest Are Called 'Ungrateful'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-double-standards-of-black-people-in-protest_us_59c90d74e4b01cc57ff3cc50|work=Huffington Post|date=25 September 2017|access-date=2019-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129033419/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-double-standards-of-black-people-in-protest_us_59c90d74e4b01cc57ff3cc50|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cobb|first1=Jelani|title=From Louis Armstrong to the N.F.L.: Ungrateful as the New Uppity|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-louis-armstrong-to-the-nfl-ungrateful-as-the-new-uppity|website=The New Yorker|date=24 September 2017|access-date=2019-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125192759/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-louis-armstrong-to-the-nfl-ungrateful-as-the-new-uppity|archive-date=2018-11-25|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]'s satirical television program ''[[Who Is America?]]'' premiered showing Walsh supporting the hoax "kinderguardians program" which supported training toddlers with firearms.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Andrews | first1=Travis | title=Former Congressman Joe Walsh Explains How Sacha Baron Cohen Tricked Him into Supporting Arming Toddlers with Guns | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/07/15/former-rep-joe-walsh-explains-how-sacha-baron-cohen-tricked-him-into-supporting-arming-toddlers-with-guns/ | date=July 15, 2018 | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | access-date=July 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717143411/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/07/15/former-rep-joe-walsh-explains-how-sacha-baron-cohen-tricked-him-into-supporting-arming-toddlers-with-guns/ | archive-date=2018-07-17 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Park | first1=Andrea | title=Former Congressman Joe Walsh Explains How Sacha Baron Cohen Tricked Him on New Show | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-congressman-joe-walsh-explains-how-sacha-baron-cohen-tricked-him-on-new-show/ | date=July 16, 2018 | publisher=[[CBS News]] | access-date=July 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716193539/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-congressman-joe-walsh-explains-how-sacha-baron-cohen-tricked-him-on-new-show/ | archive-date=2018-07-16 | url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2019, he stated that while he did not consider himself a racist, "I've said racist things on Twitter."<ref>{{cite web | last1=Wise | first1=Justin | title=Joe Walsh: 'I wouldn't call myself racist' but 'I've said racist things' | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458897-joe-walsh-i-wouldnt-call-myself-a-racist-but-ive-said-racist-things-on | date=August 26, 2019 | website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> ===2020 presidential campaign=== {{Main|Joe Walsh 2020 presidential campaign}} In an interview on ''[[This Week (American TV program)|This Week]]'' on August 25, 2019, Walsh announced that he would enter the [[2020 Republican Party presidential primaries|2020 Republican Party primary race]], challenging incumbent President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Will |last=Steakin |title='THIS WEEK' EXCLUSIVE: Joe Walsh announces Republican primary challenge against Trump |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-joe-walsh-announces-republican-primary-challenge-president/story?id=65122073 |work=[[ABC News]] |date=August 25, 2019 |access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Zilbermints | first1=Regina | title=Joe Walsh announces Republican challenge to Trump | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458720-joe-walsh-announces-republican-challenge-to-trump | date=August 25, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> He stated that Trump's behavior in office motivated him to declare his candidacy.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Davies | first1=Tom | title=Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh making longshot GOP challenge to Trump | url=https://www.apnews.com/39e795eb7e65457e8acc56657435745b | date=August 25, 2019 | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Rubin | first1=Richard | title=Ex-Congressman Joe Walsh Begins Republican Campaign Against Trump | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-congressman-joe-walsh-begins-republican-campaign-against-trump-11566744009 | date=August 25, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> Walsh admitted that some of his past comments might have "helped create Trump" and that Trump "made me reflect on some of the things I said in the past."<ref>{{cite news | last1=Gibson | first1=Ginger | title=Joe Walsh becomes second Republican to challenge Trump for White House | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-walsh/joe-walsh-becomes-second-republican-to-challenge-trump-for-white-house-idUSKCN1VF0IM | date=August 25, 2019 | work=[[Reuters]] | access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Blitzer | first1=Ronn | title=Joe Walsh laments past controversial statements while blasting Trump: 'He's a child' | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-walsh-announces-trump-primary-challenge-im-in | date=August 25, 2019 | publisher=[[Fox News]] | access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last1=Brown | first1=Jon | title=Joe Walsh claims Trump helped him to 'reflect' on past racist and sexist comments | url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-walsh-claims-trump-helped-him-to-reflect-on-past-racist-and-sexist-comments | date=August 25, 2019 | magazine=[[Washington Examiner]] | access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Frazin | first1=Rachel | title=Joe Walsh says he's 'partly responsible for Trump' | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458799-joe-walsh-i-think-im-partly-responsible-for-trump | date=August 26, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> He stated he would not vote for Trump again and that he had not decided on whether to vote for a Democrat to prevent Trump's re-election.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Wulfsohn | first1=Joseph A. | title=Republican 2020 challenger Joe Walsh: 'I don't know' if I could vote for Dem to stop Trump | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-walsh-trump-i-dont-know-dem-2020 | date=August 26, 2019 | publisher=[[Fox News]] | access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> Following his announcement, Salem Radio Network said it would cancel its national distribution of his talk show on September 26, 2019, and that Walsh will be free to sign up with a different syndicator if he chooses.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/salem-will-drop-presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-s-syndicated-show/article_58e5ce62-c891-11e9-a147-8f0aed05126c.html|title=Salem Will Drop Presidential Candidate Joe Walsh's Syndicated Show.|date=August 27, 2019|work=Inside Radio|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> Walsh commented, "No more radio show, but that's OK. I'm going to campaign full time."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-walsh-says-hes-lost-radio-show-since-launching-trump-challenge|title=Joe Walsh says he's lost radio show since launching Trump challenge|last=Wulfsohn|first=Joseph A.|date=August 27, 2019|work=Fox News|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> On November 13, 2019, Walsh filed to challenge Trump in the [[New Hampshire]] primaries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joe Walsh files to challenge Trump in New Hampshire |url=https://apnews.com/4a4ca582c6964cc1853e7b377b5418f6 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |work=AP NEWS |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> On February 7, 2020, Walsh announced on [[CNN]] that he was ending his presidential campaign after receiving only 1.1% of the vote in the [[2020 Iowa Republican caucuses|Iowa caucuses]]. He called the Republican Party a "cult" and suggested he would likely support the Democratic nominee in the general election.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/politics/joe-walsh-ends-campaign/index.html|title=Joe Walsh ends Republican primary challenge against Trump|first=Veronica |last=Stracqualursi|website=CNN|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Lucey | first1=Catherine | title=Joe Walsh Ends His Longshot GOP Presidential Campaign | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-walsh-ends-his-longshot-gop-presidential-campaign-11581086648 | date=February 7, 2020 | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> According to Walsh, no one could beat Trump in a Republican primary, because Trump supporters had become "followers" who think that Trump "can do no wrong", after absorbing misinformation "from 'conservative' media. They don't know what the truth is and — more importantly — they don't care."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lyn Pence |first1=Nicole |title='I would rather have a socialist in the White House than Donald Trump,' says Republican Joe Walsh |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/republican-joe-walsh-drops-out-of-the-presidential-race-calls-gop-a-cult-and-trump-its-cult-leader-2020-02-07 |access-date=February 8, 2020 |work=[[MarketWatch]] |date=February 7, 2020}}</ref> In an interview with [[Fox News]], Walsh reiterated he was willing to support a socialist over Trump in the general election,<ref>{{cite web | last1=Singman | first1=Brooke | title=Joe Walsh, former Tea Partier, says he'd support 'socialist' over Trump after dropping primary bid | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-walsh-former-tea-partier-says-hed-support-socialist-over-trump-after-dropping-primary-bid | date=February 7, 2020 | work=[[Fox News]] | access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref> and he repeated this sentiment in later comments.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Coleman | first1=Justine | title=Joe Walsh: 'I'd rather have a socialist in the White House than a con man' | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484568-joe-walsh-id-rather-have-a-socialist-in-the-white-house-than-a-con-man | date=February 25, 2020 | work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> ==Political positions== [[File:Joe Walsh (5452909326).jpg|thumb|225px|Walsh speaking at [[Conservative Political Action Conference|CPAC]] in 2011]] In his failed 1996 congressional bid, Walsh was more socially liberal, favoring [[abortion rights]] and [[gun control]].<ref name="chicagotribune1"/> By 2010, his views had become more conservative. ===Economics=== On taxes, Walsh stated he favors extending the [[Bush tax cuts]], abolishing the [[Estate tax in the United States|estate tax]], and cutting both the [[capital gains tax|capital gains]] and corporate tax rates. He blamed joblessness on a reluctance by small businesses to hire and traced that reluctance to an uncertainty on tax policy.<ref name="cbn"/> In November 2011, Walsh said that the [[Occupy movement]] was composed of "generally spoiled, pampered, unfocused, clueless young people and a smattering of other people who don't understand this country and are advocating anti-American solutions." When a constituent pointed out that veterans have also taken part in the [[Occupy movement]], Walsh responded, "I don't know how many veterans are part of the Occupy protest. I can't imagine it's many. But anyone who would advocate [[socialism|socialist]] solutions to certain problems in this country ... they don't understand this country."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/20/joe-walsh-veterans-in-occ_n_1104421.html|title=Joe Walsh: Veterans In Occupy Movement 'Don't Understand This Country' (VIDEO)|last=Sabella|first=Jen|date=2011-11-21|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-07-09|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225195706/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/20/joe-walsh-veterans-in-occ_n_1104421.html|archive-date=2016-12-25|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2020 COVID-19 pandemic]], Walsh supported the idea of businesses being compensated for a mandatory lockdown.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1329215221890768897 |date=November 18, 2020 |title=A government that orders a restaurant to close down is a government that must compensate that restaurant for closing down. |language=en |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> ===Medicare and Social Security=== On entitlement reform, he suggested cuts would have to be made. "The first thing we need to do is acknowledge that everybody is going to have to give on [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] reform and [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] reform," he said. Walsh opposes the extension of unemployment benefits. He said the benefits have already been extended for too long and that attention should be paid to the cost.<ref name="cbn"/> Following President Obama's 2011 [[State of the Union address]], Walsh remarked that he did not believe there should be a [[social safety net]] because it is not in the Constitution.<ref name="say anything"/> ===Environment=== On [[global warming]], he described the science behind it as "not definitive" and that U.S. economic interests should come first in any discussion of climate agreements.<ref name="cbn"/> The [[Scientific consensus on climate change|overwhelming scientific consensus]] is that climate change is real, progressing, and primarily caused by humans. By 2019, Walsh changed his stance, accepting that [[climate change]] is real.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1260595312353255424 |date=May 13, 2020 |title=@zoe_samuel @RobGeorge Zoe, I didn’t intend to be a dick. I respect Greta &amp; have said so before. I just don’t think she’s an expert on this virus. And I think it’s silly for CNN to present her as one. On climate change, I’ve been very public that it’s an issue I’ve wised up on. It’s real, not a hoax. |language=en |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1176640957950959618 |date=September 24, 2019 |title=The GOP has to acknowledge the facts: climate change is real and clearly we’re impacting it. |language=en |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> ===Immigration=== Walsh also criticized President Obama's immigration policies, saying the president had made only token efforts toward securing the borders. In May 2011, while holding a toy [[alligator]] in his hand, Walsh announced on the House floor that he would support tough border legislation even if it involved building moats and filling them with alligators.<ref name="gator"/> ===Social issues=== Walsh also tends rightward on social issues. On abortion, he said to reporters in October 2012 that abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of the mother, saying that "with modern technology and science, you can't find one instance" of a medically necessary abortion.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robillard|first1=Kevin|work=Politico|title=Walsh: Abortion Never Saves Mother|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2012/10/walsh-abortion-never-saves-mother-082620|date=October 19, 2012|access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202021139/http://www.politico.com/story/2012/10/walsh-abortion-never-saves-mother-082620|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Parnass|first=Sarah|title=Rep. Walsh Says No Need for Abortion to Save Mother's Life|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/rep-walsh-says-no-need-for-abortion-to-save-mothers-life/|access-date=August 3, 2013|publisher=ABC News|date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> During his tenure in congress, Walsh was often critical of [[Black Lives Matter]]. By 2020, however, he's changed his stance to be supportive of the movement.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1266512486989205505 |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Whenever I used to hear “Black Lives Matter,” I always reflexively responded with, “No, ALL lives matter.” Now whenever I hear, “Black Lives Matter,” I respond with, “Yes, Black lives DO matter.” |language=en |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1308964815306620934 |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Black lives matter. It took me too damn long to get it, but it’s true. Black lives do matter. And it’s up to us white people to acknowledge this truth. |language=en |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> He credits his change in stance to both conversations with African Americans who shared their perception of law enforcement, as well as with members of law enforcement.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wZDU3h2DVI</ref> As of 2020, he is against the [[death penalty]]<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1337487418262507523 |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Capital punishment is morally wrong. It’s no deterrent. It’s inhumane. No state should have that power. https://t.co/6bzTZ4iSmw |language=en |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> and for the legalization of marijuana.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Walsh |first=Joe |user=WalshFreedom |number=1334933349824139264|date=December 4, 2020 |title=Good. Now let’s do the sensible thing and legalize marijuana everywhere. If a 21yr old anywhere in America can legally drink a beer, a 21yr old anywhere in America should be able to legally smoke a joint.|language=en |access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref> ===Foreign affairs=== Walsh holds strongly pro-[[Israel]] views. In a May 2012 op-ed for the ''[[Washington Times]]'', Walsh opposed the [[two-state solution]], saying it has "failed" and was "insanity"; he advocated for total Israeli annexation of the [[Palestinian territories]], arguing that the Palestinians living there could be given "limited voting power" within the Jewish state and encouraging them to move to [[Jordan]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Walsh|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/3/myth-of-a-two-state-solution/|title=Myth of a two-state solution|work=Washington Times|date=May 3, 2012|access-date=2019-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105022958/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/3/myth-of-a-two-state-solution/|archive-date=2017-11-05|url-status=live}}</ref> This led to accusations that Walsh advocated [[apartheid]] and the "soft" [[ethnic cleansing]] of Palestinians from their ancestral home.<ref>{{cite news|first=Robert|last=Wright|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/05/congressman-endorses-apartheid-ethnic-cleansing-for-palestinians/256775/|title=Congressman Endorses Apartheid, Ethnic Cleansing for Palestinians|work=[[The Atlantic]]|date=May 5, 2012|access-date=2019-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107070545/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/05/congressman-endorses-apartheid-ethnic-cleansing-for-palestinians/256775/|archive-date=2017-11-07|url-status=live}}</ref> He wrote a column in ''[[The Daily Caller]]'' stating that President Obama is "not Israel's friend" and should not have criticized Israel for continuing to build settlements in the [[Israeli-occupied territories|occupied territories]].<ref name="say anything"/> In November 2011, Walsh, along with fellow Tea Partier [[Ron Paul]], met leader of the [[National Front (France)|French National Front]] and anti-[[Islamist]] activist [[Marine Le Pen]] during her visit to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.humanevents.com/2011/11/04/frances-marine-le-pens-tea-party-embrace-a-percolating-issue-on-the-us-right/ |title=France's Marine Le Pen's Tea Party Embrace a Percolating Issue on the U.S. Right |publisher=Humanevents.com |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112152443/http://humanevents.com/2011/11/04/frances-marine-le-pens-tea-party-embrace-a-percolating-issue-on-the-us-right/ |archive-date=2015-01-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Associated |first=The |url=http://www.nwherald.com/2011/11/02/french-far-right-candidate-visits-with-walsh/ang8yxw/ |title=French far-right candidate visits with Walsh &#124; Northwest Herald |publisher=Nwherald.com |date=September 5, 2014 |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112133250/http://www.nwherald.com/2011/11/02/french-far-right-candidate-visits-with-walsh/ang8yxw/ |archive-date=2015-01-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> Walsh campaigned to get [[Narendra Modi]], then the [[Chief Minister of Gujarat|chief minister]] of the Indian state of [[Gujarat]], a diplomatic visa to the United States, which had previously been denied to him due to allegations of violations of religious freedom against Muslims during the [[2002 Gujarat riots]]. Walsh said that Modi had "quite a successful track record" of fiscal responsibility, described him as "kind of like a Tea Party free market guy in [[India]], which I found very appealing," and noted that he "has been recognized across the world for establishing Gujarat as the most business-friendly state in India and is widely believed to be a serious contender for the 2014 election for Indian Prime Minister."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120603/news/706039869/print/ |title=Walsh steps into political minefield with suburban Indian community |publisher=DailyHerald.com |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524153234/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120603/news/706039869/print/ |archive-date=2014-05-24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/congressman-walsh-wont-smile-till-modi-is-invited-to-us-333443.html |title=Congressman Walsh 'won't smile' till Modi is invited to US |publisher=Firstpost.com |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162613/http://www.firstpost.com/world/congressman-walsh-wont-smile-till-modi-is-invited-to-us-333443.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> Modi did win the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], becoming [[Prime Minister of India]]. ===Donald Trump=== Originally a supporter of [[Donald Trump]], Walsh evolved into a persistent critic of the president despite affirming support for many of his policies.<ref name="FiercestCritic"/><ref name="ReallyWoke">{{cite magazine | last1=Deaton | first1=Chris | title=Is Joe Walsh Really 'Woke'? | url=https://www.weeklystandard.com/chris-deaton/trump-critics-love-woke-joe-walsh-until-he-supports-the-presidents-agenda | date=June 27, 2018 | magazine=[[The Weekly Standard]] | access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Wegmann | first1=Philip | title=From Trumpism to Trump Challenger: Joe Walsh on His 2020 Run | url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/29/from_trumpism_to_trump_challenger_joe_walsh_on_his_2020_run__141118.html | date=August 29, 2019 | publisher=[[RealClearPolitics]] | access-date=August 31, 2019}}</ref> Walsh supported [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Donald Trump's presidential candidacy]], even though he did not believe Trump could win Illinois.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Johnson | first1=Jennifer | title=Joe Walsh Says Trump Won't Win Illinois, Urges Maine Township Voters to Focus on Local Races | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-gop-meeting-tl-0922-20160916-story.html | date=September 16, 2016 | publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] (in the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate) | access-date=December 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204071407/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-gop-meeting-tl-0922-20160916-story.html | archive-date=2016-12-04 | url-status=live }}</ref> After the election, Walsh condemned some of Trump's cabinet nominations for their connections to [[Goldman Sachs]].<ref>{{cite magazine | last1=Alters | first1=Kimberly | title=Former Rep. Joe Walsh is Not Thrilled With Trump's Cabinet Choices | url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/664763/former-rep-joe-walsh-not-thrilled-trumps-cabinet-choices | date=November 30, 2016 | magazine=[[The Week]] | access-date=December 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204091157/http://theweek.com/speedreads/664763/former-rep-joe-walsh-not-thrilled-trumps-cabinet-choices | archive-date=2016-12-04 | url-status=live }}</ref> Contrary to the opinions of many other conservatives, Walsh voiced support for and confidence in [[Robert Mueller]] and his [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)|Special Counsel investigation]].<ref name="FiercestCritic">{{cite web | last1=Grove | first1=Lloyd | title=How Shock Jock Joe Walsh Became Trump's Fiercest Conservative Critic | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-shock-jock-joe-walsh-became-trumps-fiercest-conservative-critic | date=March 30, 2018 | website=[[The Daily Beast]] | access-date=May 13, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207205947/https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-shock-jock-joe-walsh-became-trumps-fiercest-conservative-critic | archive-date=2018-12-07 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Carter | first1=Brandon | title=Joe Walsh Rips Fox News, Calls Mueller an 'American Hero' | url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/363924-joe-walsh-rips-fox-news-calls-mueller-an-american-hero | date=December 8, 2017 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=January 7, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108050613/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/363924-joe-walsh-rips-fox-news-calls-mueller-an-american-hero | archive-date=2018-01-08 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last1=Leach | first1=Katie | title=Joe Walsh tears into Republicans for lacking 'courage and the decency'' to tell Trump to lay off Mueller | url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-walsh-tears-into-republicans-for-lacking-courage-and-the-decency-to-tell-trump-to-lay-off-mueller | date=March 27, 2018 | magazine=[[Washington Examiner]] | access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> In July 2018, Walsh rescinded his support for Trump after his [[2018 Russia–United States summit|Helsinki summit]] with [[Russia]]n [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]], saying "I will never support Trump again" and calling him "a danger to this country."<ref>{{cite web | last1=Shuham | first1=Matt | title=Joe Walsh: 'I Will Never Support Trump Again' | url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-walsh-i-will-never-support-trump-again | date=July 16, 2018 | publisher=[[Talking Points Memo]] | access-date=July 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716190326/https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-walsh-i-will-never-support-trump-again | archive-date=2018-07-16 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Fritze | first1=John | last2=Jackson | first2=David | last3=Collins | first3=Eliza | title=Republicans Blast Trump Meeting with Putin as 'Shameful' and 'Sign of Weakness' | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/16/republican-lawmakers-call-trump-putin-meeting-shameful/788752002/ | date=July 16, 2018 | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | access-date=July 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716194043/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/16/republican-lawmakers-call-trump-putin-meeting-shameful/788752002/ | archive-date=2018-07-16 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Marcotte | first1=Amanda | title=Right-wing talk show host Joe Walsh tells Salon: Donald Trump "betrayed his country" | url=https://www.salon.com/2018/07/26/right-wing-talk-show-host-joe-walsh-tells-salon-donald-trump-betrayed-his-country/ | date=July 26, 2018 | work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] | access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> In October 2018, Walsh criticized Trump for making statements he thought promoted violence.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Bowden | first1=John | title=Joe Walsh to GOP: After Trump's Gianforte remarks, 'don't ever complain again' about left-wing violence | url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/412219-joe-walsh-to-gop-after-trumps-gianforte-remarks-dont-ever | date=October 19, 2018 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> In April 2019, Walsh called for a primary challenge to Trump for the 2020 presidential election,<ref>{{cite news | last1=Rodrigo | first1=Chris Mills | title=Ex-GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh says Trump 'needs' a primary challenge | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/440064-ex-gop-lawmaker-joe-walsh-says-trump-needs-a-primary-challenge | date=April 22, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref> and he reiterated that call in August 2019.<ref>Joe Walsh, [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/opinion/joe-walsh-trump-primary.html "Joe Walsh: Trump Needs a Primary Challenge,"] New York Times, August 14, 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Gstalter | first1=Morgan | title=Ex-GOP lawmaker argues for Trump primary challenge from the right | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/457351-ex-gop-lawmaker-makes-case-for-trump-primary-challenger-from-the | date=August 14, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Vogt | first1=Bailey | title=Joe Walsh: Trump an 'unfit con man' who needs to be primaried in 2020 | url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/15/joe-walsh-trump-unfit-con-man-who-needs-be-primari/ | date=August 15, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] | access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref> In July 2019, Walsh said that he is considering primarying Trump, as well as saying that Trump's "entire life is a lie".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/ex-congressman-joe-walsh-considers-primarying-trump-his-entire-life-is-a-lie/|title=Ex-Congressman Joe Walsh considers primarying Trump: 'His entire life is a lie'|first=Bob|last=Brigham|website=www.rawstory.com|access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref> Walsh suggested using the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twenty-fifth Amendment]] to remove Trump from office.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Zilbermints | first1=Regina | title=Walsh says employing 25th Amendment 'should be looked at' | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/458728-walsh-says-employing-25th-amendment-should-be-looked-at | date=August 25, 2019 | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> On January 31, 2020, Walsh stated he would support any of the Democratic Party presidential candidates over Trump in the general election.<ref>{{cite web | last1=York | first1=Byron | title=The quixotic run of anti-Trump Republican Joe Walsh | url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/the-quixotic-run-of-anti-trump-republican-joe-walsh | date=February 1, 2020 | work=[[Washington Examiner]] | access-date=February 1, 2020 }}</ref> ==Personal life== Walsh has been married twice, and has three children and two stepchildren.<ref name="wfc"/><ref>Skiba, Katherine (December 2, 2014) – [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-obama-girls-criticism-talk-20141201-story.html "Walsh Says Ex-Aide 'Should Have Kept Her Mouth Quiet' About Obamas"]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved December 5, 2014.</ref> His second marriage, in 2006, was to [[Helene Walsh|Helene Miller]], who served as an Illinois state representative from 2018 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-04-20-ct-met-joe-walsh-child-support-0420-20120420-story.html|title=Walsh, ex-wife settle child-support suit|first1=Rick|last1=Pearson|first2=Katherine|last2=Skiba|website=Chicago Tribune|date=April 20, 2012|access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref> Following Walsh's victory in the 2010 Republican primary, it was reported that a bank had foreclosed on his condo and he had been evicted in October 2009, but that he and his family were living in a rented house in the Chicago North Shore suburb of Winnetka at the time. A GOP spokesman said that voters would likely identify with Walsh's financial troubles. He was also reportedly facing a lawsuit by a former campaign manager who claimed Walsh owed him $20,000 for services<ref name="what's next"/> and had federal and state tax liens in the 1980s and 1990s (all paid by 2001). Walsh explained that the major portion of the past due taxes were on a college trust fund he received from his grandfather and that neither he nor his family had been aware that the funds were taxable. He also explained that his more recent financial struggles have made him more attuned to the difficulties faced by the average constituent.<ref name="money woes"/> In July 2011, the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' reported that Walsh's ex-wife, Laura, was suing him for $117,437 for past due child support dating from 2005 for their three children.<ref name="pallasch"/> Walsh allegedly had told his ex-wife that he did not have the money because he was out of work; she had later seen from his campaign disclosures that he had been employed.<ref name="pallasch"/><ref name="sued"/> Walsh's attorney said that Walsh did not owe "anywhere near that amount," and that he had had no more problems paying child support than "any other average guy".<ref name="sued"/> Walsh and his ex-wife began working out a settlement of the disputed past due amount in late July 2011.<ref name="pallasch"/> Walsh's financial problems inspired the proposal of a bill which would forbid people owing more than $10,000 in back child support from running for office in Illinois.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2011/12/20/bill-seeks-to-ban-deadbeat-parents-from-ballots/at23vf5/|title=Bill seeks to ban 'deadbeat' parents from ballots|last=Craver |first=Kevin |date=December 20, 2012|work=The Northwest Herald}}</ref> On April 20, 2012, a settlement was reached, and the case dismissed. As part of the settlement, Walsh issued a statement on behalf of himself and his ex-wife which read, in part, "Having resolved these issues together and cleared up these mistakes in private, we now agree that Joe is not and was not a 'deadbeat dad' and does not owe child support."<ref name="pearson"/> In August 2011, the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' reported that Walsh lost his driving privileges from mid-April to mid-July 2011 because he let his insurance lapse. In response, Walsh criticized the ''Tribune'' for "wast[ing] time and ink scrutinizing [his] driving record over the last 22 years rather than Washington's unsustainable spending".<ref name="chicagotribune1"/> On February 1, 2013, Walsh filed a motion to terminate child support obligations, claiming that as he was now unemployed he was unable to contribute to the support of his children.<ref>Bobic, Igor (February 11, 2013) – [http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ex-rep-joe-walsh-i-cant-afford-child?ref=fpblg "Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh: I Can't Afford Child Support Payments"]. ''Livewire.TalkingPointsMemo.com''.</ref> ==Electoral history== <!-- = = = don't edit next six lines for Navbox below = = = --> {|class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; border:0; margin-top:0.2em;" |- ! style="background:#cff; font-weight:normal;"| '''Joe Walsh electoral history''' |- | style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;"| <!-- = = = don't edit above six lines = = = --> {{Election box begin no change|title=1996 U.S. House of Representatives election in Illinois' 9th district<ref name="1996 results"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Sidney Yates''' |votes = 124,319 |percentage =63 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Joe Walsh |votes = 71,763 |percentage = 37 }} {{Election box total no change |votes =196,082 |percentage = 100 }} {{Election box turnout no change |percentage=66}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=1998 Illinois House of Representatives election in the 58th district<ref name="1998 general"/>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Jeffrey Schoenberg''' |votes = 23,340 |percentage = 62 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Joe Walsh |votes = 14,324 |percentage = 38 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 37,664 |percentage = 100 }} {{Election box turnout no change |percentage=52}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=2010 Illinois' 8th U.S House of Representatives district Republican primary, February 2, 2010<ref name="2010 primary"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joe Walsh | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 16,162 | percentage = 34.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dirk Beveridge | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 11,708 | percentage = 24.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Maria Rodriguez | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 9,803 | percentage = 20.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Chris Geissler | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 4,267 | percentage = 9.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Dawson | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 3,921 | percentage = 8.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Greg Jacobs | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 1,445 | percentage = 3.1 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 47,306 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box turnout no change |percentage =23 <!--registered voters=7,600,962, turnout=1,758,489 see http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2010GPOfficialVote.pdf-->}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=2010 U.S. House of Representatives general election in Illinois' 8th district, November 2, 2010<ref name="moran"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Joe Walsh |votes = 98,115 |percentage = 48.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = [[Melissa Bean]] |votes = 97,824 |percentage = 48.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Bill Scheurer |votes = 6,494 |percentage = 3.2 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 202,433 |percentage = 100.0}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Republican Party (United States) |loser = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change| title = 2012 Republican primary, March 20, 2012<ref name=IL_BOE>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf|title=2012 General Primary Official Vote Totals Book|access-date=May 26, 2012|work=Illinois State Board of Elections|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522145631/http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf|archive-date=May 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joe Walsh | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 35,102 | percentage = 99.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Robert Canfield (write-in) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 54 | percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 35,156 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change| title = 2012 U.S. House of Representatives general election in Illinois' 8th district, November 6, 2012<ref name="genelex">{{cite web|title=2012 General Election Official Vote Totals|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=March 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119063113/http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf|archive-date=November 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = [[Tammy Duckworth]] | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 123,206 | percentage = 54.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joe Walsh | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 101,860 | percentage = 45.3 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 225,066 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) |loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} <!-- = = = don't edit next three lines for Navbox below = = = --> |- |style="text-align:center;" | |} <!-- = = = don't edit the above three lines = = = --> ==Publications== * ''F*ck Silence: Calling Trump Out for the Cultish, Moronic, Authoritarian Con Man He Is'' (2020) ==See also== * [[List of Tea Party politicians]] ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="1996 results">{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1996|last=Robin |first=Carle |publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|date=July 29, 1997|access-date=August 13, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="1998 general">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.il.us/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GE&ElectionID=11&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=1213&QueryType=Office&|title=Ballots Cast: General Election – 11/3/1998, 58th Representative|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=November 3, 1998|access-date=August 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214208/http://www.elections.state.il.us/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GE&ElectionID=11&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=1213&QueryType=Office&|archive-date=July 18, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> <ref name="2010 primary">{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.il.us/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GP&ElectionID=28&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=4998&QueryType=Office&|title=Ballots Cast: General Primary, 8th Congress – 2/2/2010|date=February 2, 2010|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=August 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214405/http://www.elections.state.il.us/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GP&ElectionID=28&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=4998&QueryType=Office&|archive-date=July 18, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> <ref name="breaking down">{{cite web|last=Sroka|first=Diana|title=Breaking down how Joe Walsh turned tide vs. Melissa Bean|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2010/11/11/breaking-down-how-joe-walsh-turned-tide-vs-melissa-bean/ajpn8fv/|format=Pay per view|work=Northwest Herald|access-date=November 18, 2010|date=November 14, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="backs away">{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/178321-club-for-growth-backs-away-from-joe-walsh|title=Club for Growth backs away from Walsh|last=Joseph |first=Cameron |date=August 26, 2011|work=The Hill|access-date=September 7, 2011}}</ref> <!-- <ref name="catholic congressman">{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/05/catholic_congressman_joe_walsh.html|title=Catholic Congressman Joe Walsh Scolds American Jews for Not Caring Enough About Israel|last=Amira |first=Dan |work=New York Magazine|date=May 28, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref>--> <ref name="cbn">{{cite web |last1=Hinkel |first1=Dan |title=Melissa Bean: I didn't underestimate Walsh |url=http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/loser-bean-i-didnt-underestimate-walsh.html |work=Chicago Tribune |author2=Skiba, Katherine|date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120021006/http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/loser-bean-i-didnt-underestimate-walsh.html |archive-date=November 20, 2010 |access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref> <ref name="chicagotribune1">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-17/news/ct-met-joe-walsh-profile-20110817_1_child-support-joe-walsh-chicago-tribune |title=Joe Walsh's unlikely road to D.C.|author1=Katherine Skiba |author2=Steve Schmadeke |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 17, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="club">{{cite web|url=http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/pr/?postID=960 |title=Club for Growth PAC Will Support Joe Walsh In IL-14 |publisher=Clubforgrowth.org |date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=August 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928023258/http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/pr/?postID=960 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> <ref name="congress bio">{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=w000811|work=Biographical Guide to the United States Congress|title=Joe Walsh (1961-)|access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="condemns bean">{{cite press release |title= Walsh Condemns Bean Health Care Vote; Bill Will Increase Taxes, Kill Jobs, Raise Premiums, Hurt Families|url= http://walshforcongress.com/2009/11/07/press-release-walsh-condems-bean-health-care-vote-bill-will-increase-taxes-kill-jobs-raise-premiums-hurt-families |publisher=Joe Walsh for Congress Committee|date= November 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021201759/http://walshforcongress.com/2009/11/07/press-release-walsh-condems-bean-health-care-vote-bill-will-increase-taxes-kill-jobs-raise-premiums-hurt-families/ |archive-date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref> <ref name="daily herald">{{cite news|title=Congress, 8th District: Bean|work=Daily Herald|author=Daily Herald Editorial Board |date=October 28, 2010|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101016/discuss/710179931|access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="elected because black">{{cite news|last=Sargent |first=Greg |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/gop-rep-walsh-obama-was-elected-because-he-is-a-black-man-who-is-articulate/2011/03/03/AGDeFjCH_blog.html |title=GOP Rep. Walsh: Obama was elected because he is a 'black man who was articulate' - The Plum Line |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 27, 2011 |access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="endorsements">{{cite web |url=http://walshforcongress.com/endoresements |title=Endorsements |publisher=Joe Walsh for Congress Committee|year=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109055502/http://walshforcongress.com/endoresements/ |archive-date=January 9, 2011 |access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref> <ref name="gator">{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/161065-rep-walsh-gator-doll-in-hand-calls-for-serious-debate-on-immigration|title=Rep. Walsh, gator doll in hand, calls for serious debate on immigration|last=Kasperowicz |first=Pete |date=May 13, 2011|work=The Hill|access-date=August 15, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="GOP not">{{cite web|url=http://saxo.dailyherald.com/article/20100305/News/303059895/ |title=National GOP not putting stock in Walsh campaign |work=Daily Herald |last=Lissau |first=Russell |date=March 4, 2010 |access-date=August 16, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name="hammer">{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-10/news/ct-met-walsh-duckworth-debate-1010-20121010_1_tea-party-tammy-duckworth-8th-congressional-district |title=Walsh, Duckworth hammer each other in debate |work=Chicago Tribune |first1=Rick |last1=Pearson |first2=Monique |last2=Garcia |date=October 10, 2012 |access-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="health care">{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0111/Schumer_House_Republicans_should_forego_health_care.html?showall |title=Schumer: Health care foes should forgo coverage|last=Smith |first=Ben |work=Politico|date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="house.gov bio">{{cite web|url=http://walsh.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=2&sectiontree=2|title=Biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505013447/http://walsh.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=2&sectiontree=2|archive-date=May 5, 2011|work=Congressman Joe Walsh official website|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> <ref name="incumbents sue">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/illinois_republican_house_incu_1.html |title=Illinois Republican House incumbents sue state over Democratic remap |last=Sweet |first=Lynne |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=September 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012193434/http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/illinois_republican_house_incu_1.html |archive-date=October 12, 2011 }}</ref> <ref name="in search">{{cite web|last=Neal|first=Steve|title=In search of Sidney Yates |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4367164.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924194249/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4367164.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=August 11, 2011|date=October 15, 1996}}</ref> <ref name="lake county">{{cite news|title=Our View: Bean, Seals for Congress|work=Lake County News-Sun|date=October 14, 2010<!--|access-date=October 17, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=August 2011-->}}</ref> <ref name="longshot">{{cite web|url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39869|title=Joe Walsh: The Longest of Longshots|last=Gizzi |first=John |date=November 10, 2010 |work=[[Human Events]]|access-date=August 11, 2011|author-link=John Gizzi}}</ref> <ref name="money woes">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101018/news/710199812/|title=Walsh money woes date back to the 1990s|last=Lester |first=Kerry |date=October 18, 2010|work=Daily Herald|access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="moran">{{cite news |last=Moran |first=Dan |title=It's official: Walsh wins 8th District cliffhanger by 291 votes |url=http://newssun.suntimes.com/2417248-418/walsh-votes-bean-tuesday-county.html |work=[[Lake County News-Sun]] |publisher=Sun-Times Media |date=November 17, 2010 |access-date=February 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053753/http://newssun.suntimes.com/2417248-418/walsh-votes-bean-tuesday-county.html |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> <ref name="pallasch">{{Cite news | last = Pallasch| first = Abdon M. | title = Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh sued for $100,000 in child support | newspaper = [[Chicago Sun-Times]]| date = July 27, 2011| url = http://www.suntimes.com/6720892-417/tea-party-rep.-joe-walsh-sued-for-100000-in-child-support |access-date=August 15, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="pearson">{{Cite news | last = Pearson| first = Rick | title = Walsh, ex-wife settle child-support suit | newspaper = [[Chicago Sun-Times]]| date = April 20, 2012| url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-20/news/ct-met-joe-walsh-child-support-0420-20120420_1_child-support-suit-deadbeat-dad-child-support |access-date=May 29, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="poorest member">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/41995250/Poorest_Member_of_Congress_And_Proud_of_It|title=Poorest Member of Congress—And Proud of It|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222235025/http://www.cnbc.com/id/41995250/Poorest_Member_of_Congress_And_Proud_of_It |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |last=Javers |first=Eamon |date=March 9, 2011|work=CNBC|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> <ref name="richest and poorest">{{cite news|url=http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100010488&docId=l:1377431426&isRss=true|date=March 21, 2011|title=Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiroma|access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="say anything">{{cite web|last=Weigel |first=David |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2295598/ |title=What Did He Just Say? Meet Rep. Joe Walsh, the biggest media hound in the freshman class|work=Slate Magazine |date=May 26, 2011 |access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="school funds">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/34853058.html?dids=34853058:34853058&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+06%2C+1998&author=LeAnn+Spencer%2C+Tribune+Staff+Writer.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=SCHOOL+FUNDS+TOP+DISTRICT+58+RACE+WALSH+CHALLENGING+SCHOENBERG+IN+HOUSE&pqatl=google|title=School Funds Top District 58 Race Walsh Challenging Schoenberg in House |work=Chicago Tribune|date=October 6, 1998|access-date=August 12, 2011|first=LeAnn|last=Spencer}}</ref> <ref name="sweet">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/joe_walsh_and_club_for_growth.html |title=Re. Joe Walsh, Tea Party leader gets boost from Club for Growth |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=July 27, 2011 |last=Sweet |first=Lynn |access-date=August 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017023531/http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/07/joe_walsh_and_club_for_growth.html |archive-date=October 17, 2011 }}</ref> <ref name="sued">{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60111.html|title=Tea Party rep. Joe Walsh sued for $117K in child support|work=Politico|last=Epstein |first=Reid |date=July 28, 2011|access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="sun times list">{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/endorsements/2814930,sun-times-endorsements-101910.article |title=Complete list of Chicago Sun-Times endorsements |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=October 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029033905/http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/endorsements/2814930%2Csun-times-endorsements-101910.article |archive-date=October 29, 2010 |access-date=February 17, 2014 }}</ref> <ref name="surprise">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/us/politics/26cncwarren.html|title=Surprise Representative Plans Surprises of His Own in Washington|last=Warren |first=James |date=December 25, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 15, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="tough target">{{cite news|last=Terry|first=Don|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/24/us/illinois-lawmaker-proves-a-tough-target-for-gop.html?pagewanted=1|title=Illinois Lawmaker Proves a Tough Target for G.O.P. |work=The New York Times|date=October 24, 1996|access-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="tribune endorses">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-07/news/ct-edit-congress-20101007_1_halvorson-adam-kinzinger-trillion-deficit/2|title=For the U.S. House|work=Chicago Tribune|date=October 7, 2010|access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="uses bus">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/32818426.html?dids=32818426:32818426&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+13%2C+1998&author=LeAnn+Spencer%2C+Tribune+Staff+Writer.+Freelance+writer+Brian+Cox+contributed+to+this+report.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=CANDIDATE+USES+BUS+TO+DRIVE+HOME+VIEWS+ON+SCHOOL+FUNDING&pqatl=google|title=Candidate Uses Bus To Drive Home Views On School Funding|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 13, 1998|access-date=August 12, 2011|first=LeAnn|last=Spencer}}</ref> <ref name="vote smart">{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=116545|title=Representative Joe Walsh (IL) – Biographical Information|publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="vote smart campaign finances">{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/finance.php?can_id=116545|title=Representative Joe Walsh (IL) Campaign finances|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="walshforcongress1">{{cite press release |title= An Open Letter from Joe Walsh Your Tea Party/Conservative Candidate|url= http://walshforcongress.com/2010/01/20/for-immediate-release-jan-20-an-open-letter-from-joe-walsh-your-tea-partyconservative-candidate |publisher=Joe Walsh for Congress Committee|date=January 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021201618/http://walshforcongress.com/2010/01/20/for-immediate-release-jan-20-an-open-letter-from-joe-walsh-your-tea-partyconservative-candidate/ |archive-date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref> <ref name="wfc">{{cite web|url=http://walshforcongress.com/about |title=About Joe Walsh|publisher=Joe Walsh for Congress Committee|year=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023102441/http://walshforcongress.com/about/ |archive-date=October 23, 2009 |access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref> <ref name="what's next">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=363504|title=What's next for Walsh? GOP unsure how foreclosure will play|last=Lissau|first=Russell|work=Daily Herald|date=March 3, 2010|access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="will back">{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/173825-club-for-growth-will-back-rep-joe-walsh-in-reelection|title=Club for Growth will back Rep. Joe Walsh in reelection|last=Joseph |first=Cameron |work=The Hill|date=July 27, 2011|access-date=August 13, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="loss">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/house-election-2012-joe-walsh-ousted-kennedy-returns-congress-862306|title=House Election 2012: Joe Walsh Ousted; A Kennedy Returns To Congress|last=Portero |first=Ashley |work=The International Business Times|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> }} ==Further reading== * Karoun Demirjian, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/07/08/former-congressman-promises-war-warns-obama-to-watch-out-after-dallas-shootings/ "Former congressman promises ‘war,’ warns Obama to ‘watch out’ after Dallas shootings,"] ''Washington Post,'' July 8, 2016. * Patrick Goldstein and James Rainey, [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2010/01/joe-walsh-vs-joe-walsh-the-rock-star-wrestles-with-a-tea-party-copyright-infringer.html "Joe Walsh vs. Joe Walsh: The rock star wrestles with the congressional candidate,"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]],'' Jan. 27, 2010. * Diana Sroka, [http://www.nwherald.com/2010/11/11/breaking-down-how-joe-walsh-turned-tide-vs-melissa-bean/ajpn8fv/ "Breaking down how Joe Walsh turned tide vs. Melissa Bean,"] [[Northwest Herald]], Nov. 11, 2010. * [http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2012/10/17/joe-walsh-questionnaire Joe Walsh Questionnaire], ''[[Chicago Tonight]]'', [[PBS]], October 17, 2012 ==External links== {{commons category|Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)}} * [http://walshfreedom.com/ ''The Joe Walsh Show'' official site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101104041359/http://walshforcongress.com/ Joe Walsh for U.S. Congress] * [https://www.joewalsh.org Joe Walsh for President] *{{Curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Government/Federal/US_House_of_Representatives/Former_Members/Joe_Walsh|Joe Walsh}} * {{CongLinks | congbio=W000811 | votesmart=116545 | fec=H0IL08090 | congress=joe-walsh/2012 }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Walsh Biography] at [[Ballotpedia]] * [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/412424 Congressional profile] at [[GovTrack]] * [http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412424 Congressional profile] at [[Participatory Politics Foundation|OpenCongress]] * [http://www.rollcall.com/members/30884.html Congressional profile] at ''[[Roll Call]]'' * [http://www.politifact.com/personalities/joe-walsh Fact-checking] at [[PolitiFact.com]] * [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00004723 Financial information (federal office)] at [[Center for Responsive Politics|OpenSecrets.org]] * [https://apps.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-assets/member/joe-walsh Financial investments (personal)] at ''[[The Washington Post]]'' * [http://www.legistorm.com/member/2821/Rep_Joe_Walsh_IL.html Staff salaries, trips and personal finance] at LegiStorm.com * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=47607 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * [http://www.ontheissues.org/IL/Joe_Walsh.htm Issue positions and quotes] at [[On the Issues]] * [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/joewalsh Appearances] on [[C-SPAN]] programs * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5366515 Appearances] at the [[Internet Movie Database]] * [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gIQAeVqZKP_topic.html Collected news and commentary] at ''[[The Washington Post]]'' * --> * {{C-SPAN|Joe Walsh}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{s-bef|before=[[Melissa Bean]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[List of United States Representatives from Illinois|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br />from [[Illinois's 8th congressional district]]|years=2011–2013}} {{s-aft|after=[[Tammy Duckworth]]}} {{s-end}} {{United States presidential election, 2020}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Joe}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:American Christian Zionists]] [[Category:American anti–illegal immigration activists]] [[Category:American conservative talk radio hosts]] [[Category:American people of Irish descent]] [[Category:Candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election]] [[Category:Catholics from Illinois]] [[Category:Critics of Islamism]] [[Category:Education reform]] [[Category:Grinnell College alumni]] [[Category:Illinois Republicans]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois]] [[Category:People from Lake County, Illinois]] [[Category:People from McHenry, Illinois]] [[Category:Radio personalities from Illinois]] [[Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Category:Tea Party movement activists]] [[Category:University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy alumni]] [[Category:University of Iowa alumni]]'