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My Take
Few figures swing as wildly as Joe Walsh, and that makes him fascinating to watch. From Illinois, a Grinnell College graduate and former social worker, he served in the U.S. House, hosted talk radio, and even mounted a 2020 presidential run, before bolting the Republican Party to register as a Democrat in 2025. I am usually wary of political reversals, but a man who swings that hard on conviction might be more honest than the cautious crowd. Love him or loathe him, he keeps stirring the pot, and that unpredictability makes him genuinely worth observing.
Overview
William Joseph Walsh (born December 27, 1961) is an American politician, talk radio host, former social worker, and 2020 Republican Party presidential candidate who represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. He left the Republican Party and registered as a Democrat in 2025.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe Walsh
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・ウォルシュ
- Reading
- じょー・うぉるしゅ
- Born
- December 27, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- North Barrington, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / radio personality / business executive
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Barrington High School
- University
- Grinnell College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.