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Joe Walsh

1961 - Today

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William Joseph Walsh (born December 27, 1961) is an American politician, talk radio host, former social worker, and former 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Walsh is the 17,383rd most popular politician (up from 19,063rd in 2024), the 11,838th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,776th in 2019) and the 891st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joe Walsh ranks 17,383 out of 19,576. Before him are Herman Gref, Avdullah Hoti, Pedro Morenés, Georgi Bliznashki, Duma Boko, and Hou Yu-ih. After him are Henry M. Jackson, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Roland Koch, Petra Roth, Kanu Sanyal, and Einars Repše.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Joe Walsh ranks 561. Before him are Alberto Vaquina, Lynn Hill, Miguel Tendillo, Acácio da Silva, Dirk Bach, and Sam Bowie. After him are Irene Sáez, Viktor Pasulko, Jodi Benson, Håkan Hardenberger, Einars Repše, and Vida Vencienė.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Walsh ranks 11,840 out of 20,380. Before him are Anson Mount (1973), Ron Harper (1964), Willie Brown (1900), Rowland V. Lee (1891), Arabian Prince (1965), and Rip Taylor (1931). After him are Bill Watterson (1958), Francis Johnson (1910), Randy Barnes (1966), Loren Shriver (1944), A. E. Douglass (1867), and Dolores Fuller (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Joe Walsh ranks 891. Before him are Rodney Mullen (1966), Bob Avakian (1943), Betsy DeVos (1958), John Cornyn (1952), Barbara Mikulski (1936), and Jon Kyl (1942). After him are Henry M. Jackson (1912), Mike Gravel (1930), William Gibbs McAdoo (1863), Mike Honda (1941), Andrew Young (1932), and LeRoy Pope Walker (1817).

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