What is Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Joe Walsh |image = Rep Joe Walsh.jpg |caption = Official congress portrait, 2011 |state = Illinois |district = {{ushr|Illinois|8|8th}} |term_start = January 3, 2011 |term_end = January 3, 2013 |predecessor = [[Melissa Bean]] |successor = [[Tammy Duckworth]] |birthname = William Joseph Walsh |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|12|27}} |birth_place = [[North Barrington, Illinois|North Barrington]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Laura Walsh {{small|(1987–2002)}}<br>Helene Miller |children = 5 |alma_mater = [[Grinnell College]]<br>[[University of Iowa]]<br>[[Harris School of Public Policy Studies|University of Chicago]] |occupation = [[Radio]] personality,<br>Political commentator |website = {{url|walshfreedom.com}} }} '''William Joseph Walsh''', known as '''Joe Walsh''' (born December 27, 1961), is an [[Americans|American]] [[conservative talk radio]] host and former politician. He served one term in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Illinois' {{ushr|IL|8| 8th congressional district}}. He served from January 2011 through January 2013, after defeating three-term [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Representative [[Melissa Bean]] by a margin of 291 votes in a surprising upset. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (US)|Republican Party]]. Walsh was defeated by retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Tammy Duckworth in the general election on November 6, 2012.<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> He now hosts a conservative radio show on [[WIND (AM)|WIND-AM 560]].<ref>Fuller, Jaime (September 2