LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies - MPP (1991)

• University of Iowa (Iowa City) - BA, English (1985)

• Grinnell College - Undergraduate studies (attended, no degree) (1980-1982)

Office History

Election Results

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  8th Congressional District of Illinois
  Ladda Tammy Duckworth (Tammy), 54.74%

  Democrat
  William Joseph Walsh (Joe), 45.26%

  Republican

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  8th Congressional District of Illinois
  William Joseph Walsh (Joe), 48.47%

  Republican
  Melissa Luburic Bean, 48.32%

  Democrat
  Bill Scheurer, 3.21%

  Green

Employment History

• Fabretto Children's Foundation (2006-2010)

  Development Director

• United Republican Fund (2009)

  Vice President, Development

• Advantage Futures (2005-2008)

  Vice President, New Business Development

• Heartland Institute (1994-1996)

  Development Associate

Associated Organizations

• Joe Walsh for Congress Committee Inc. (Illinois)

Awards

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (March 2013)

Privately Financed Travel

3 trips taken between 2011 - 2012 costing $11,385

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Death by a thousand tweets for resigning Rep. Schock

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on March 23, 2015
  As the news kept getting worse for Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock, congressional staffers on both sides of the aisle spent little time mourning on Twitter the fate of a once-rising star. read more

• 'Downton Abbey' decor ignites Twitter response on the Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 6, 2015
  The news that Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) had a bold new office theme may have seemed like it would be the communications low point of the week. read more

• Some departing members of Congress have failed to file required disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on Feb. 21, 2013
  For the departing members of Congress, there is one final piece of bookkeeping to complete after they've left their Capitol office for good. Each member has to fill out one more personal financial disclosure, the last official look at the financial picture of the legislators before they move into private life. read more

• Posted by Daimon Eklund on March 12, 2012
  Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) has taken the mantle of the House's most frugal member when it comes to playing staff salaries. read more

• Posted by Daimon Eklund on Dec. 12, 2011
  The title of most frugal member of Congress may be hotly contested this year. read more

• Israel jaunts set record for most costly trips

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on Sept. 12, 2011
  The American Israel Education Foundation has spent a record amount to send members of Congress and their staff to Israel in 2011, even before all the numbers are in. read more

• Wide range of staff pay by House freshmen

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 9, 2011
  Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) was the most generous freshman member of Congress, with a payroll of $243,431 in his first three months of office. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), on the other hand, had by far the lowest total payroll, not even breaking six digits. read more