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U.S. REP.JOE W ALSH (IL-8)
Background

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 10
Unfit For Office .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Concerns Regarding Joe Walsh's Character Raise Questions About His Ability To Serve As
U.S. Congressman .................................................................................................................................. 10
WillIAM JOSEPH "JOE" WALSH ......................................................................................................... 14
B.iography ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Fast Facts ................................................................................................................................................. 14
About Walsh ................................................................................................................................................ 16
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8th District Of Illinois ................................................................................................................................. 17
Fast Facts ................................................................................................................................................. 17

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PERSONAL FINANCE ............................................................................................................................... 18
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Walsh Has A History Of Financial Problems Dating Back To The 1990's .................................. 18
Walsh Evicted From Condo After Failing To Pay His Mortgage ................................................... 19
Walsh Sued By Mortgage Lender, Condo Foreclosed On ............................................................... 19
Taxpayer Backed Fannie Mae Ended Up Owning Condo ............................................................... 20
As Candidate For Congress, Walsh Failed To File Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Called
It An "Oversight"................................................................................................................................... 20
Open Secrets' Analysis Of 2009 Finances Found Walsh To Be Deeply In Debt ........................ 20
During 2010 Campaign, Walsh Released Tax Returns Showing Little Income ........................ .... 21
Recent Disclosure Avoids Mention Of Any Debt ............................................................................ 22
Recently, Walsh's Ex-Wife Filed Suit Claiming She Is Owed More Than $100,000 In Back
Child Support .......................................................................................................................................... 22
Dispute Over Child Support Dates Back At Least Nine Years ...................................................... 22
Walsh Had Called His Ex-Wife Mentally Unstable ........................................................................... 23
Inability To Pay At Odds With Financial Activity, Including Loan To Campaign ...................... 23
Walsh Defended Himself Against The Child Support Allegations At A Town Hall, Vowed To
Fight ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Walsh Sought Sanctions Against Ex-Wife .......................................................................................... 24
Walsh Ordered By Judge To Prove He Made Child Support Payments ....................................... 25
At The Same Time, Walsh Was Scolded For Not Appearing In Court ......................................... 25
Property Records ........................................................................................................................................ 27
Associated Residences And Addresses ............................................................................................... 27
Judgments & Liens ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Federal Tax Liens ................................................................................................................................... 29
State Of Illinois Tax Liens .................................................................................................................... 31
Condominium Civil Filings,Judgments & Liens .......................................................................... ..... 33
Other Judgments & Llens ..................................................................................................................... 36
ELECTION HISTORY ................................................................................................................................ 37
Historical Breakdown ................................................................................................................................. 37
3'd Times The Charm ............................................................................................................................. 37
U.S. Congress (1996) .................................................................................................................................. 38
Campaign Finance ...................................................................................................................................... 38

Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 38
Top Contributors ................................................................................................................................... 38
Race Against Longtime Congressman Sidney Yates ............................................................................. 40
Yates, One Of The Richest Members Of Congress, Also One Of The Oldest As He Sought
24th Term To The U.S. House .............................................................................................................. 40
After Raising On A "Few Hundred Dollars," Walsh Headed Into December's Deadline For
Nominating Petitions ............................................................................................................................. 40
In Novel Approach To Meeting Voters, Walsh Announced He Would Ride His Bike Through
The 9th District ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Highlighting Yates' Old Age, Walsh Planned 37th Birthday Party That Doubled As A
Fundraiser ................................................................................................................................................ 40
In Stunt, Walsh Offered $1,000 Reward To Anyone Who Could Prove A Sighting Of Yates In
The District ............................................................................................................................................. 41
Walsh Paid Up When Yates Showed Up To His Apartment And The Doorman Spotted Him42
In Another Stunt, Walsh Offered To Make A $12,000 Contribution To Yates' Charity Of
Choice If Yates Would Debate ............................................................................................................ 42
Walsh Tried To Distance Himself From Then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich By Declaring
He's "No Right-Wing Conservative" .................................................................................................. 42
To Demonstrate He's "No Right-Wing Conservative," Walsh Adopted Liberal Positions On A
Number Of Issues .................................................................................................................................. 43
Continuing To Push Age Issue, Walsh Called For Yates To Release His Medical Records ....... 44
Walsh Trumpeted Poll That Showed Him Closing On Yates Heading Into Election Day,
Received Money From The NRCC ..................................................................................................... 44
In Last Minute Campaigning, Walsh Took To The "Jewish Strongholds" Of The District.. .... 45
Despite Last Minute Optimism, Yates Handily Beat Walsh In The General ............................... 45
Illinois State House (1998) ........................................................................................................................ 46
Top Donors ............................................................................................................................................ 46
Geographic Breakdo"\\rn Of Donors .................................................................................................... 46
Top Industries ......................................................................................................................................... 47
Contributions By Economic Interest .................................................................................................. 4 7
Race Against Democrat State Representative Jeff Schoenberg ........................................................... 49
After Unsuccessful Run For Congress, Walsh D rafted To Take On State Representative
Schoenberg .............................................................................................................................................. 49
Walsh Campaigned Using School Bus To Highlight Education Funding ..................................... 49
The Chicago Tribune Endorsed Schoenberg O ver Walsh .............................................................. 49
Walsh Was Again Handily Defeated ................................................................................................... 50
U.S. Congress (2010) .................................................................................................................................. 51
Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 51
Source Of Funds .................................................................................................................................... 51
Geographical Breakdown On Donors ................................................................................................ 52
Top Contributors ................................................................................................................................... 53
Top Contributors By Industry And Sector......................................................................................... 53
Disbursements Breakdown ................................................................................................................... 54
Race Against U.S. Representative Melissa Bean ..................................................................................... 56
In October 2009, Walsh Threw His Hat In The Ring To Take On Bean ..................................... 56
As He Ramped Up His Campaign Operations, Walsh's Campaign Manager Quit ...................... 56

Walsh Dismissed Primary Opponent Maria Rodriguez's Claim That Her Gender Evened The
Playing Field Against Bean................................................................................................................ .... 56
In A Questionnaire For The Chicago Daily Herald, Walsh Called Social Security A Ponzi
Scheme . . ................................................................................................................................................. 57
... And Opposed Universal Health Care ............................................................................................ 57
Supported Afghan Troop Surge, But Opposed Withdrawal Deadline .......................................... 57
Walsh Came Out To Oppose Gay Marriage ...................................................................................... 57
Walsh Also Said He Opposed "Abortion In All Circumstances"................................................... 58
Walsh Called Out For Flip-Flops On Issues Ranging From Abortion To Gay Marriage .......... 58
Llberal Social Issue Positions From 1996 Campaign ........................................................................ 59
Walsh Tried To Explain Away His Flip-Flops On Social Issues .................................................... 59
Walsh Said He's A Tea Partier First, Republican Second ................................................................ 60
Walsh Opposed Ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' Policy ................................................................ 60
Walsh Detailed His Top Three Priorities If Elected To Congress ................................................. 61
Walsh Sued By Former Campaign Manager ...................................................................................... 62
The Chicago Sun-Times Endorsed Walsh's Primary Opponent Maria Rodriguez For The GOP
Nomination ............................................................................................................................................. 62
The Chicago Daily Herald Endorsed Dirk Beveridge ............................................................ .......... 62
Walsh A Carpetbagger? ......................................................................................................................... 63
As Geissler Criticized His Residency, Walsh Said He Agreed And Wouldn't Vote For Someone
Who Didn't Llve In The District ......................................................................................................... 63
Walsh's Campaign Accused Of Copyright Infringement ................................................................. 64
Walsh Won The Republican Primary .................................................................................................. 65
Following Primary Victory, And With His Coffers Empty, Walsh's Campaign Dismissed Top
Staffers ..................................................................................................................................................... 65
After Campaigning As A Fiscal Conservative, Walsh Exposed For Not Paying I-lis Mortgage
On Condo, Evicted ................................................................................................................................ 66
Walsh Sued By Mortgage Lender, Condo Foreclosed On ............................................................... 66
Taxpayer Backed Fannie Mae Ended Up Owning Condo ............................................................... 67
Soon After, National Republicans Did Not View Walsh's Candidacy Against Bean As A Top
Priority ..................................................................................................................................................... 67
Weeks After His Foreclosure Was Revealed, Walsh Took Responsibility .................................... 68
Walsh Blasted Bean For Voting In Favor Of ObamaCare .............................................................. 68
More Financial Troubles, Walsh Failed To File Personal Financial Disclosure Form ................ 69
Walsh's Financial Disclosure Woes Followed By More Campaign Staff Departures Citing
"Lies" And "Deception," Asked To Withdraw From Race ............................................................ 69
With Mounting Criticism Of Walsh, Republican Party Leaders Had A Sit-Down With The
Candidate ................................................................................................................................................. 70
After Taking Criticism For Not Living In The 3th District, Walsh Moved ................................... 70
Walsh Released Income Tax Returns Showing Meager Earnings ................................................... 71
The Suit Filed By Former Campaign Manager Dismissed, Refiled ................................................ 71
As General Election Campaign Raged On, Walsh Stuck To Conservative Social Policy
Positions .................................................................................................................................................. 73
With A Month To Go Before The Election, The Chicago Sun-Times Endorsed Bean's
Reelection Over Walsh .......................................................................................................................... 73
The Chicago Tribune Also Endorsed Bean, Cited Too Many Questions About Walsh ............. 74
Chicago Daily Herald Also Endorsed Bean ....................................................................................... 74

Weeks Before The Election, Walsh's Financial Woes Dating Back To 1990's Surfaced,
Including Tax liens ............................................................................................................................... 75
In Narrow Election Day Returns, Walsh Claimed Victory Over Bean.......................................... 76
N early Two Weeks Later, Bean Finally Conceded Race To Walsh ................................................ 76
Walsh Thanked Supporters, Said He Will ''Work" For Them ........................................................ 76
Walsh Said He Would Sleep In His Congressional Office, Tum Down Government Benefits 77
U.S. Congress (2012) .................................................................................................................................. 78
Redistricting Forces Intra-Party Battle .................................................................................................... 78
Democrats Redrawing Illinois' Districts, Pitting Republican Incumbents Against E ach Other In
Primaries .................................................................................................................................................. 78
In Announcing Their Support, The Club For Growth Urged Walsh To Move T o Newly Drawn
14th District .................................................................................................................... ......................... . 78
As Walsh Contemplated Next Move, Lawsuit From Former Campaign Manager In 2010
Election Settled Out Of Court ............................................................................................................. 79
Following Revelations That Walsh Owed More Than $100,000 In Back Child Support, The
Club For Growth Backed Away From Its Endorsement................................................................. 79
Former U.S. Senate Staffer Announced He Would Run For 14th District Seat............................ 79
In Late September 2011, Walsh Announced He Would Run In The 14th District Against Randy
Hultgren For Republican Nomination ........................................................ ........................................ 80
LEGISLATIVE RECORD ........................................................................................................................... 81
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Unfit For Office
Concems RegardingJoe Walsh's Character Raise Questions About His Ability
To Serve As U.S. Congressman
U.S. Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL) ran successfully for Congress in 2010 by promoting himself as
an every-day kind-of-guy that experienced the same pit-falls as his constituents during the "Great
Recession."
When it was revealed Walsh was evicted from his condominium and was foreclosed upon, Walsh
seized the moment and successfully argued that he lived a meager life, never made a bunch o f m oney
and endured the same financial hardships millions of other Americans suffered during the mortgage
cr1s1s.
"Joe Walsh, The Winnetka Republican Running Against Democratic

Incumbent Melissa Bean In The 8th House District, Used To Own A
Condominium On The 1400 Block Of Sherman Avenue Near Downtown
Evanston." (Russell Lssau, "I Ie Stopped Paying For H is Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/ 3/ 10)
"The Two-Bedroom Unit Went Into Foreclosure In 2008 And Walsh Was
Evicted Last Fall, Cook County Circuit Court Records And Real-Estate Reports
Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, T hen Won A P rimary," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/3/10)
"Court Papers Filed In September 2008 Show He Stopped Making Mortgage

Payments That May. He Was Renting A Home In Winnetka At The Same
Time." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/3/10)
Walsh's inability, or refusal to make good on a mortgage m ay be excusable if it were only a one-time
thing, but many of his actions over the years paint a picture of a man with serious character issues.
Dating back to the 1990s, Walsh was slapped with several state and federal tax liens for failure to pay
taxes:
"Starting In 1992, Walsh Was Handed Several Liens For Failing To Pay State
And Federal Income Taxes, Together Totaling Nearly $25,000, According T o
Records From The Cook County Recorder Of Deeds." (Kerry Lester, "8tl, Congressional
Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 10/19/10)
Recently, Walsh was accused of not paying more than $100,000 in b ack child support to his ex-wife:
"Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, A Tax-Bashing Tea Party Champion Who
Sharply Lectures President Barack Obama And Other Democrats On Fiscal
Responsibility, Owes More Than $100,000 In Child Support To His Ex-Wife
And Three Children, According To Documents His Ex-Wife Filed In Their
Divorce Case In December." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," ChicagoSun-Times, 7/ 28/ 11)

For failing to appear in court, Walsh's license was suspended twice and was cited for driving under a
suspended license:
"Staffers Learned During The Campaign That Walsh Was Driving On A

Suspended License." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7 /28/11)
"His License Was Suspended Twice In 2008 For His Failure To Appear In
Court, And He Was Cited In 2009 For Driving On A Suspended License,
According To The Illinois Secretary Of State." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support,"
Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
Walsh's questionable character issues extend beyond foreclosures, tax liens, suspended licenses, and
nasty allegations over child support payments between a divorced-couple.
Soon after announcing he would run against then-U.S. Representative Melissa Bean (D-IL) in 2009,
Walsh's campaign manager Keith Liscio left the campaign. Liscio later sued Walsh over the campaign's
failure to make good on money owed to Liscio. That suit was settled out of court:
"The Campaign Manager For Republican Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh

Quit Earlier This Month, Both Men Confirmed Tuesday." ("Northwest Suburbs In 60
Seconds," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 12/30/09)
"A Suburban Congressional Candidate Has Been Sued By His Former

Campaign Manager, Who Accuses Him Of Not Paying Him $20,000 For His
Services, Court Records Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "8th Congressional Candidate Walsh Sued By Former
Campaign Manager," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/23/10)
"A Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh By A Former Campaign
Manager Who Said He Was Owed $20,000 Has Been Settled, Said Sheldon Perl,
A Lawyer For The Man Who Brought The Case Against The Freshman Illinois
Republican." (Katherine Skiba, "Walsh May Have 1 Less Suit To Fight," ChicagoTrib,me, 8/16/11)
Walsh's trouble with top campaign staff didn't end with the departure of Liscio. In May 2010, Walsh's
top aides, as well as hundreds of volunteers, departed the campaign, citing "lies" and "deception":
"Joe Walsh, The Upset Winner Of February's Republican Primary To Take On

Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean, Appears To Be Struggling To Keep His
Campaign Together." (Alexander Bums, "Bean Opponent Staggers," Politico, 5/3/10)
"[Richard] Cape, Walsh's Former Campaign Manager, Said He And Fellow

Field Director Ted Livengood Are Among The 200 Volunteers Who Have Left
The Campaign In Recent Weeks." (Kerry Lester, "Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago Dai!J
Herald, 5/3/10)
"The Staffers Say Walsh, The Winnetka Republican Running In The 8th
District, Has Lied Numerous Times." (Kerry Lester, "Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago
Daily Herald, 5/3/10)
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"Two Aides And A Group Of Volunteers Quit Sunday, According To A Local
Fox Affiliate, And Walsh's Former Field Director Explained: 'We've Pretty
Much Had Enough Of Joe's Campaign. We've Had Enough Of The Lies,
Deception And His Constant Rhetoric And We're Done."' (Alexander Burns, "Bean
Opponent Staggers," Politico, 5/3/10)
Even though Walsh definitively said he would never vote for someone campaigning to represent a
Congressional District they didn't live in, Walsh ran for Illinois' 8th Congressional District ... a District
he didn't live in:
"'I Would Never Vote For Someone Who Didn't Live In The District,' Walsh
Said. 'I JUSt Wouldn't."' (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1I25/10)
"And Yet, Walsh Is Running In The 8th, Which Means He Won't Be Able To
Vote For Himself In The Feb. 2 Primary." (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago
Dai!J Herald, 1/25/10)
"'There Is Irony (In That),' He Said." (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Dai!J
Herald, 1/25/10)
As a candidate for Congress in 1996, Walsh campaigned as a social liberal, declaring he wasn't like
then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich and "no right-wing conservative." Walsh declared he was pro-
choice, supported a ban on assault weapons and favored gay rights. Then, when running in 2010
against Bean, Walsh adopted diametrically opposed viewpoints:
"As He's Campaigned For The Suburban 8th District Congressional Seat,
Republican Joe Walsh Has Painted Himself As A Staunch Conservative Who
Opposes Abortion And Gun Control, Among Other Issues." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views
Of Candidate For 8tl, Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/14/10)
"But When He First Ran For Congress In 1996, Walsh Was A Social Liberal
Who Supported Abortion Rights, Gay Rights And An Assault-Weapon Ban
While Maintaining Other Traditional Republican Stances." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views
Of Candidate For 8"' Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/14/10)
Walsh explained away his apparent flip-flops on a number of issues by saying he had been on a
"spiritual journey" and became educated on the various topics:
"Walsh, A 47-Year-Old Venture Capitalist From Winnetka, Said He Was More

Of A Libertarian When He Ran For Congress A Decade Ago." (Russell Lissau, "Why
Views Of Candidate For 81h Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/14/10)
"His Feelings About Abortion Changed In 2003 After Spending Several Years
On A Spiritual Joumey, He Said." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate For 8 b Congressional District
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Changed," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/14/10)
"And His Views On Gun Control Shifted After Being Educated On Assault
Wea pons." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate For 8th Congressional District Changed," Chicago Daily Herald,
1/14/10)

But the real reason for Walsh's socially-conservative conversion had more to do with politics, as he
admitted his position on gay rights in 1996 had to do with the Congressional District he was running
m:
"As For Gay Rights, He Took A Liberal Stance Then 'Because I Was Running
In Evanston, Ill.' Walsh Said, Referring To The Largely Left-Leaning City
Where He Lived At The Time." (Russell Lissau, ''Why Views Of Candidate For 8"' Congi-essiona\ District
Changed," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 1/14/10)
As a Member of Congress, Walsh has demonstrated a temperament more in line with former U.S.
Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) than a Distinguished Gentleman from Illinois. Walsh has
displayed a number of foot-in-mouth moments recently, including publicly accusing the President of
the U.S. of lying about raising the debt limit and said journalists gave President Barack Obama a free
pass in the 2008 Presidential election because of "white guilt," among other things:
"North Suburban Republican Congressman Joe Walsh Has A New YouTube

Video On His Website - Where He Tells President Barack Obama To 'Quit
Lying' About The Impact Of Not Raising The National Debt Ceiling By Aug.
2." ("Rep. Walsh Tells Obama 'Quit Lying' About Debt Ceiling," Ch I Chimt,n, 7/13/11)
''Why Was He Elected? Again, It Comes Back To Who He Was. He Was Black,
He Was Historic. And There's Nothing Racist About This. It Is What It Is ...
. They Were In Love With Him Because They Thought He Was A Good Liberal
Guy And They Were In Love With Him Because He Pushed That Magical
Button: A Black Man Who Was Articulate, Liberal, The Whole White Guilt, All
Of That." (David Weigel, "What Did He Just Say?" .IL; , 5/26/11)
As critics on both sides of the aisle say, Walsh will do or say anything that has a politically beneficial
outcome, making the freshman Congressman the "Michele Bachmann of Illinois."
"Though Democrats Detest Him And Critics In His Own Republican Party,
Through Clenched Teeth, Argue He Will Say Or Do Anything That Pays Off
Politically, Joe Walsh Is Attracting Campaign Cash, Cable TV Attention And
Concern." (Carol Marin, ''.Joe Walsh The New Tea Party Fave," Chicago Sun-Time.,; 7/31/11)
"Establishment Politicos My Be Repulsed, But As One GOP Veteran Grimly

Noted, 'Every Time He Yells At MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Someone Sends
Him Money."' (Carol Marin, ''.Joe Walsh The New Tea Party Fave," Chicago Sun-Times, 7 /31/11)
"Joe Walsh Is On His Way To Becoming The Michele Bachmann Of Illinois."

(Carol Marin, ''.Joe Walsh The New Tea Party Fave," Chicago Sun-Times, 7 /31/11)
In 2010, The Chicago Tribune endorsed Bean over Walsh, stating there were too many questions about
Walsh:
"There Are Way T 00 Many Questions About Walsh." (Editorial, "For The U.S. House," Chicago
Tribune, 10/7/10)
The Chicago Tribune was right, but now many of those questions have been answered. Walsh is unfit to
serve as a U.S. Congressman.

WILLIAM JOSEPH "JOE" WALSH
Biography
Fast Facts
Full Name: William Joseph ''Joe" Walsh
Born: December 27, 1961
Hometown: North Barrington, Illinois
Residence: McHenry, Illinois
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Wife, Helene Weiner Miller-Walsh

(2006); three children, two stepchildren
Divorced, LauraJ. Walsh (1987-2004)
Education: Grinnell College (attended)

University of Iowa, B.A., E nglish, 1985
University of Chicago, A.M., Public Policy, 1991
Military: None
Professional Experience: Ravenswood Business Advisors/Strategic Wealth Advisors, LLC,

Financial Advisor, 2010
American Education Reform Council, Development Director, 2003-
2004
Hebrew Theological Institute, Instructor
Jobs for Youth, Instructor
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, Director, 1997-2001
Oakton Community College, Instructor, 1996
Center for Rebuilding America's Schools, E xecutive Director, 1995-
1997
Heartland Institute, Public Policy Analyst, 1995-1999
Political Experience: U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, 1996

Illinois, State House of Representatives, 1998
U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative, 2011-present
Occupation/ Employer: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative, 2011 -present

Committee And Subcommittee Assignments:
• Homeland Security (11th of 19 Republicans)
o Counterterrorism & Intelligence
o Emergency Preparedness, Response & Communications
o Transportation Security
• Oversight & Government Reform (18th of 23 Republicans)
o Health Care, District of Columbia, Census & the National Archives
o TARP, Financial Services & Bailouts of Public and Private Programs
• Small Business (11th of 16 Republicans)
o Economic Growth, Tax & Capital Access (chairman)
o Healthcare & Technology
o Investigations, Oversight & Regulations
Leadership Positions and Party Committee Assignments:
• No reported leadership or party committee positions.
Selected Caucus and Special Organization Memberships:
• Republican Study Committee (formerly Conservative Action Team)
• Tea Party Caucus
Organizations:
• Americans for Limited Government, Member
• Fabretto Children's Foundation, Member
• Legislative Education Action Drive, Member
• Milton & Rose Friedman Foundation, Member

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gth District Of Illinois
Fast Facts
Major Industry: WISCONSIN
• Health care, insurance, retail, government
Cities:
• Schaumburg (pt.), 70,380; Palatine (pt.), 48,255;

Hoffman Estates (pt.), 42,559
Notable:
• The Volo Auto Museum features classic and celebrity cars.

PERSONAL FINANCE
Overview
Walsh Has A History OfFinancial Problems Dating Back To The 1990's
"Eighth Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Bills Himself As An Average Joe, Who, Like
Many,FeUVictim To Hard Times When His Evanston Condominium Was Foreclosed Upon
Last Year." (Kerry Lester, "8"' Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Herald, 10I 19 / 10)
''Yet, Court Records Show Walsh Had State And Federal Liens For Unpaid Taxes Long
Before The Recession Began In 2007." (Kerry Lester, "8"' Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's,"
Chicago Daily Herald, 10/19 /10)
"Walsh, Who Acknowledges He Has 'A Few Isolated Dings Like A Lot Of People Do,' Says
It's Not A Pattern." (Kerry Lester, "8"' Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Herald, 10/19/10)
• "Instead, he points to miscalculations on tax retutns and a misunderstanding about taxes on a

college fund." (Kerry Lester, "8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Herald, 10/19 /10)
"Starring In 1992, Walsh Was Handed Several Liens For Failing To Pay State And Federal
Income Taxes, Together Totaling Nearly $25,000, According To Records From The Cook
County Recorder Of Deeds." (Kerry Lester, "8"' Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Herald,
10/19/10)
"The First Lien, In June 1992, Was For Failing To Pay $2,239 In Federal Income Taxes." (Kerry
Lester, "Bil• Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daify Herald, 10/ 19/ 10)
"In June 1994, Walsh Was Handed A Lien For Failing To Pay $21,566 In Federal Income
Taxes, Some Going As Far Back As 1985." (Kerry Lester, "8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To l 990's,"
Chicago Daily Herald, 10/19 /10)
"Six Months Later, The State Placed Another Lien For Walsh's Failure To Pay $778 In State
Income Taxes. He Eventually Paid Them Off And The Last Lien Cleared In 2001." (Kerry Lester,
"8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Da~fy Herald, 10/ 19 / 10)
"Walsh Called The $2,239 And $778 Tax Liens 'Miscalculations' On Taxes, As Far As He And
His Ex-Wife, Laura, Can Tell." (Kerry Lester, "8"' Congressional Candidate's Money Woes D ate Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily
Herald, 10/19/10)
"The $21,556 Lien, The One That, As Walsh Says, 'Jumps Out At People,' Comes From
Failing To Pay Taxes On An Education Trust Fund Set Up By His Grandfather To Pay For
His Education At Grinnell College And Later The University Of Iowa In The 1980s." (Kerry
Lester, "gd, Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daify Herald, 10/19/10)

Walsh Evicted From Condo After Failing To Pay His Mortgage
"A Suburban Congressional Candidate Who Has Stressed The Need For Fiscal Restraint Lost
A Condominium To Foreclosure Last October, The Same Month He Announced His Bid For
Office, Court Records Show." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paymg For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai!Y Herald,
3/3/10)
"Joe Walsh, The Winnetka Republican Running Against Democratic Incumbent Melissa
Bean In The 8th House District, Used To Own A Condominium On The 1400 Block Of
Sherman Avenue Near Downtown Evanston." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary,"
Chicago Dai!Y Hemld, 3/3/10)
"The Two-Bedroom Unit Went Into Foreclosure In 2008 And Walsh Was Evicted Last Fall,
Cook County Circuit Court Records And ReaJ.-Estate Reports Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped
Paymg For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai!Y Herald, 3/3/10)
"Court Papers Filed In September 2008 Show He Stopped Making Mortgage Payments That
May. He Was Renting A Home In Winnetka At The Same Time." (Russell Lissau, ''He Stopped Paying For
His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai!, Hemld, 3/3/10)
Walsh Sued By Mortgage Lender, Condo Foreclosed On
"Real-Estate Industry Records Indicate Walsh Purchased The Sherman Avenue

Condominium In 2004 For $320,500." (Russell Lissau, "H~ Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago
Dai!Y Herald, 3/3/10)
"He Borrowed $288,450 To Make The Purchase, According To Documents Available At The
Cook County Recorder Of Deeds Web Site." Q{ussell Lissau, "He Stopped PaymgFor His Condo, Then Won A Primary,"
Chicago Dai!Y Herald, 3/3/10)
"He And His Second Wife, Helene, Moved To Winnetka In 2006 And To His Current Home
In 2009, A Campaign Spokeswoman Said. Both Homes Have Been Rental Properties, Walsh
Said." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify I-Temld, 1/3/10)
"They Moved To Winnetka Because They Needed More Space For Their Seven-Person
Family' Walsh Told The Daily Herald." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For I-fa Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago
"The Couple Obtained A $303,500 Mortgage For The Evanston Property In September 2006,
Court Documents Show. Records Didn't Indicate Whether This Loan Refinanced The First
Loan Or Was A Second Mortgage." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paymg For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai!Y
Hem/ti, 3/3/10)
"A Foreclosure Lawsuit Over The Condominium Was Filed Against The Walshes In
September 2008 By HSBC Mortgage Corp., According To Court Records." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped
Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai!Y H.em!d, 3/3/10)
''Walsh Said He Accepted Responsibility And Worked With His Bank On The Foreclosure.
An Attorney Who Represented The Bank In The Lawsuit Could Not Be Reached For
Comment." Q{ussell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A P,imary," Chicago Daijy H.em!d, 3/3/10)

"At The Time Of The Foreclosure, The Principal Balance Due Was An Estimated $299,805.
It Was Listed In Court Records As A Non-Owner-Occupied Dwelling." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped
Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daily Herold, 3/3/10)
"The Foreclosure Was Finalized Oct. 13, 2009, And A Sale Of The Property By The Cook
County Sheriffs Office Was Approved, Records Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo,
T hen Won A Primary," Chicago Daily Herald, 3/3/10)
"The Walshes Were Ordered Out Of The Condominium The Same Day But Legally Had 30
Days TO Vacate, Records Show." (Rw,sell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daily Herald,
3/3/10)
Taxpayer Backed Fannie Mae Ended Up Owning Condo
"The Federal National Mortgage Association, Commonly Known As Fannie Mae, Now Owns
The Condo, But It Is Under Contract To Be Purchased By A New, Unidentified Owner,
Public Real-Estate Records Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago
• "A recent online listing price valued the condo at $274,900, far less than what Walsh paid for
it." (Russell Lissau, ''He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/3/10)
As Candidate For Congress, Walsh Failed To File Personal Financial

Disclosure Fonn, Called It An "Oversight"
"A Suburban Congressional Candidate's Failure To File A Federal Financial Disclosure Form
Was A Campaign Oversight That Will Be Rectified This Week, His Spokesman Said
Tuesday." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fix 'Oversight,"' Chicago Daily Herald, 4/28/10)
"Joe Walsh, The Winnetka Republican Running In The 8th District, Didn't Submit A U.S.
House Financial Statement After Announcing His Candidacy Last Year." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says
He'll Fix 'Oversight,"' Chicago Daily Herald, 4/28/10)
"The Document, Filled Out By Candidates And Incumbents Alike, Details Sources Of
Income Such As Employment And Investments. A Chicago-Area Media Report Revealed
Walsh, Of Winnetka, Did Not Fill Out Such A Form." Qoseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fix 'Oversight,"' Chicago
Daify Herald, 4/28/10)
"On Tuesday, Walsh Spokeswoman Whitney Schlosser Said The GOP Candidate Thought
The Form Had Been Submitted By A November Deadline." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fix 'Oversight,"'
Chicago Daily Herald, 4/28/10)
"'It Was An Oversight By The Campaign, Pure And Simple,' Schlosser Told The Daily Herald
In An E-Mail." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fix 'Oversight,"' Chicago Daify Herald, 4/28/10)
Open Secrets' Analysis Of2009 Finances Found Walsh To Be Deeply In Debt
In 2009, Walsh's Net Worth Was Valued Between-$481,994 To $153,001. (Center For Responsive Politics
\\' J2-".1!- )

Walsh Reported Several Sources Of Personal Income. (Center For Responsive Politics \\cbsit,)
Organization Location Source Income Type Value

Advantage Futures Chicago, IL Salary $ 11,733
Interior Desim-Helene Miller-Walsh Spouse Salary $ -
Joe Walsh Self-Emplo~~nt ______ _,--
Winnetka, IL Commissions 8,311
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Michigan Ave Ventures Chicago, IL Commissions $ 2,500
United Republican Fund of Illinois Winfield, IL Salary $ -
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Walsh's Assets Were Valued Between $18,006 And $97,000. (Center For Responsive Politics Website)
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Asset Value
Charles Schwab 401k $1,001 to $15,000
Condominium/Evanston, IL $0
Everbury Partners $0
Hon Industries $1,001 to $15,000
Illinois Surs Pension $1,001 to $15,000
Miller Group $1 to $1,000
Northern Trust Bank Chicago $15,002 to $51,000
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(Center For Responsive Poliacs \'{\,hsik)
Walsh Listed $250,001 To $500,000 In Debt. (Center For Responsive Politics \\cbsn,)
• Debt owed to HSBC for a mortgage. (Center For Responsive Politics ~~bsitc)
During 2010 Campaign, Walsh Released Tax Retums Showing Litde Income
"After Releasing His Own Federal And State Tax Returns To The Daily Herald, Republican
Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Is Calling On Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean To Do
The Same." Q{ussell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Dai(y Herald, 5/21/10)
"Walsh And His Wife, Helene, Earned $65,227 From A Variety Of Sources In 2009, The
Documents Show. The Income Was Offset By A Reported $20,695 Loss On The Evanston
Condominium The Walshes Lost To Foreclosure In 2009." (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns,"
Chicago Dai(y Herald, 5/21/10)
"That Financial Loss And Other Deductions Left The Walshes With $41,763 Adjusted Gross
Income." (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Ta.x Returns," Chicago Daily Herald, 5/21/10)
"Walsh Has Told The Media He Works In Private Equity Funding, But His Tax Return
Indicates About One-Third Of His Income - $21,000 - Came While Working As A
Fundraiser For A Nonprofit Group." Q{ussell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Dai(y Herald, 5/21/10)
''Walsh's U.S. House Financial Disclosure Form Indicated He Earned That Sum While
Working For The United Republican Fund Oflllinois, An Independent GOP Organization."
(Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Daily Herald, 5/21/10)

"Another Large Chunk Of Income, $26,000, Came From An Organization Called Everbury
Partners, Walsh's Tax Return Indicated. That's Real Estate In Which Helene Walsh Has A
Passive Economic Interest, Campaign Spokeswoman Whitney Schlosser Said." (Russell Lissau,
''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Dai(y Herald, 5/21/10)
"The Walshes Owed $5,575 In Federal Income Taxes For 2009, According To The Tax
Return." (Rw;sell Lissau, "Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 5/21/10)
"The Walshes Also Owed $976 In Income Tax To Illinois, Their State Tax Return Showed."
(Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Dai(y Herald, 5/21/10)
Recent Disclosure Avoids Mention OfAny Debt
Walsh's 2011 Disclosure Form For Calendar Year 2010 Indicates Earned Income In The
Amount Of $76,000. Qoe Walsh, 2010 Financial Disclosure ~i.ll,n,..:11i , 5/16/1 1)
Walsh Holds One Asset Held Jointly, A Bank Account Valued Between $1,001 And $15,000.
Qoe Walsh, 2010 Financial Disclosure :sm,-,rn·n', 5/16/11)
The Total Value Of His Assets, Coupled With Those Of His Spouse Helene, Is Between
$3,004 And $46,000. Qoe Walsh, 2010 Financial Disclosure ~111, , "nt, 5/16/11)
Walsh Lists No Debt Or Outstanding Liabilities. Ooc Walsh, 2010 Financial Disclosure ~lHC'fT)(,.[11 , 5/16/11)
Recently, Walsh's Ex-Wife Filed Suit Claiming She Is Owed More Than
$100,000 In Back Child Support
"Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, A Tax-Bashing Tea Party Champion Who Sharply Lectures
President Barack Obama And Other Democrats On Fiscal Responsibility, Owes More Than
$100,000 In Child Support To His Ex-Wife And Three Children, According To Documents
His Ex-Wife Filed In Their Divorce Case In December." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support,"
Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
"In Court Documents, After His Ex-Wife, Laura Walsh, Asked A Judge To Suspend His
Driver's License Until He Paid His Child Support, Joe Walsh Asks His Ex-Wife's Lawyer:
'Have YOU NO Decency?"' (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued for Child Support," Chicago Sun-Time.r, 7/28/11)
"Joe Walsh's Attorney, R. Steven Polachek, Called The Claim Of A $117,437 Debt
'Unfounded."' (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
Dispute Over Child Support Dates Back At Least Nine Years
" ... Court Documents Examined This Week By The Chicago Sun-Times During Research
For A Profile On The Increasingly Visible Congressman Showed His Financial Issues Also
Included A Nine~Year Child Support Battle With His Ex-Wife." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child
Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
• "Joe and Laura Walsh had been married 15 years when she filed for divorce in December
2002. The thickness of the court file reflects Laura Walsh's nine years of trying to collect child

support and expenses from a man who crusades against compromise." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued
For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
"Laura Walsh Went To Court Repeatedly Over The Past Nine Years To Get Him To Pay Up,
Sometimes Even Asking The Court To Garnish His Wages, Court Records Show." (Abdon M.
Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Time,~ 7/28/11)
• "In 2004, Laura Walsh complained in a motion that despite her ex-husband's claims of
poverty, he took a vacation to Mexico with his girlfriend and another to Italy. The following
year, he complained in a court filing that his ex-wife mailed him a motion while she knew he
was in Nicaragua doing charitable work with one of their children." (Abdon M. Pallasch, " Rep. Sued For
Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
• "In her December filing, Laura Walsh's attorneys wrote, 'The apparent availability of large
sums of money from either his employment, his family or his campaign has allowed him to
live quite a comfortable lifestyle, while at the same time, due to his failure to pay child support
or any of his share of the education costs or medical expenses, Laura and his children were
denied any of these advantages."' (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
"After Joe Walsh Missed Payments, Cook County Judge Grace Dickier Wrote In A 2005 Order,
'IfJoe Walsh Fails To Tender [His 50 Percent Share Of Children's Expenses] To Laura Within
7 Days, ONE TIME, The Court Shall Enter An Automatic Withdrawal ... From Joe Walsh's
Employer."' (Abdon M. Pallasch, ''Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
Walsh Had Called His Ex-WJfr Mentally Unstable
"After Laura Walsh Filed For Divorce In 2002, Joe Walsh Counter-Filed For Divorce And
Sought Custody Of The Children, Saying He Worked From Home And Laura Walsh 'Suffers
From Psychological And Other Conditions."' (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times,
7 /28/11)
• "He has not repeated that charge in written motions since 2003. The couple had three children,
then ages 15, 12 and 8. They are now 23, 20 and 16." (Abdon M. Pallasch, ''Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago
Sun-Times, 7/28/11)
Inability To Pay At Odds WJth Financial Activity, Including Loan To

Campaign
"Before Getting Elected, He Had Told Laura Walsh That Because He Was Out Of Work Or
Between Jobs, He Could Not Make Child Support Payments." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child
Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7 /28/11)
"So She Was Surprised To Read In His Congressional Campaign Disclosures That He Was
Earning Enough Money To Loan His Campaign $35,000." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support,"
Chicago San-Times, 7/ 28 / 11)
• '"Joe personally loaned his campaign $35,000, which, given that he failed to make any child
support payments to Laura because he "had no money" is surprising,' Laura Walsh's attorneys

wrote in a motion filed in December seeking $11 7,437 in back child support and interest."
(Abdon M. PaJlasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7 / 28/11)
"Walsh's Attorneys Responded In Court Filings: 'Respondent Admits That Funds Were
Loaned To H is Campaign Fund . ... Respondent Admits That The Campaign Fund Has
Repaid Certain Loans."' (Abdon M. PaJlasch, "Rep. Sued For Child Support," Chicago S11n-Times, 7 / 28/11)
"Walsh Lives With His New Wife And Children In McHenry. He Has Not Paid Any Of The
$117,437 Yet, Laura Walsh's Attomey,Jack Coladarci, Said Wednesday." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Sued
For Child Support," Chicago Sun-Times, 7/ 28/11)
Walsh Defended HimselfAgainst The Child Support Allegations At A Town

H all, Vowed To Fight
"At A Crowded Town Hall Meeting Thursday Night In Wauconda, U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh
Pledged To Fight The Recently Reported Allegations That He Owes His Ex-Wife More Than
$117,000 In Child Support." Q{ussell Lissau, "Walsh Takes On Town HaJJ Meeting," Chicago Daily H erald, 8/5/11)
"But Walsh,A First-Term Republican From McHenry,Also Told The Crowd Of More Than
150 People At The Local American Legion HaU That He Wouldn't Discuss The Matter
Publicly Or Hash It Out In The Media, Describing It As A 'Family Issue."' (Russell Lissau, "Walsh
Takes On Town Hall Meeting," Chicago Daily Herald, 8/5/11)
• "'Virtually everything in that Sun-Times piece was wildly inaccurate,' Walsh said, referring to
the front-page newspaper article that led to days o f national media coverage last week. 'I will
privately and legally do whatever I can to refute what was alleged about me and clear my
n anie." ' Qfossell Lissau, "Walsh Takes On Town HaJJ Meeting," Chicago Daily Herald, 8/5/ 11)
• "'There's no way anyone :in the media is go:ing to get me to talk about my three kids in public,'
Walsh said. 'This is personal, and this is something I'm going to fight."' Q{ussell Lissau, "Walsh Takes
On Town H all Meeting," Chicago Daily Herald, 8/5/11)
"Walsh's Ex-Wife, Laura, Filed A Legal Claim In December Saying He Owed $117,437 To
Her And Their Children. Laura Walsh Had Filed For Divorce In 2002, Court Documents
Showed." Q{ussell Lissau, "Walsh Takes On Town Hall Meeting," Chicago Daily Herald, 8/5/11)
Walsh Sought Sanctions Against Ex-W1fe
"Six Days After The Sun-Times Reported That Rep. Joe Walsh Allegedly Owes More Than
$100,000 In Child Support For Three Of His Children, The McHenry Republican Filed A
Motion Seeking Sanctions Against His Ex-Wife." (Abdon M PaJlasch, "Rep. Wants Ex-Wife Sanctioned In Back Child
Support Case," Chicago Sun-Times, 9/8/11)
"Walsh's Attorneys Sought The Sanctions Against Laura Walsh Because They Said She Had
Not Complied With Their Request In February To Provide Them Voluminous
Documentation Of Her Employment And Salary Records At Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer
Eli Lilly As Well As Bank Statements, Tax Returns And Expense Reports." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep.
Wants Ex-Wife Sanctioned In Back Child Support Case," Chicago S11n-Times, 9/8/11)
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"At That Time, Joe Walsh's Attorneys Had Scheduled An April Interview With Laura Walsh
And Said They Needed The Extensive Documentation To Prepare For It." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep.
Wants Ex-Wife Sanctioned In Back Child Support Case," Chicago Sun-Times, 9/8/11)
"Laura Walsh's Attorney, Jack Coladarci, Called That Request 'Harassment' And Said The
Issue Was Why Joe Walsh Was Not Paying $117,000 Of Back Child Support And Interest."
(Abdon M. Pallasch, "Rep. Wants Ex-Wife Sanctioned In Back Child Support Case," Chicago Sun-Times, 9 /8/11)
"Laura Walsh Had No Corresponding Obligation To Pay Joe Walsh Any Support, And So
The Extensive Requests For Documents Were Inappropriate, Coladarci Said." (Abdon M. Pallasch,
''Rep. Wants Ex-Wife Sanctioned In Back Child Support Case," Chicago Sun-Times, 9/8/11)
Walsh Ordered ByJudge To Prove He Made Child Support Payments
"A Cook County Judge Ruled Wednesday That U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh Must Prove That He
Made Nearly $100,000 In Payments To His Ex-Wife, Laura, In The Pair's Legal Battle Over
Child Support For Their Three Children." (Erika Slife, ''Walsh Told To Prove He Paid Child Support," Chicago Tribune,
9/15/11)
• "'That's up to him to prove that now,' said Laura Walsh's attorney, Jack Coladarci. 'He's got
to show that he made all those payments."' (Erika SJjfe, ''Walsh Told To Prove He Paid Child Support," Chicago
Tribune, 9/15/11)
"The Congressman's Attorney, Janet Boyle, Called The Ruling A 'Legal Technicality."' (Erika
Slife, "Walsh Told To Prove He Paid Child Support," Chicago Ttibune, 9/15/11)
• "'A rule to show cause was issued which makes it clear that the burden is on the congressman
as opposed to on Laura at this time,' Boyle said. 'The congressman will be filing a pleading
within the next couple of weeks that will set forth quite clearly what his position on all of this
is."' (Erika Slife, "Walsh Told To Prove He Paid Child Support," Chicago Tri!J11ne, 9/15/ll)
"Attorneys For The Pair Are Scheduled To Appear Before Judge Raul Vega On Nov. 8 For A
Status Hearing." (Erika SJjfe, "Walsh Told To Prove He Paid Child Support," Chicago Tribune, 9/15/11)
At The Same Time, Walsh Was Scolded For Not Appearing In Court
"A Chicago Judge Issued A Preliminary Ruling Wednesday Against U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-
Il1.) In His Child-Support Dispute With His Ex-Wife, Ordering The Tea Party Favorite To
Explain Why He Appears To Be $100,000 Behind In Child-Support Payments." (Abdon M. Pallasch,
''.Judge Scolds Rep. Walsh In Child Support Case," o,,;,,:¢_ \"u11-foy,'.i, 9 /15/11)
"Cook County Circuit Judge Raul Vega Also Wanted To Know Why Walsh Wasn't In Court
Wednesday - The McHenry Republican's Ex-Wife, Laura Walsh, Was There - And Initially
Said He Expected Him To Show Up For The Next Hearing." (Abdon M. Pallasch, ''.Judge Scolds Rep. Walsh
In Child Support Case," (f,i:c1,v; .l!!l:-Tir.', .c, 9/15/11)
"In Court, Walsh's Attorney, Janet Boyle, Asked Vega "For What Purpose" He Wanted The
Congressman In Court." (Abdon M. Pallasch, "Judge Scolds Rep. Walsh In Child Support Case," Ch1illgo S1111-Timci, 9/15/11)

''Vega Gave Her A Puzzled Look - To Which Boyle Responded: 'Mr. Walsh Is A U.S.
Congressman."' (Abdon M. Pallasch, ''.Judge Scolds Rep. Walsh In Child Support Case," (./,i,-,,co Jim-II;;;, .., 9/15/11)
"'Well, He's No Different Than Anyone Else,' The Judge Replied." (Abdon M. Pallasch, ''.Judge Scolds Rep.
Walsh In Child Support Case," Cl>i,<1••0 Sm,-Ti,N,'.C, 9/15/11)

Property Records
Associated Residences And Addresses
Walsh Has Been Associated With Numerous Addresses Through The Years:
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Federal Tax Liens
Debtor Information
Debtor 1
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Name:WALSH, WJOSEPH
Address: 3637 N BELL AVE

CHICAGO, IL 60618-4819
COOK COUNTY
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Debtor 2

COOK COUNTY
Debtor3
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Name: WALSH, W JOSEPH

COOK COUNTY
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Debtor4

COOK COUNTY
Filing Information
Filing Date: 5/27/1992
Case Number: 93FTR 0628148
Amount: $2,239.29
Filing 1
Filing Number: 92390868
Filing Type: FEDERAL TAX RELEASE
Filing Office: IL
Filing 2
Filing Type: FEDERAL TAX LIEN
Filing Office: IL

Debtor Information
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Debtor 1
Name: WALSH, WJOSEPH
Address: 1722 HARRISON ST

EVANSTON, IL 60201-2327
COOK COUNTY
Debtor 2
Filing Information
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COOK COUNTY

Case Number: 96FIR 0029258
Amount: $21,566.40
Filing 1
Filing Type: FEDERAL TAX RELEASE
Filing Office: IL
Filing 2
Filing Office: IL

State OfIllinois Tax Liens
Debtor Information
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Debtor 1

EVANSTON, IL 60201 -2146
COOK COUNTY
Debtor 2
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Name: WALSH, W J

COOK COUNTY
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Debtor3

COOK COUNTY
Debtor4
Filing Information
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Name: WALSH, W J

EVANSTON, IL 60201 -2146
COOK COUNTY

Case Number: 98242036
Amount: $610.81
Filing 1
Filing Type: ILLINOIS TAX RELEASE
Filing Office: IL
Filing 2
Filing Office: IL
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Debtor 1

COOK COUNTY
Debtor 2
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Name: WALSH, W J

COOK COUNTY
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Debtor3

COOK COUNTY
Debtor4
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Filing Information
COOK COUNTY

Case Number: 10705121
Amount: $778.93
Filing 1
Filing Type: ILLINOIS TAX RELEASE
Filing Office: IL
Filing 2
Filing Type: ILLINOIS TAX LIEN
Filing Office: IL

Condominium Civil Filings, Judgments & Liens
Debtor Information
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Debtor 1
Address: 1415 SHERMAN AVE APT 406
Debtor 2
COOK COUNTY
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Name: WALSH, WILLL\MJ
Creditor Information
COOK COUNTY
Name: 1415 SHERMAN AVE

Filing Information
Filing State: ILLINOIS
Amount: $2,046
Eviction: YES
Filing 1
Filing Number: 05M1723143
Filing Type: CIVIL NEW FILING
Filing Court: COOK LAW MAGISTRA1E - CHICAGO
Filing County: COOK
Filing Office: IL
Debtor Information
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Name: WALSH, WILLIAM]
COOK COUNTY
Name: 1415 SHERMAN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

Filing Information
Amount: $3,559
Eviction: YES
Filing 1
Filing Number: 06M1 706985
Filing Type: CIVIL JUDGMENT

Filing Court: COOK LA.W JvlAGISTRATE - CHICAGO
Filing County: COOK
Filing Office: IL
Debtor Information
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Address: 1415 SHERMAN AVE
COOKCOUN1Y
Name: 1415 SHERMAN CONDO

Filing Information
Amount: $1,665
Eviction: YES
Release Date: 3/24/2008
Filing 1
Filing Type: CIVIL DISMISSAL
Filing Court: COOK LA. W MAGISTRATE - CHICAGO
Filing County: COOK
Filing Office: IL
Filing 2
Filing Court: COOK LAW MAGISTRATE- CHICAGO
Filing County: COOK
Filing Office: IL
Debtor Information
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COOKCOUN1Y
Name: 1415 SHERMAN AVEND

Filing Information
Amount: $1,256
Eviction: YES

Filing 1
Filing Court: COOK LAW MAGISTRATE - CHICAGO
Filing County: COOK
Filing Office: IL
Debtor Information
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Address: 510 ASH ST
WINNETKA, IL 60093-2604
COOK COUNTY
Name: 1415 SHERMAN AVENUE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

Filing Information
Original Filing
Number: 09M1 0704736
Amount: $1,590.19
Filing 1
Filing Type: CIVIL JUDGMENT
Filing Court: COOK LAW MAGISTRATE - CHICAGO
Filing Office: IL
Attorney Information
Attorney Name: LARRY A CHAMBERS

OtherJudgments & Liens
Debtor Information
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Debtor1

COOK COUNTY
Debtor 2
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Name: W.A.LSH,JOE
EV.ANSTON, IL 60201-2327
COOK COUNTY
Name: ROBINSON FURNACE COMPANY- RA.INEY;DANIEL- RA.INEY;WILUAM

Filing Information
Case Number: OOM2 0000142
Amount: $4,250.00
Filing 1
Filing Type: JUDGMENT
Filing Office: IL
Attorney Information
Attorney Name: PRO SE

ELECTION HISTORY
Historical Breakdown
Jd Times The Chann
Joe Walsh Ran Unsuccessfully In 1996 As The Republican Nominee To The U.S. Congress
From Illinois' 9th Congressional District.
Walsh Followed His Drubbing In The 1996 Election With An Equally Lopsided Loss To
Represent The 581h District In The Illinois State House In The 1998 Election.
In 2010, Walsh Embarked On A Third Run For Office, Barely Edging Out Incumbent Melissa
Bean By 2/10th Of One Percent And Less Than 300 Votes.
Election Candidate Party Votes O/o
Sidney Yates Democratic 124,319 63%

1996 General
oe Walsh Republican 71,763 37%
JeffreySchoenber~ Democratic 23,340 62%
1998 General
Toe Walsh Republican 14,324 38%
Joe Walsh Republican 98,115 48.50%
2010 General Melissa Bean Democratic 97,824 48.30%
Bill Scheurer Green 6,494 3.20%

U.S. Congress (1996)
Campaign Finance
Overview
Total Receipts:
Type Amount
Total Receipts $ 11 1,378
Total Individual Contributions $ 90,773
Total Contributions From PACs And Candidate Committees $ 8,050
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Contributions/Loans From The Candidate $ -
Contributions From Party $ 10,800
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Contributions From Other Politicians PACs $ -
Contributions From Other Candidates/Incumbents $ -
(Poliucal MoneyLine \\ cbs1cc)
Total Disbursements:
Type Amount
Total Disbursements $ 11 5,401
Contributions To Others By This Candidate $ -
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(Poliucal MoneyLme \Vcbs1tc)
3'd Party Expenditures:
Type Amount
Coordinated Expenditures $ 59,992
Independent Expenditures $ -
(Poliucal MoneyLme \\·cbsitc)
Top Contributors
Contributor Total
Retired $ 7,500
Housewife $ 5,300
A Finkl & Sons Co $ 4,000
Homemaker $ 4,000
Madison Dearborn Partners $ 3,000
Mayer Brown & Platt $ 2,750
Auto Engineering $ 2,000
Credit .Agricole $ 2,000
Western Assets
Illinois Republican Party
~
$
-~-·-,-
$
- -~-·
2,000
...........
2,000
.
Grainger Ww Inc $ 1,500

Self-Employed $ 1,500
A Finkl & Sons So $ 1,000

~-- ---· -· . --···~·""·-- .
Contributor Total
D erm Pathology Associates $ 1,000
Clement'S National Company $ 1,000
Jenner & Block $ 1,000
Merrill Lynch $ 1,000
Singer/l-Iomemaker $ 1,000
Sonoc l-Iunte & Lee $ 1,000
-
Walter Middleton & Co $ 1,000
Turtle Wax $ 1,000
Tripp Lite $ 1,000
Trader ___JL__ 1,000
Segall Bryant & l-Iamill $ 1,000
Remax $ 1,000
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Leo Burnett Company Inc $ 1,000

Acura Libertyville $ 1,000
(Political MoneyLme \\\Ls,L-)

Race Against Longtime Congressman Sidney Yates
Yates, One Of The Richest Members OfCongress, Also One Of The Oldest As
He Sought 24fh Term To The U.S. House
U.S. Representative Sidney "Yates Is Running For A 24th Tenn In The Heavily Democratic
District. His Decision Was Reaffirmed Wednesday By Aide Mary Bain." (Lynn Sweet:, "Pritzker Camp
Says Yates Should Retire," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/24/95)
" ... Yates, 86, The Oldest Member Of Congress . .." (Lynn Sweet:, "Pritzker Camp Says Yates Should Retire," Chicago
Sun-Times, 11/24/95)
• "The dean of Congress, Yates was first elected in 1948 with President Harry S Truman and is
a shrewd negotiator working out of the House Appropriations Committee." (Basil Talbott, "The
Jacksons Are Getting Vote Out -- But For Whom?" Chicago Sun-Times, 9 /2/96)
" ... U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates, One Of The Richest Members Of Congress." Qudy Hevrdejs and Mike
Conklin, ''Publisher Keeping Lips Sealed On Rodman Book," Chicago Tribune, 4/18/96)
After Raising On A 'Pew Hundred Dollars," Walsh Headed Into December's

Deadline For Nominating Petitions
"Nominating Petitions For The Office Must Be Filed Between Dec. 11 And Dec. 18." (Lynn
Sweet, "Pritzker Camp Says Yates Should Retire," Chicago S1111-Times, 11/24/95)
"The Only GOP Candidate So Far Is Joe Walsh, A Fonner Social Worker Who Said He Has
Raised A Few Hunched Dollars." (Lynn Sweet, ''Pritzker Camp Says Yates Should Retire," ChicagoS11n-Times, 11/24/95)
In Novel Approach To Meeting Voters, Walsh Announced He Would Ride His

Bike Through The !/11 District
"Challenger Joe Walsh, A GOP Moderate With About $15,000 In Funds, Can't Match
Millionaire U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates, One Of The Richest Members Of Congress." Uudy Hevrdejs
and Mike Conklin, "Publisher Keeping Lips Sealed On Rodman Book," Chicago Trib11ne, 4/18/96)
"But Walsh, 34, Is Confident The 86-Year-Old Yates Can't Keep Up With A Tactic He
Launches Saturday At His Glenview Office: Joe Plans To Ride His Bicycle Through The 9th
District To Get More In Tune With Voters." (Judy Hevrdejs and Mike Conklin, ''Publisher Keeping Lips Sealed On Rodman
Book," Chicago Trib11ne, 4/18/96)
Highlighting Yates' Old Age, Walsh Planned 8?11 Birthday Party That Doubled
As A Fundraiser
"Give GOP Candidate Joe Walsh Points For This Play Of The Age Card In His 9th District
Challenge To u.s. Rep Sidney yates." Oudy Hevrdejs and M;ke Conklin, "Evanston Native Given Opportunity To Be A
Redneck," Chicago Trib11ne, 8/16/96)

Walsh Is "Tossing An 87th Birthday Party For Yates That's Doubling As A Walsh Funder."
CTudy Hevrdejs and Mike Conklin, ''Evanston Native Given Opportunity To Be A Redneck," Chicago Trilnme, 8/16/96)
"Republican Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Is Doing His Best To Let You Know That
His Opponent, Incumbent Rep. Sidney Yates (D-Ill.), Turned 87 Last Week." (Mike Dorning and
Mary Jacoby, "Porter Detects A Clinton Flip-Flop On Funding," Chicago Tribune, 9/1/96)
"No Fewer Than Three Press Releases Went Out Announcing A Birthday Celebration Walsh
Threw For The Congressman (Suggested Donation $87--Get It?), And Many Reporters Also
Received Printed Invitations In The Mail." (J\,fike Dorning and Mary Jacoby, "Porter Detects A Clinton Flip-Flop On
Funding," Chicago Tribune, 9/1/96)
"The Media Invites 'Were Sent Out To Show The Sincerity Of Our Efforts,' According To A
Campaign Statement." (Mike Dorning and Mary J acoby, "Porter D etects A Clinton Flip-Flop On Funding," Chicago Tribune, 9/1/96)
• "'We mean no disrespect nor do we make any attempt to play the age card, whatever that is,'
said Walsh, who just happened to be spending the week of Yates' birthday on a rather
vigorous-sounding bicycle tour of the district." (Mike Doming and Mary Jacoby, "Porter Detects A Clinton Flip-
Flop On Funding," Chicago Tribune, 9/1/96)
In Stunt, Walsh Offered $1,000 Reward To Anyone J:f11o Could Prove A

Sighting Of Yates In The District
"Where's Sidney?" (fudy H f'Vrdtjs and Mike Conklin, "Convention Just What The Democrats Ordered, Stephanopoulos Says," Chicago
T rib11ne, 9 / 5/ 96)
"Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh, Noting That His 87-Year-Old Opponent Sidney Yates
Is Rarely Seen In The 9th District And Also Has A Poor Voting Attendance Record, Is Putting
His Money Where His Mouth Is." Oudy Hevrdejs and Mike Conklin, "Convention Just What The Democrats Ordered,
Stephanopoulos Says," Chicago Tribune, 9/5/96)
• " ... despite an 82 percent voting record in 1995 that ranked him 431st among 435 House
members in a Congressional Quarterly survey and last in the Illinois delegation. That year,
Yates was in the hospital for more than a week." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0 -Word About Yates," Chicago
Tribune, 9 / 26 / 96)
• "This year, he has been in attendance for 89 percent of the House votes, higher than 199 5 but
below the House average of 96 percent and below his career average of 91 percent." (Steve Mills,
"Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"Walsh Is Offering A $1,000 Reward For The 'First Confirmed Sighting Of Yates In The
District Before The November Election."' Oudy Hevrdtjs and Mike Conklin, "Convention Just \Vhat The Democrats
Ordered, Stephanopoulos Says," Chicago Tribune, 9/5/96)
• ''Yates has returned to his district three rimes over the past year, preferring to keep in touch
with his constituents on the phone." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"Come To Think Of It, We Didn't See Sidney At The Convention." CTudy Hevrdejs and Mike Conklin,
"Convention Just What The Democrats Ordered, Stephanopoulos Says," Chicago T rib11ne, 9/ 5/96)

Walsh Paid Up W1ien Yates Showed Up To His Apartment And The Doonnan
Spotted Him
"Doorman James Hardy Earned $ 1,000 For Spotting Rep. Sidney Yates At His Chicago
Home." (Basil Talbott, "Moseley-Braun Sticking Close To Home This Trip," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/14/ 96)
"Joe Walsh, Who Is Challenging Him For Election, Offered The Prize To The First Person
Spotting Yates At Home." (Basil Talbott, "Moseley-Braun Sticking Close T o Home This Trip," C.hicago Su11:nme.1; 10/14/96)
"Walsh Has Made An Issue Of y ates' Scarce Visits." (Basil Talbott, "Moseley-Braun Sticking Close To Home This
Trip," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/14/96)
"Hardy Called Twice To See If Anyone Had Scored, Said PR Man Keith Lisco. On Thursday
He Called To Collect." (Basil Talbott, "Moseley-Braun Sticking Close To H ome This Trip," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/14/96)
• "James Hardy, the doorman at the Belmont H arbor high-rise where Yates has had an
apartment since 1946, tipped off Walsh last week that Yates was back in town. On Friday,
Hardy collected his reward. 'Mr. Hardy didn't want television cameras for the ceremony,' said
Walsh." (Steve Neal, "In Search Of Sidney Yates," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/ 15/ 96)
In Another Stunt, Walsh Offered To Make A $12,000 Contribution To Yates'

Charity Of Choice If Yates Would Debate
"But Joe Walsh Is Offering Representative Sidney R. Yates, A Veteran Democratic

Congressman From Chicago, An Inducement Most Politicians Have Trouble Rejecting:
Money." (Steven A. Holmes, "Political Briefings," The New York Times, 9/26/96)
"Mr. Walsh, A Political Science Professor Who Is Running A Shoestring Campaign Has
Offered To Make A $12,000 Donation -- $1,000 Of His Own Money And $11,000 From
Contributors -- To Mr. Yates's Favorite Charity If The Incumbent Will Debate Him." (Steven A.
Holmes, "Political Briefings," The New York Times, 9/ 26/ 96)
"So Far, Mr. Yates, Is Not Biting. 'We're Amused By It,' Said Mike Dorf, Chairman Of The
Yates For Congress Committee. 'He Has To Do Something To Get Attention."' (Steven A. Holmes,
"Political Briefings," The New York Times, 9/26/96)
• "A nd so far, Mr. Dorf said, none of Mr. Yates's friends at the Art Institute of Chicago or the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra have sidled over to the Congressman at a party and said, 'Say,
Sid, if you decide to take on this guy, keep us in mind."' (Steven A. Holmes, "I>olitical Briefings," The New York
Times, 9 / 26 / 96)
Walsh Tried To Distance HimselfFrom Then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich

By Declaring He's 'Wo Right-Wing Conservative"
"Walsh, An Analyst At The Heartland Institute, A Conservative Think Tank In Palatine, Is

Taking Pains To Distance Himself From House Speaker Newt Gingrich, As Me Some Other
Republicans This Fall." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0 -Word About Yates," Chicago Trib1111e, 9/26/ 96)

"'I'm Sure Newt Gingrich And I Would Agree On A Lot Of Issues,' Walsh Said." (Steve Mills,
"Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tn"bune, 9/26/96)
Walsh: "But We'd Also Disagree On A Lot Of Strong Issues. I Think I'm The Kind Of
Republican Who Can Win Because I'm Open And Tolerant. I'm Not Some Right-Wing
Conservative." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
To Demonstrate He's ''No Right- W'ing Conservative.," Walsh Adopted Liberal

Positions On A Number OfIssues
"He Supports Abortion Rights And Equal Protection For Gays And Lesbians, Though He Is
Less Sure About Same-Sex Marriages." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"He Supports The Brady Law Requiring A Waiting Period And Background Check For
Buying Handguns As Well As The Federal Ban On Assault Weapons." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The O-
Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"He Said He Would Have Voted For The Welfare Reform Bill But Says He Sees A Lack Of A
Federal 'Safety Net' As A Problem." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"He Supports Immigration Reforms But Opposes A Ban On Education For The Children Of
Illegal Immigrants." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96')
"As For The Environment, He Puts Himself Between Yates And The GOP." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses
The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"Similarly, He Has Come To See Merit In Yates' View That Government Has A Role In The
Arts." (Steve Mills, ''Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"He Said He Is Conservative On Economic Issues And Liberal On Social Issues; A Supporter
Of Abortion Rights, Gay Rights And The Brady Law And Against Prayer In Public Schools."
Qohn H. White, ''Underdog Badgers 'Dean Of Congress,"' Chicago Sun-Times, 10/26/96)
"Walsh Steers Away From Any Identification With House Speaker Newt Gingrich And Takes
Moderate Stands That Are More Popular In Chicago." (Mike Robinson, "Oldest Congressman Facing Sharp
Challenge On Age Issue," The Associated Pms, 11/1/96)
• "'You're pro-choice? Cool,' one commuter tells Walsh." (Mike Robinson, "OldestCongresstnJ1nFacingSharp
Challenge On Age Issue," The Associated Press, 11/1/96)
• '"You've got yourself a socially liberal Republican,' Walsh declares, slapping her genially on
the back. But he says he's fiscally conservative and would have voted for Gingrich's budget."
(Mike Robinson, "Oldest Congressman Facing Sharp Challenge On Age Issue," The Associated Pms, 11/1/96)

Continuing To Push Age Issue, Walsh Called For Yates To Release His
Medical Records
"Joe Walsh, T he Republican Challenger In The North Side's 9th Congressional District
Asked U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates To Make Public His Medical Records, Saying Numerous
Missed Votes In The House Made His Health A Legitimate Campaign Issue/' (Andrew Fegelman
and Mtchell Locin, "O'Malley Lists Tax Forms, Devine Says He Will Too," Chicago Tribune, 10/25/96)
'CVoters 'Want To Know That Their Congressman Is Fit To Perform The Duties Of His
Office,' Said Walsh, Who Has Campaigned On His Wom 10-Speed Bicycle." (Andrew Fegelman and
Mtchell Locin, "O'Malley Lists Ta," Forms, Devine Says He Will Too," Chicago Tribune, 10/25/96)
''Yates, 87 Years Old And Seeking A 24th Term, Declined." (Andrew Fegelman and Mitchell Locin, "O'Malley
Lists Ta,x Forms, D evine Says H e Will Too," Chicago Tribune, 10/25/96)
"'He's Just Looking For Attention,' Mike Dorf, Yates' Campaign Chairman, Said Of Walsh.
'Our Position Is That Mr. Walsh Has Crossed The Line Into Looking Like A Goof."' (Andrew
Fegelman and Mitchell Locin, "O'Maliey Lists Tax Forms, D evine Says He Will Too," Chicago Trihu11e, 10/25/ 96)
Walsh Trumpeted Poll That Showed Him Closing On Yates Heading Into
Election Day, Received Money From The NRCC
"Republican Joe Walsh's Bid To Unseat 23-Term Democrat Rep. Sidney Yates Has Received
A $ 65,000 Contribution From The Republicans After GOP Officials Here Decided Yates Was
Vulnerable." (Charles Bennett, "Walsh Says Poli Shows Him Narrowing The Gap," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/ 1/ 96)
"Craig Veith, A Spokesman For The National Republican Campaign Com mittee, Said
Thursday Walsh Will Get The Maximum Amount The Party Is Allowed To Contribute." (Charles
Bennett, ''Walsh Says Poli Shows Him Narrowing The Gap," Chicago S un-Ti111es, l 1/ l/96)
"Walsh Said He Used A Poll His Campaign Took Earlier This Month Showing Him Within
Striking Distance Of Yates To Persuade The NRCC To Make The Donation." (Charles Bennett,
''Walsh Says Poll Shows Him Narrowing The Gap," Chicago S11n-Ti111es, 11/1/96)
• ''Walsh says his Oct. 26-28 poll makes it Yates 39 percent, Walsh 33.8 percent with 27.2
percent undecided. The poll by McCulloch & Associates has an error margin of 4 percentage
points, Republicans say." (Mike Robinson, "Oldest Congressman Facing Sharp Challenge O n Age lssue," The A,rociated Pm.rs,
11/1/96)
"Walsh, 34, Plans To Use The Money To Pay For A Rad io Blitz. He Enters The Final Days
Of The Campaign With More Cash On Hand Than Yates, Helped Also By A $ 5,000
Contribution F rom A Term-Limit Group." (Charles Bennett, ''Walsh Says Poli Shows Him Narrowing The Gap," Chicago
Sun-Times, 11 / 1/ 96)

In Last Minute Campaigning, Walsh Took To The ':Jewish Strongholds" Of
The District
"Republican Challenger Joe Walsh On Sunday Visited The Jewish Strongholds Of The 9th
Congressional District Represented By Rep. Sidney R. Yates (D-Ill.) For Nearly Half A
Century, As Yates Relied On The Democratic Organization To Deliver Him A Final And 24th
Tenn In Office." (Adrienne Drell, "Walsh Tries To Put Heat On Yates," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/4/96)
'"Pve Met More People In 48 Hours Than Yates Has Met In 48 Years,' Said Walsh, 34, Who
Spent The Weekend Pedaling A 10-Speed Bike To 'Every Precinct In The District' From
Diversey Avenue To Several Northern Suburbs." (Adrienne Drell, "Walsh Tries To Put H eat On Yates," Chicago Sun-
Times, 11/4/96)
"Meanwhile, Walsh, A Community College History Instructor, Parked His Bike On West
Devon And Visited Jewish Shopkeepers, Assuring Them Of His Devotion To Israeli Safety
And Secure Borders," (Adrienne Dreli, "Walsh Tries To Put Heat On Yates," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/ 4/96)
"School Vouchers Was Another Topic Walsh Brought Up With Restaurant And Shop Owners
And Their Patrons, Many Of Them Orthodox Jews Who Send Their Children To Private Day
Schools." (Adrienne Drell, "Walsh Tries To Put Heat On Yates," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/4/96)
''Walsh Supports School Vouchers. Yates Backs More Federal Funding For Education."
(Adrienne Drell, ''Walsh Tries To Put Heat On Yates," Chicago Sun-Times, 11 / 4/96)
Despite Last Minute Optimism, Yates Handily Beat Walsh In The General
''Veteran Democratic U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates Won An Easy Victory Over Republican Joe
Walsh In The 9th Congressional District." (William Grady and Robert Becker, "3 GOP Congressmen Keep Dupage Seats
With Ease," Chicago Tribune, 11/6/96)
• "The win returns Yates, 87, to Congress for his 24th term. Walsh, a researcher at the Heartland
Institute, had attempted to make Yates' age and infrequent visits to the district an issue." (William
Grady and Robert Becker, "3 GOP Congressmen Keep Dupage Seats With Ease," Chicago Tribune, 11/6/96)
Election Candidate Party Votes %

Sidney Yates Democratic 124,319 63%
1996 General
Joe Walsh Republican 71,763 37%

Illinois State House (1998)
Campaign Finance
Top Donors
·- ·-
Contributor Sector % of Total Total
House Republican Campaign Cmte Party 27.1 5% $ 26,522
New Trier Republican Organization Party 15.35% $ 15,000
Besler, Barbara Uncoded 6.14% $ 6,000
Elect Inc Comms & Electronics 3.12% $ 3,045
Ubben, Timothy H Uncoded
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3.07%
--··--·-·- ---- _t.__ 3,000
Adwear Uncoded 2.27% $ 2,215
Coulson Campaign Cmte Candidate Contributions 2.19% $ 2,140
Conrad, John R General Business 2.05% $ 2,000
Bergman, Tim Uncoded 1.79% $ 1,749
Aat Sarpalas Construction Construction 1.02% $ 1,000
Elkin, Stephen E Uncoded 1.02% $ 1,000
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Healy, Dennis & Sondra (Tuttle Wax) Transportation 1.02% $ 1,000
Graham, William & Catherine Health 1.02% $ 1,000
Smith, Donald B Candidate Contributions 1.02% $ 1,000
Boone, Florence H Uncoded 1.02% $ 1,000
Mencoff, Samuel Uncoded 1.02% $ 1,000
Porter For Congress Cmte Candidate Contributions 1.02% $ 1,000
Tenzer, Lee E
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Uncoded
- 1.02% $ 1,000
Centone, Lisa Uncoded 1.02% $ 1,000
Loui, Francis T Uncoded 1.02% $ 1,000
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(NatJonaJ JnstJtute On Money 1n State PolitJcs \\ t'h,nt)
Geographic Breakdown OfDonors

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City, State Total
Elmhurst, IL $ 26,522
Kenilworth, IL $ 16,550
Chicago, IL $ 12,169
Glenview, IL $ 10,640
Glencoe, IL $ 5,450
Evanston, IL $ 4,173
Winnetka, IL $ 3,300
Skokie, IL $ 3,147
Deerfield, IL $ 2,000
None, IL $ 1,968
Wilmette, IL $ 1,8Q2'_
Waukegan,IL $ 1,749
Mundelein, IL $ 1,500
Winneika, IL $ 1,400
Highland Park, IL $ 1,0QQ_
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(National InstJtute On Money In State PolitJcs \'\ chsir-:)

Top Industries
Industry Total
Party Committees $ 41,872
Candidate Committees $ 3,896
Miscellaneous Manufacturin~ Distribu~---·- _$_ ___~,250
Computer Equipment & Services $ 3,045
Lawyers & Lobbyists $ 1,500
Republican Officials, Candidates & Fmr Members $ 1,250
General Contractors $ 1,000
.Automotive $ 1,000
Pharmaceuticals & Health Products __
$ _ _ 1,000
Securities & Investment $ 1,000
Building Materials & Equipment $ 750
Printing & Publishing $ 628
Chemical & Related Manufacturing $ 500
Insurance $ 400
Oil& Gas $ 400
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(Naoonal Ins1:ltute On Money In State Poliocs \X'cbsm.)
Contributions By Economic Interest

- --· ...___ - - Total
. -·-
Sector Records % of Total
10 5.42% $ 5,296
Candidate Committees 7 3.99% $ 3,896
Republican candidate committees 7 3.99% $ 3,896
Leadership PA Cs 1 0.15% $ 150
Candidate PA Cs operated by Republican
Contributions state politicians 1 0.15% $ 150
Republican Officials, Candidates
& Former Members 2 1.28% $ 1,250
Republican elected officials &
candidates 2 1.28% $ 1,250
2 3.76% $ 3,673
-- --------·-·
Computer Equipment & Services 1 3.12% $ 3,045
Communications & Computer software 1 3.12% $ 3,045
Electronics Printing & Publishing 1 0.64% $ 628
Commercial printing &
!Yeesetting 1 0.64% $ 628
2 1.79% $ 1,750
Building Materials & Equipment 1 0.77% $ 750
Construction Construction equipment
---- 1 0.77% $ 750
General Contractors 1 1.02% $ 1,000
Constrnction, unclassified 1 1.02% $ 1,000
1 0.41% $ 400
Energy & Natural Oil& Gas 1 0.41% $ 400
Resources Major (multinational) oil & gas
producers 1 0.41% $ 400

·-
Sector Records % of Total Total
-
2 1.43% _$ 1,400
-- - --
Insurance 1 0.41% $ 400
Finance, Insurance & Property & casualty insurance 1 0.41% $ 400
Real Estate Securities & Investment 1 1.02% $ 1,000
Securities, commodities &
investment 1 1.02% $ 1,000
6 4.15% $ 4,050
Chemical & Related
Manufacturing 1 0.51% $ 500
Chemicals 1 0.51% $ 500
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Food & Beverage 1 0.31% $ 300
Restaurants & drinking
General Business
establishments 1 0.31% $ 300
l\riiscellaneous Manufacturing &
Distributing 4 3.33% $ 3,250
Hardware & tools 1 0.26% $ 250
Industrial & commercial
equipment and materials 3 3.07% $ 3,000
1 1.02% $ 1,000
Pharmaceuticals & Health
Health
Products 1 1.02% $ 1,000
Pharmaceutical manufacturing 1 1.02% $ 1,000
3 1.54% $ 1,500
Lawyers & Lobbyists Lawyers & Lobbyists 3 1.54% $ 1,500
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.Attorneys & law firms 3 1.54% $ 1,500
-
11 42.86% $ 41,872
Party Party Committees 11 42.86% $ 41,872
-
Republican Party committees 11 42.86% $ 41,872
1 1.02% $ 1,000
.Automotive 1 1.02% $ 1,000
Transportation
Truck & automotive parts and
accessones 1 1.02% $ 1,000
66 36.60% $ 35,762
No Employer Listed or Found 1 6.14% $ 6,000
Uncoded No employer listed or discovered 1 6.14% $ 6,000
Uncoded 65 30.46% $ 29,762
. -- -----.--
Uncoded 65 30.46% $ 29,762
Total 105 100% $ 97,703
(National Institute On Money In State Politics Website)

Race Against Democrat State Representative Jeff Schoenberg
After Unsuccessful Run For Congress, Walsh Drafted To Take On State
Representative Schoenberg
"Meanwhile, Joe Walsh, An Unsuccessful GOP Candidate In The 9th Two Years Ago, Is
Likely To Be Drafted To Run Against State Rep Jeff Schoenberg (D-Evanston) For The
Illinois Legislature." Gudy Hevrdejs and Mike Conlin, "Some Make Book On Likelihood Jordan Retiring," Chicago Tribune, 5/1/98)
Walsh Campaigned Using School Bus To Highlight Education Funding
"There's A Big Yellow School Bus Roving Around Evanston And Wilmette, But You Won't
Find It Carrying Any Students To Class." (LeAnn Spencer, "Canclidate Uses Bus To Drive Home Views On School Funcling,"
Chicago Tribune, 8/13/98)
"The Bus Is Being Used As A Campaign Ploy By Republican Joe Walsh, Who Has Decided
To Give Incumbent State Rep. Jeffrey Schoenberg (D-Evanston) A Run In The Largely
Democratic 58th House District." (LeAnn Spencer, "Candidate Uses Bus To Drive Home Views On School Funding," Chicago
Tribune, 8/13/98)
"Walsh Is Using The School Bus As A Vehicle, Literally, To Get Attention For His Message
On Education Funding. Walsh Is Miffed At The Way Schoenberg Voted Last December In
Favor Of Gov. Jim Edgar's School-Funding Reform Bill, A Measure That Ultimately Failed
To Pass." (LeAnn Spencer, "Canclidate Uses Bus To Drive Home Views On School Funcling," Chicago Tribune, 8/13/98)
• "If it had, it would have raised state income taxes by 25 percent in exchange for property tax
relie£ The purpose of the measure was to try to equalize funding for education in Illinois."
(LeAnn Spencer, "Canclidate Uses Bus To Drive Home Views On School Funcling," Chicago Tribune, 8/13/98)
• "Under the current system, which relies on property taxes, wealthy districts have literally tens
of thousands of dollars to spend per student. Other districts in poor, less desirable areas
struggle just to keep the lights on." (LeAnn Spencer, "Candidate Uses Bus To Drive Home Views On School Funding,"
Chicago Tribune, 8/13/98)
The Chicago Tribune Endorsed Schoenberg Over Walsh
"Democratic Rep. Jeffrey Schoenberg Is Endorsed Over Republican Joe Walsh." (Eclitorial, ''More
Illinois House Endorsements," Chicago Tribune, 10/14/98)
• "Schoenberg, running for his fifth term, has been a statewide leader in support of gun control
and aborti9n rights." (Eclitorial, "More Illinois House Endorsements," Chicago Tribune, 10/14/98)
• "One of the legislature's more independent members, he has compiled a strong record on
government accountability and school-funding reform legislation." (Editorial, "More Illinois House
Endorsements," Chicago Tribune, 10/14/98)

Walsh Was Again Handily Defeated
Election Candidate Party Votes %

Jeffrey Schoenberg Democratic 23,340 62%
1998 General
Joe Walsh Rep~blican 14,324 38%
Old D ominion Research Group, LLC Page 50

Campaign Finance
Overview
Total Receipts:
Type Amount
Total Receipts $ 646,794
Total Individual Contributions $ 528,560
Total Contributions From P ACs And Candidate Committees $ 40,199
- - - - - ---- --a
Contributions/Loans From The Candidate $ 35,500
Contributions From Party $ 5,000
Contributions From Other Politicians PACs $ 4,500
Contributions From Other Candidates/Incumbents $ 8,949
(Poliacal MoneyLme \\ ,l;;,tc)
Total Disbursements:
Type Amount
Total Disbursements $ 624,903
Contributions To Others By This Candidate $ 45,475
(Political MoneyLine Website)
3rc1 Party Expenditures:
Type Amount
Coordinated Expenditures $ -
Independent ExEenditures $ 19
(Political MoneyLme Website)
Source OfFunds
Individual Contributions $1 ,01 11203 (75%)
PAC Contributions $2501533 (19%}
• Candidate self-financing $13,400 (1%)
• Other $64.987
(Center For Responsive Politics \\'.':h,i•,)
(5%)

Geographical Break down On Donors
Top Metro Areas

CHICAGO $719,117
LOS ANGELES-l ONG BEACH $32,700

SAN FRANCISCO $18,100
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV $10,650
NAPLES $9,900
MIAMI $9,800
CHATTANOOGA, TN-GA $7,400
PHILADELPHIA PA-NJ $5.900
PROVIDENCE-FALL RIVER-WARWICK, RI-MA $5,300
SALINAS $5,000
Top Zip Codes

60010 (Bamngton, IL} $344,189
60047 (Lake Zurich, IL) $36,050
60093 (Winnetka, IL) $30,537
60610 (Chicago, IL) $29,600
60614 (Chicago, IL) $29,267
6061 1 (Chicago, IL) $28,000
60201 (Evanston, IL) $23,352
60606 (Chicago, Il l $12,600
94941 (Mill Valley, CA) $12,100
60604 (Chicago, IL) $11 ,500
60014 (Crystal lake, IL) $10,700

60084 (Vvauconda. ll) $10,320
60067 (Palatine. IL) $10,050
60011 {Barrington. IL) $10,050
911 07 (Pasadena, CA) S9,800
33169 (Miami, Fl) S9,800
91204 (Glendale, CA) S9,800
91024 (Sierra Madre. CA) S9,600
60202 (Evanston, IL) 58,500
60045 (lake Forest IL} S8,205
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Top Contributors
Contributor Individuals PACs Total

Sage Products $ 30,900 $ - $ 30,900
Honeywell International $ - $ 23,134 $ 23,134
Performance Trust Capital Partners
-- $ 19,000 $ - $ 19,000
Western Asset Management
- $ 17,600 $ - $ 17,600
Holden International $ 16,900 $ - $ 16,900
Hills Capital Management $ 14,800 $ - $ 14,800
Otto Engineering $ 14,400 $ - $ 14,400
Madison Dearborn Partners $ 12,800 $ - $ 12,800
Kennedy Homes $ 12,200 $ - $ 12,200
- -
Pepper Companies $ 12,100 -· $ - $ 12,100
·-
Recycled Paper Greetings $ 12,100 $ - $ 12,100
Spo Partners & Co $ 12,100 $ - $ 12,100
Mj Miller & Co $ 11,200 $ - $ 11,200
Ctca $ 10,002 $ - $ 10,002
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $ - $ 10,000 ..,_,,$ 10,000
Family Taxpayers Foundation
-- ·--~- - - --.,....,..,.......
$ 10,000
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$
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-
-
$ 10,000
Freedom Project $ - $ 10,000 $ 10,000
Sharmac Capital Management $ 10,000 $ - $ 10,000
Wells Fargo $ 9,800 $ - $ 9,800
Cancer Treatment Center of America $ 9,750 $ - $ 9,750
Farnily-PAC $ - $ 9,750 $ 9,750
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Top Contributors By Industry And Sector
By Industry:
Industry Total
Securities & Investment $ 132,329
Retired $ 95,371
Insurance $ 56,744
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $ 41,200
Business Services $ 36,550
Lawyers/Law Firms _ $_________E,200
Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $ 34,484
Misc Finance $ 34,450
Leadership PACs $ 29,900
Health Professionals $ 27,375
Real Estate $ 26,100
Retail Sales $ 26,000
Republican/ Conservative $ 22,350
Commercial Banks $ 18,400
General Contractors $ 17,850
Automotive $ 17,800
16,450
Construction Services
~ $· -------

Industry Total
Printing & Publishing $ 13,600
Building Trade Unions $ 13,000
Home Builders $ 12,200
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By Sector:
Sector Individuals PACs Total

Agribusiness $ 7,800 $ 2,000 $ 9,800
Communications /Electronics $ 22,500 $ 19,250 $ 41,750
Construction $ 53,670 $ 6,000 $ 59,670
Defense $ - $ 8,000 $ 8,000
Energy & Natural Resources $ 1,250 $ 18,250 $ 19,500
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $ 204,873 $ 71,000 $ 275,873
Health $ 64,575 $ 14,500 $ 79,075
Lawyers & Lobbvists $ 40,900 $ 3,750 $ 44,650
Transportation $ 10,550 $ 13,000 $ 23,550
Misc Business $ 94,320 $ 35,634 $ 129,954
Labor $ - $ 13,000 $ 13,000
Ideological/ Single-Issue $ 15,200 $ 63,865 $ 79,065
O ther $ 103,171 $ 1,000 $ 104,171
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Disbursements Breakdown
Top Operating Expenses:
Operating Expense Total

No details available $ 169,042
Debt Payment $ 44,859
Campaign Manager $ 32,224
Campaign/Media Manager $ 20,000
Signage
-- ~•R•--- - -11,754
$ -~
Field Activities Supervisor $ 9,000
Fundraising Expense $ 8,592
Mailing $ 8,218
Communication And Message Development $ 8,000
Media Consultimg/ Mailing $ 7,700
Field Supervisor/ Coordinator
------ - ------ ___t 7,500
Field Supervior $ 6,000
Communications And Media Mgr $ 6,000
Printing OfBrocheurs $ 5,540
Mailing And Postage For Campaign Mailer $ 5,321
Printing $ 4,954
Yard Signage $ 4,725
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Mailer Dropping $ 4,588
Mail Processing & Postage For Mailers $ 4,507
Field Activities Supervior $ 4,500
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T op Vendors:
Vendor Total
Provenzano,I)otninic $ 40,568
Cape, Richard $ 31,759
Thacker, Tim $ 30,000
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Jamestown Associates $ 28,975
Reachfly $ 28,598
Cbc Tax & Accounting $ 22,162
Livengood, Ted $ 22,000
Comcast Spotlight $ 20,500
Starfish Consulting $ 20,000
Schlosser, Whitney $ 17,218
.Johnson, Florence $ 16,627
Campaien Grid $ 15,000
Patrichson-Hirsch Associates $ 15,000
Walsh, Charles $ 14,775
Smyth, Robert P $ 13,660
Joan M Etten, Llc $ 10,500
Awesome Campaiims $ 10,268
Trend Graphics $ 9,828
Verizon Wireless $ 9,081
M13 Graphics $ 9,000
Mobilization Labs Llc $ 8,000
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Victorystore Com $ 7,408
Schuyler, Roche ,Crisham, P C $ 6,623
World Class Promotions $ 5,380
Political Technology $ 5,084
Toan Etten Llc $ 5,000
Garron, Femando $ 5,000
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Race Against U.S. Representative Melissa Bean
In October 2009, Walsh Threw His Hat In The Ring To Take On Bean
"A Fourth Republican Has Entered The Race To Unseat Democrat Melissa Bean As The 8th
District's Representative In Congress." (Russell Lissau, "4"' Republican En ters Race For Bean's Seat," Chicago Daily Hemld,
10/22/09)
"Joe Walsh, A 47-Year-Old Winnetka Venture Capitalist, Kicked Off His Campaign With A
News Release Critical Of Bean And Her Peers In The House." (Russell Lissau, "4th Republican E nters Race
For Bean's Seat," Chicago Daily Hemld, 10/22/09)
• "'Like people all over the 8th Congressional District, I am ticked off at how much money our
government is spending and how quickly government is growing,' Walsh said in the news
release. 'I want to stand up to what Washington is trying to do to our community, our state
and our country."' (Russell Lissau, "4tl• Republican Enters R..'lce For Bean's Seat," Chicago Daify Hem!d, 10/ 22/09)
As He Ramped Up His Campaign Operations, Walsh's Campaign Manager

Quit
"The Campaign Manager For Republican Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Quit Earlier
This Month, Both Men Confirmed Tuesday." (''Northwest Suburbs In 60 Seconds," Chicago Daily I-Jerald, 12/30/09)
"Keith Liscio, Who Had Been Walsh's Point Man In H is Bid For The 8th District Seat Now
Held By Democrat Melissa Bean, Declined To Say Why He Left The Job." ("Northwest Suburbs In 60
Seconds," Chicago Daify Herald, 12/30/09)
"Walsh Cited Personal Reasons And Some 'Philosophical Disagreements."' ("Northwest Suburbs Tn
60 Seconds," Chicago Daify Hemld, 12/30/09)
"Liscio H as Been Replaced By Sheila Morgan And Jim Thacker, Walsh Said." (''Northwest Suburbs
In 60 Seconds," Chicago Daify Herald, 12/30/09)
Walsh Dismissed Primary Opponent Maria Rodriguez's Claim That Her

Gender Evened The Playing Field Against Bean
"Maria Rodriguez Says She's The Best Republican Candidate To Beat Democratic U .S. Rep.
Melissa Bean In November Because, In Part, She's The Only Other Woman Running." (Russell
Lissau, "Rodriguez Says Her Gender Levels Playing Field Vs. Bean," Chicago Daify Hem!d, 1/9/ 10)
"Not Surprisingly, The Other Republican Candidates For The 8th District Seat Don't T hink
Gender Should Be A Factor When Voters Cast Ballots In The Feb. 2 Primary Election." (Russell
Lissau, "Rodriguez Says Her Gender Levels Playing Field Vs. Bean," Chicago Daily I-Jerald, 1/9/10)
Walsh: '"I respect the heck out of you, but this isn't the yea.r for a woman, a man, a giraffe or
whatever,' Republican Joe Walsh responded during the same candidate interview. 'It doesn't matter
what sex you are. This is going to take an energetic fighter to hit Melissa Bean over the head,
respectfully, and an energetic Republican to yank the Republican Party back to its conservative roots."'
(Russell Lissau, "Rodriguez Says Her Gender Levels Playing Field Vs. Bean," Chicago Daify Hemld, 1/9/10)
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In A Questionnaire For The Chicago Daily Herald, Walsh Called Social
Security A Ponzi Scheme ...
"The 47-Year-Old Walsh Is A Venture Capitalist Who, Like Some Of The Other Candidates,
Is Upset About Government Spending." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Field Lays Out Plans," Chicago Daily Hemld, 12/21/09)
"He Criticized Medicare And Social Security As 'Well-Loved But Ill-Conceived Programs'
And Compared Them To Ponzi Schemes." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Field Lays Out Plans," Chicago Daily Hemld, 12/21/09)
"People Should Have To Set Aside Portions Of Their Own Incomes For Retirement And
Health Care, Walsh Said." Qlussell Lssau, "GOP Field Lays Out Plans," Chicago Daily Hemld, 12/21/09)
• "'Only when individuals have some responsibility for their own well-being will we be able to
get a handle 011 skyrocketing costs,' he said." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Field Lays Out Plans," Chicago Daily Hemld,
12/21/09)
... And Opposed Universal Health Care
"Walsh Opposes Universal Health Care Or Any Government-Sponsored Health Care

System." (Russell Lissau, "8"' District GOP Hopefuls Talk Health Care Reform," Chicago Daily Hemld, 12/26/09)
"Like His Fellow Candidates, He Said Companies Should Be Allowed To Cross State Lines
To Sell Policies, And He Said Tort Reform Would Cut Insurance Costs." (Russell Lssau, "8th District
GOP Hopefuls Talk Health Care Reform," Chicago Daily Herald, 12/26/09)
• "'An additional benefit will be the reduction in cost achieved by the elimination of unnecessary
testing associated with defensive medicine,' Walsh said." (Russell Lissau, "Stl, District GOP Hopefuls Talk
Health Care Reform," Chicago Daily Hem/d, 12/26/09)
Supported Afghan Troop Surge, But Opposed Withdrawal Deadline
"The Republicans Running For Congress In The Suburban 8th District Support The Planned
U.S. Troop Surge In Afghanistan, And Most Also Oppose President Obama's Plan To Start
Withdrawing Troops In 2011." (Russell Lssau, "Candidates On The Surge," ChicagoDailyHemld, 12/31/09)
"Walsh, A Venture Capitalist, Supports The Surge And Called Military And Political Success
In Afghanistan CVitally Important."' Qlussell Lssau, "Candidates On The Surge," Chicago Daily Herald, 12/31/09)
• ''Withdrawing before achieving our goals in the region would further destabilize Pakistan 'and
risk the possibility of this nuclear-armed state (falling) under the control of Islamic
extremists."' (Russell Lissau, "Candidates On The Surge," Chicago Daily Herald, 12/31/09)
Walsh Came Out To Oppose Gay Marriage

"The Six Republicans Running For Congress In The 8th District Generally Adhere To The
GOP Playbook When It Comes To Gay Marriage And Oppose It, But Their Philosophies
Differ In The Details." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Hopefuls Divided On Same-Sex Marriage," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 1/1O/10)
"Some Support Amending The U.S. Constitution To Ban Gay Marriage, While Others Say It's
A State Issue. One Says Government Shouldn't Interfere In Marriage At All." (Russell Lissau, "G OP
Hopefuls Divided On Same-Sex Marriage," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 1/10/10)
"Walsh, A Venture Capitalist, Insisted Society And Government Need To Recognize And
Protect Marriage As A Relationship Between A Man And A Woman." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Hopefuls
Divided On Same-Sex Marriage," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 1/10/10)
"He Opposes Letting Individual States Decide The Issue And Supports A Constitutional Ban
On State Marriage." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Hopefuls Divided On Same-Se.'< Marriage," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/10/10)
"'Without This Codified Distinction, A Slippery Slope Would Ensue Where Any Type Of
Relationship And Or Arrangement Would Be Called Marriage, Much To The Detriment Of
Our Society,' Walsh Said." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Hopefuls Divided On Same-Sex Marriage," Chicago Daily H erald, 1/ 10/ 10)
"He Also Opposes Civil Unions, Calling Them 'Simply Another Way To Achieve Gay
Marriage."' (Russell Lissau, "GOP Hopefuls D ivided On Same-Sex Marriage," Chitago Dai/y Herald, 1/ 10/ 10)
Walsh Also Said He Opposed ~~ortion In AD Circumstances"
"Although They All Personally Oppose Abortion, The Six Republicans Running For The
Suburban 8th District Congressional Seat Vary On Whether The Procedure Should Be
Outlawed." (Russell Lissau, "Candidates' Stances On Abortion Law Vary," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/13/10)
"Some Oppose Abortion In All Cases, While Others Say It's Permissible If The Mother's
Health Is At Risk Or In Cases Of Rape Or Incest. One Believes It Should Be Legal In The
First Trimester Of A Pregnancy." (Russell Lissau, "Candidates' Stances On Abortion Law Vary," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/13/10)
"Walsh, A Venture Capitalist, Also Opposes Abortion In All Circumstances." (Russell Lissau,
"Candidates' Stances O n Abortion Law Vary," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 1/13/10)
'"I Believe That Life Begins At Conception And It Is Never Permissible To Purposefully Take
An Innocent Life,' He Said." (Russell Lissau, "Candidates' Stances O n Abortion Law Vary," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/13/10)
Walsh Called Out For Fllp-Flops On Issues Ranging From Abortion To Gay
Marriage
"As He's Campaigned For The Suburban 8th District Congressional Seat, Republican Joe
Walsh H as Painted Himself As A Staunch Conservative Who Opposes Abortion And Gun
Control, Among Other Issues." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate For 8'1' Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai!),
H erald, 1/14/10)
"He's The Only One OfThe Six Republicans In The Race Who Claims To Have The Backing
Of Suburban Tea Party Groups, The Activists Who Gained Attention Last Year With Public

Protests About Government Spending." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate For 8'" Congressional District Changed,"
Chicago Dai[y Herald, 1/14/10)
"But When He First Ran For Congress In 1996, Walsh Was A Social Liberal Who Supported
Abortion Rights, Gay Rights And An Assault-Weapon Ban While Maintaining Other
Traditional Republican Stances." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate for 8"' Congressional District Omnged," Chicago
Dai[y Herald, 1/14/10)
Liberal Social Issue Positions From 1996 Campaign
"He Supports Abortion Rights And Equal Protection For Gays And Lesbians, Though He Is
Less Sure About Same-Sex Marriages." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"He Supports The Brady Law Requiring A Waiting Period And Background Check For
Buying Handguns As Well As The Federal Ban On Assault Weapons." {Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The O-
Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"He Said He Would Have Voted For The Welfare Reform Bill But Says He Sees A Lack Of A
Federal 'Safety Net' As A Problem." (Steve Mills, "Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Trib1me, 9/26/96)
"He Supports Immigration Reforms But Opposes A Ban On Education For The Children Of
Illegal Immigrants." (Steve Mills, ''Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"As For The Environment, He Puts Himself Between Yates And The GOP." (Steve Mills, ''Walsh Uses
The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"Similarly, He Has Come To See Merit In Yates' View That Government Has A Role In The
Arts." (Steve Mills, ''Walsh Uses The 0-Word About Yates," Chicago Tribune, 9/26/96)
"He Said He Is Conservative On Economic Issues And Liberal On Social Issues; A Supporter
Of Abortion Rights, Gay Rights And The Brady Law And Against Prayer In Public Schools."
Oohn H . White, "Underdog Badgers 'Dean Of Congress,"' Chicago Sun-Times, 10/26/96)
"Walsh Steers Away From Any Identification With House Speaker Newt Gingrich And Takes
Moderate Stands That Are More Popular In Chicago." (Mike Robinson, "Oldest Congressman Facing Sharp
Challenge On Age Jssue," The Associated Prr:ss, 11 / 1/96)
• "'You're pro-choice? Cool,' one commuter tells Walsh." (Mike Robinson, "Oldest Congressman Facing Sharp
Challenge On Age Issue," The Associated Prr:ss, 11/1/96)
• "'You've got yourself a socially liberal Republican,' Walsh declares, slapping her genially on
the back. But he says he's fiscally conservative and would have voted for Gingrich's budget."
(Mike Robinson, "Oldest Congressman Facing Sharp Challenge On Age Issue," The Ar.mciated Prr:s.,~ 11/1/96)
Walsh Tried To Explain Away His Flip-Flops On Social Issues
''Walsh, A 47-Year-Old Venture Capitalist From Winnetka, Said He Was More Of A

Libertarian When He Ran For Congress A Decade Ago." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate For 8th
Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai[y Herald, 1/14/10)
"His Feelings About Abortion Changed In 2003 After Spending Several Years On A Spiritual
Jouroey, He Said." (Russell Lissau, ''Why Views Of Candidate For 8"' Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai[y Herald, 1/14/10)

"And His Views On Gun Control Shifted After Being Educated On Assault Weapons." (Russell
Lissau, ''Why Views Of Candidate For 8th Congressional District Changed," Chicago Daify Hem!d, 1/14/10)
• "'It did not take a long time for me to realize I was wrong about the ban. All it took was
additional education and research on the issue,' Walsh said. 'Some pro-gun groups helped me
to realize how unconstitutional a ban was and is."' (Russell Lissau, ''Why Views Of Candidate For 8"' Congressional
District Changed," Chicago Dai!J Hemld, 1/14/10)
"As For Gay Rights, He Took A Liberal Stance Then 'Because I Was Running In Evanston,
Ill.' Walsh Said, Referring To The Largely Left-Leaning City Where He Lived At The Time."
(Russell Lissau, ''Why Views Of Candidate For 8th Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/14/10)
Walsh Said He's A Tea Partier First, Republican Second
"Walsh Has Celebrated The Endorsement From The Illinois Federation For Right To Life
And The Backing He's Received From Two Tea Party Groups -Tea Party Palatine And The
Lake County Tea Party." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate For 8"' Congressional District Changed," Chicago Daify Herald,
1/14/10)
"'To Me, The Tea Party Movement Is The Republican Base/ Walsh Told The Daily Herald
Last Week During A Group Candidate Interview." (Russell Lissau, ''Why Views Of Candidate For 8"' Congressional
District Changed," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/14/10)
Walsh: "I'm a tea party conservative first and a Republican second." (Russell Lissau, "Why Views Of Candidate For
8<h Congressional District Changed," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/14/10)
Walsh Opposed Ending ~'Don't Ask;, Don't Tell" Policy
"All Six Republican Candidates For The Post Were Asked About The Law, Which Was
Enacted By President Clinton In 1993 And Prohibits Gay Or Bisexual Troops From
Disclosing Their Sexual Orientation While Serving." (Russell Lissau, "'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Hotly Debated,"
Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/20/10)
• "Those who do can be discharged, under the law." (Russel!Lissau, "'Don'tAsk,Don'tTell'PolicyHotlyDebated,"

Chicago Daify Herald, 1/20/10)
''Walsh Had A Similar Stance, Saying Gays Should Be Allowed To Serve Only If They Keep
Their Sexual Orientation Private." (Russell Lissau, "'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Hotly Debated," Chicago Daify Herald, 1/20/10)
• "'Problems can ensue when soldiers are open and extroverted with their orientation,' said
Walsh, who works in private equity funding." (Russell Lissau, "'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Hotly Debated," Chicago
Daify Herald, 1/20/10)

Walsh Detailed His Top Three Priorities IfElected To Congress
"The Daily Herald Asked The Candidates Several Questions Related To The Primary. Here
Is What The Hopefuls Had To Say When Asked About Their Top Three Priorities." (Russell
Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/15/10)
Walsh:
1. "The most urgent priority for our nation today is halting and reversing the
unprecedented explosion in government spending. l will fight to cut spending, reduce
taxes and return to a balanced budget. Residents of the 8th Congressional District will
benefit most from my efforts to lower taxes and eliminate the crushing debt that is
being passed onto our kids and grandkids." (Russell Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce
Spending," Chicago Dai(y Herald, 1/15/10)
2. "Entitlement reform. Medicare and Social Security are both well-loved but ill-
conceived programs. As our population ages and retirees live longer, beneficiaries are
putting increased strains on those paying into the system far beyond anything that was
originally anticipated." (Russell Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago Dai(y
Herald, 1/ 15/ 10)
"The unfunded liabilities of both programs dwarf the official national debt, and unless
some changes are made, these programs will soon gobble up our country's capacity to
spend on anything else." (Russell Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago Daily
Herald, 1/15/10)
"The problem, of course, is that special interest groups have prevented any meaningful
reform of either of these programs and both parties pillory political opponents who
even propose any changes. I'll try to avoid that trap here." (Russell Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls
See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago Dai(y Herald, 1/15/10)
"These issues can only be solved when members of both parties recognize the
magnitude of the problem and agree to work in a bipartisan way to address them. l
think that time is near, but events playing out in Congress demonstrate that we are not
there yet. The President's health care proposals effectively perpetuate the Ponzi
scheme-like character that epitomizes both Social Security and Medicare." (Russell Lissau,
"Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/15/10)
"Ultimately, the answer will require some mechanism for individuals to set aside a
portion of their own income for their own retirement and health care. Only when
individuals have some responsibility for their own well-being will we be able to get a
handle on skyrocketing costs." (Russell Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago
"In the meantime, we must guarantee benefits to those already in these programs or
nearing retirement. Eventually, younger workers will need a new program to replace
these existing entitlements." (Russell Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago
Dai(y Herald, 1/15/10)
3. "Additionally, I will provide federal leadership to extend Route 53 into Lake County.
This project has been on the drawing board for over 40 years and government inaction

has saddled residents of Lake and McHenry counties with some of the longest
commute times in the nation. We need some Congressional leadership to move this
public need forward." (Russell Lissau, "Congressional Hopefuls See Need To Reduce Spending," Chicago Daily I lemld,
1/15/10)
Walsh Sued By Fonner Campaign Manager
"A Suburban Congressional Candidate Has Been Sued By His Fonner Campaign Manager,
Who Accuses Him Of Not Paying Him $20,000 For His Services, Court Records Indicate."
(Russell Lissau, "8th Congressional Candidate Walsh Sued By Former Campaign Manager," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/23/10)
"Joe Walsh, A Republican Candidate In The 8th Congressional District, Breached A Contract
With Former Campaign Manager Keith Liscio, The Lawsuit Alleges." (Russell Lissau, "8th Congressional
Candidate Walsh Sued By Former Campaign Manager," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/23/10)
"The Suit Was Filed Thursday In Cook County Circuit Court. Patrickson-Hirsch Associates,
Liscio's Morton Grove Consulting Firm, Is The Plaintiff." (Russell Lissau, "81h Congressional Candidate Walsh
Sued By Former Campaign Manager," Chicago Daify Herald, 1/23/10)
"Although He Initially Declined To Comment On The Lawsuit, Walsh Issued A Statement

Friday In Which He Said He Was 'Saddened' By The Timing Of The Lawsuit." (RusseULissau, "8'h
Congressional Candidate Walsh Sued By Former Campaign Manager," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1 /23/10)
The Chicago Sun-Times Endorsed Walsh's Primary Opponent Maria

Rodriguez For The GOP Nomination
"Our Endorsement For The Republican Nomination Goes To Maria Rodriguez, Village
President Of Long Grove. Re-Elected Without Opposition Last Year, Rodriguez Has
Presided Over Revitalization Of Long Grove's Historic Business District And Worked On A
$30 Million Development Project For The Town." (Editoria~ "Long Grove Mayor Rodriguez Our Pick To Take On
Bean," Chicago .fan-Times, 1/19/10)
• "She pledges to work to create jobs through reforming the federal tax code, starting with a
temporary payroll tax reduction to help small business, supports a balanced budget
amendment, and backs charter schools and vouchers." (Editorial, "Long Grove Mayor Rodriguez Our Pick To
Take On Bean," Chicago Sun-Times, 1/19/10)
• "Rodriguez is the only contestant who has won an election. She has been endorsed by state
Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno and several GOP lawmakers and local leaders."
(Editorial, "Long Grove Mayor Rodriguez Our Pick To Take On Bean," Chicago Sun-Times, 1/19/10)
• "Rodriguez is a dynamic and capable mayor whom Republican voters would be wise to select
to represent them in their drive to unseat Bean." (Editoria~ "Long Grove Mayor Rodriguez Our Pick To Take On
Bean," Chicago Sun-Times, 1/19/10)
The Chicago Daily Herald Endorsed Dirk Beveridge
"There Is No Shortage Of Capable Candidates Running For The Republican Nomination

For Congress In The 8th District, A Seat Now Held By Democrat Melissa Bean, And We're
Impressed With Many Of Them." (Editorial, "Our Choices Jn Congressional Dist 8, Dist. 9," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/24/10)

"Most Impressive, We Think, Is Business Owner And Philanthropist Dirk Beveridge Of
Barrington, And We Offer Him Our Endorsement." (Editorial, "Our Choices In Congressional Dist. 8, Dist. 9," Chicago
Daily Hemld, 1/24/10)
• ''While Long Grove Village President Maria Rodriguez makes a strong argument that she may
be the most formidable challenger to Bean in a general election, we believe that out of the six
Republicans running, Beveridge would make the most effective congressman." (Editorial, "Our
Choices In Congressional Dist. 8, Dist. 9," Chicago Daify Hemld, 1/24/10)
• "A mainstream conservative, Beveridge reflects traditional Republican philosophy, as do

virtually all the candidates in this primary race." (Editorial, "Our Choices ln Congressional Dist. 8, Dist. 9," Chicago
Daily Hemld, 1/24/10)
• "But more than most, he has an ability to articulate those views persuasively with the ability
to get people to work positively together to solve problems." (Editorial, "Our Choices In Congressional Dist.
8,Dist. 9," CbicagoDailyHemld, 1/24/10)
Walsh A Carpetbagger?
In Endorsing Beveridge, The Chicago Daily Herald Noted Walsh Decided To «Run In A
District Miles From His Home." 'We Are Less Impressed With The Candidacies Of Greg Jacobs
Of Mundelein, Whose Views Seem Less Thoughtful; And Joe Walsh Of Winnetka, Who Could Have
Run For An Open Seat In The 10th District But Inexplicably Chose To Pursue A Race In A District
Miles From His Home Instead." (Editorial, "Our Choices ln Congressional Dist. 8, Dist. 9," Chicago Daify Herald, 1/24/10)
"On His Campaign Web Site, Republican Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Talks About
Growing Up In The Suburban 8th House District And Being A Barrington-Area Native."
(Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Daily Herald, 1/25/10)
"The Detailed Biography On The Site Doesn't Mention He Actually Lives In Winnetka, In
The Neighboring 10th District." (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Daily Herald, 1/25/10)
• 'Walsh isn't the only 8th District hopeful from the GOP who doesn't live in the district.
Neither does Maria Rodriguez, whose Long Grove home is just outside the boundary." (Russell
Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Daily Herald, 1/25/10)
• "Under U.S. law, congressional candidates do not need to live within the district they wish to
serve. In fact, the 8th District's current representative, Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington,
lives in the 10th." (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Daily Herald, 1/25/10)
"But The Practice Often Draws Criticism. Among Those Calling Attention To Walsh's And
Rodriguez's Residency Is Fellow Republican Candidate Chris Geissler Of Barrington." (Russell
Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Dai}y Herald, 1/25/10)
As Geissler Criticized His Residency, Walsh Said He Agreed And Wouldn't

Vote For Someone Who Didn't Live In The District

'"I Feel Strongly About It,' Geissler Recently Told The Daily Herald. 'For Someone To Come
In (From Outside The District) And Say They Understand The Issues And Can Represent
The District, They're A Little Removed."' (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Daify Herald, 1/25/10)
"Walsh Actually Agrees With Geissler, Calling The Lack Of A Residency Requirement For
House Candidates 'Ridiculous.' It's Why He Said He And His Wife Are Looking For A Place
To Live In The 8th District." (Russell Lissau, "Candidate OrCarpetbaggcr?" ChicagoDai£yHerald, 1/25/10)
"'I Would N ever Vote For Someone Who Didn't Live In The District,' Walsh Said. 'I Just
Wouldn't."' (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Daify Herald, 1/25/10)
"And Yet, Walsh Is Running In The 8th, Which Means He Won't Be Able To Vote For
Himself In The Feb. 2 Primary." (Russell Lissau, "Candidate Or Carpetbagger?" Chicago Dai!J Herald, 1/25/10)
"'There Is Irony (In That),' He Said." (Russell Lissau, "Candidate O r Carpetbagger?" Chicago Daily Herald, 1/ 25/ 10)
Walsh's Campaign A ccused Of Copyright Infringement
"Republican Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Is Being Told He May 'Lead The Way'
While Running For The 8th Congressional District, But Not While Using Music Lifted From
Famous Rock Guitarist Joe Walsh." (Lee Filas, "Walsh Wants Walsh To 'Walk Away' From Song," Chicago Dai!Y Herald, 1/ 28/10)
"Due To A Possible Copyright Infringement, Attorneys For The Former Eagles Star Have
Demanded The Winnetka Politician Quit Using A Music Video Entitled 'Lead The Way' His
Campaign Posted On YouTube And On His Campaign Internet Web Site,
Walshforcongress.Com." (Lee Filas, ''Walsh Wants Walsh T o 'Walk Away' flrom Song," Chicago Daify Herald, 1/28/10)
"However, Officials With Walsh's Campaig n Said The Singer In The Video Is Using A
Karaoke Version Of The Walsh-Penned Song 'Walk Away' And, Therefore, The Singer's
Copyright Has Not Been Infringed." (Lee Filas, "Walsh Wants Walsh To 'Walk Away' From Song," Chicago Daify Herald,
1/28/10)
"A Campaign Video Inspired By One Of Classic Rocker Joe Walsh's Popular Tunes No
Longer Appears On Suburban Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh's Web Site." (Russell Lissau,
''We're Not Backing Down," Chicago Dai!Y H erald, 1/ 31/10)
"The Video For The Song 'Lead The Way' Was Removed From The Politician's Web Site
Because On Friday It Had Been Removed From YouTube, The Candidate Acknowledged
Saturday." (Russell Lissau, "We're Not Backing D own," Chicago Daify Herald, 1/31/10)
"A Copyright-Infringement Complaint Has Been Filed By The Rocker's Attorney." (Russell Lissau,
''We're Not Backing Down," Chicago Daify Herald, 1/31/ 10)
"The Song Bears More Than A Passing Resemblance To The 1971 Classic 'Walk Away,'
Which The Rocker Performed With The Band The James Gang." (RussellLissau, ''We'reNotBackingDown,"
Chicago Daify Herald, 1/31 / 10)
"Regardless) The Candidate Said He Intends To Put The Video Back On His Web Site
'Sometime In The Next Few Days."' Qt ussell Lissau, ''We're Not Backing Down," ChicagoDaify Herald, 1/31/10)
Old Dominion Research G roup, I.LC Page 64

"'We're Not Backing Down On This,' Walsh, Of Winnetka, Said." (Russell Lissau, 'We're Not Backing
Down," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/31/10)
Walsh Won The Republican Primary
"Life Was Good TO Joe Walsh On Election Day." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh To Face Bean, Claims 'People's Wm,"' Chicago
"Running A Campaign That Played Off Americans' Fears And Anger Over The State Of The
Country, The Winnetka Resident On Tuesday Was Victorious In The Six-Way Republican
Primary In The Suburban 8th Congressional District." (Russell Lissau, 'Walsh To Face Bean, Claims 'People's Win,"'
Chicago Daily Herald, 1/ 31 / 10)
"Walsh Claimed To Represent The Mad-As-Heck Americans Who Led Tea Party Protests
Last Year." (Russell Lissau, 'Walsh To Face Bean, Claims 'People's Win,"' Chicago Daify Herald, 1/31/10)
• "'It's a people's victory,' Walsh said following a rousing speech to his supporters at Docks Bar
and Grill in Wauconda. 'I think we tapped into an unbelievable grass-roots movement.'" (Russell
Lissau, 'Walsh To Face Bean, Claims 'People's Win,"' Chicago Daify Herald, 1/31/10)
''Walsh Will Face Incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean Of Barrington And Green Party
Candidate Bill Scheurer Of Lindenhurst In The Nov. 2 General Election." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh To
Face Bean, Claims 'People's Win,"' Chicago Daily Herald, 1/31/10)
Following Primary Wctoiy, And W'i'th His Coffers Empty, Walsh's Campaign
Dismissed Top Staffers
"Two Key Staffers Who Helped Lead Republican Congressional Hopeful Joe Walsh To
Victory In The Suburban 8th District's GOP Primary Have Left The Campaign, The
Candidate Confirmed Monday." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Candidate Loses Campaign Managers," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/31/10)
"Campaign Managers Jim Thacker And Sheila Morgan No Longer Are With The Walsh
Team. Both Were Brought Aboard To Lead The Campaign In December After A Previous
Manager Quit." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Canc:lidate Loses Campaign Managers," Chicago Daily Herald, 1/31/10)
• "Neither Thacker Nor Morgan Was Fired, Walsh Said. Both Were Hired Specifically
For The Primary Campaign, He Said." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Canc:lidate Loses Campaign Managers," Chicago Daily
Herald, 1/31/10)
"Walsh Said He Hopes To Bring Both Back To The Campaign But Doesn't Have The Money
TO Do So Now." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Candidate Loses Campaign Managers," Chicago Daify Herald, l/31/10)
• "'I Ended The Primary With 10 Cents In The Pot,' Walsh Said." (Russell Lissau, "GOP Candidate
Loses Campaign Managers," Chicago Daify Herald, 1/31/10)

After Campaigning As A Fiscal Conservative, Walsh Exposed For Not Paying
His Mortgage On Condo, Evicted
"A Suburban Congressional Candidate Who Has Stressed The Need For Fiscal Restraint Lost
A Condominium To Foreclosure Last October, The Same Month He Announced His Bid For
Office, Court Records Show." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," 01icago Dai/y Herald,
3/3/10)
"Joe Walsh, The Winnetka Republican Running Against Democratic Incumbent Melissa
Bean In The 8th House District, Used To Own A Condominium On The 1400 Block Of
Sherman Avenue Near Downtown Evanston." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary,"
"The Two-Bedroom Unit Went Into Foreclosure In 2008 And Walsh Was Evicted Last Fall,
Cook County Circuit Court Records And Real-Estate Reports Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped
Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/3/10)
"Court Papers Filed In September 2008 Show He Stopped Making Mortgage Payments That
May. He Was Renting A Home In Winnetka At The Same Time." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For
His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/3/10)
Walsh Sued By Mortgage Lender, Condo Foreclosed On
"Real-Estate Industry Records Indicate Walsh Purchased The Sherman Avenue

Condominium In 2004 For $320,500." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For Jfa Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago
"He Borrowed $288,450 To Make The Purchase, According To Documents Available At The
Cook County Recorder Of Deeds Web Site." (Russell Lissau, "J-Ie Stopped Paying For His Condo, 'Then Won A Primary,"
"He And His Second Wife, Helene, Moved To Winnetka In 2006 And To His Current Home
In 2009, A Campaign Spokeswoman Said. Both Homes Have Been Rental Properties, Walsh
Said." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/3/10)
"They Moved To Winnetka Because They Needed More Space For Their Seven-Person
Family' Walsh Told The Daily Herald." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago
"The Couple Obtained A $303,500 Mortgage For The Evanston Property In September 2006,
Court Documents Show. Records Didn't Indicate Whether This Loan Refinanced The First
Loan Or Was A Second Mortgage." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daily
Herald, 3/3/10)
"A Foreclosure Lawsuit Over The Condominium Was Filed Against The Walshes In
September 2008 By HSBC Mortgage Corp., According To Court Records." (RussellLissau, "He Stopped
Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/3/10)

"Walsh Said He Accepted Responsibility And Worked With His Bank On The Foreclosure.
An Attorney Who Represented The Bank In The Lawsuit Could Not Be Reached For
Comment." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/3/10)
"At The Time Of The Foreclosure, The Principal Balance Due Was An Estimated $299,805.
It Was Listed In Court Records As A Non-Owner-Occupied Dwelling." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped
Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 3/3/10)
"The Foreclosure Was Finalized Oct. 13, 2009, And A Sale Of The Property By The Cook
County Sheriff's Office Was Approved, Records Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo,
'Then Won A Primary," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/3/10)
"The Walshes Were Ordered Out Of The Condominium The Same Day But Legally Had 30
Days TO Vacate, Records Show." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For f-Iis Condo, Then Won A Primary," Cbicago Daify Herald,
3/3/10)
Taxpayer Backed Fannie Mae Ended Up Owning Condo
"The Federal National Mortgage Association, Commonly Known As Fannie Mae, Now Owns
The Condo, But It Is Under Contract To Be Purchased By A New, Unidentified Owner,
Public Real-Estate Records Indicate." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," Chicago
• "A recent online listing price valued the condo at $274,900, far less than what Walsh paid for
it." (Russell Lissau, "He Stopped Paying For His Condo, Then Won A Primary," C.hicago Daily Herald, 3/3/10)
Soon Afrer, National Republicans Did Not View Walsh's Candidacy Against
Bean As A Top Priority
"National Republican Party Fundraisers Aren't Putting Much Stock In Joe Walsh's Campaign
To Unseat Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean In The Suburban 8th District, A
Spokesman Said Thursday." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/5/10)
"The Races For The 10th District, 11th District And 14th District Seats Are The Most
Competitive In The State, National Republican Congressional Committee Spokesman Tom
Erickson Said, And Are Getting The Most Attention From The Party." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Campaign
Not A Top Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/5/10)
"The Walsh-Vs.-Bean Matchup Doesn't Make The Cut. Walsh Wasn't The GOP Group's
Choice To Face The Three-Term Incumbent, Erickson Said." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Campaign Not A Top
Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Daily Herald, 3/5/10)
• "'In the primary, we had really liked Dirk Beveridge or Maria Rodriguez,' Erickson said,
referring to two of the five candidates Walsh defeated Feb. 2. 'Those are the two candidates
who we thought really had the potential to make this a very competitive race."' (Russell Llssau,
"Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Daily Herald, 3/5/10)

Weeks After His Foreclosure Was Revealed, Walsh Took Responsibility
"Two Weeks After His 2009 Foreclosure Became Public, Republican Congressional
Candidate Joe Walsh On Wednesday Acknowledged He Had 'Overextended' H imself
Financially And Should Have Disclosed The Misstep During The Primary Campaign." (Russell
Lissau, ''Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/5/10)
"In H is First Interview On The Subject, Walsh Told Reporters, Editors And Members Of The
D aily H erald Editorial Board That He 'Bit Off More Than I Could Chew' By Renting A
H ouse In Winnetka While Trying To Sell The Evanston Condominium That Eventually Fell
Into Foreclosure." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/5/10)
"Walsh - Who Now Rents A Different House In Winnetka At $3,300 A Month - Said He
Didn't Talk About The Foreclosure Before The Case Was Reported By The Daily Herald
Because He Considered It A Personal Problem." (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Campaign Not A T op Priority, GOP Says,"
Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/ 5/10)
• "'I was not raised to talk about my own personal troubles,' h e said. 'It was my ordeal. Mayb e
I miscalculated."' (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/5/10)
"The Candidate Insisted He Wasn't Hiding From The Foreclosure, Which Is A Matter Of
Public Record, And Said He Had Planned To Discuss It During The General Campaign For
The 8th H ouse District Seat." (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, G OP Says," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/5/10)
• '"In many ways, it fits with my message,' said Walsh, who has billed himself as a conservative
candidate, especially on fiscal matters. 'Was I embarrassed about it? Not really."' (Russell Lissau,
"Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, GOP Says," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/5/10)
"'I Overextended Myself. No Doubt,' Walsh Said." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Campaign Not A Top Priority, GOP Says,"
Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/ 5/ 10)
Walsh Blasted Bean For Voting In Favor Of ObamaCare
"If You Disagree With How Your Lawmaker Voted On The Landmark Health Care
Legislation This Weekend - Whether For Or Against - Chances Are You'll Have An
Alternative Choice Come The November Elections." (Toseph Ryan, "Debate May D efine Your Local Races," Chicago
Dai!J Herald, 3/ 23/ 10)
"Challengers To Suburban Incumbents Are Providing Stark Contrasts In This Year's General
Election Battle On The Legislation Headed For President Barack Obama's Signature." Uoseph
Ryan, ''Debate May D efine Your Local Races," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/23/10)
"Likewise, Bean Hopes Many Of Those Against It Now Will Come To Feel Their Fears Were
'Based On Misinformation."' Ooseph Ryan, "Debate May D efine Your T,0cal Races," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 3/23/10)
"But At A Rally Against The Legislation Outside Bean's Schaumburg Office Over The
Weekend, Her 8th District Republican Challenger, Joe Walsh Of Winnetka, Said A
'Government Takeover' Of Health Care Has Galvanized His Supporters." (Toseph Ryan, ''Debate May
D efine Your Local Races," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 3/23/10)

"'People Are Fired About This,' Walsh Said During The Rally. 'There Are Republicans And
Democrats And Independents Scared To Death About The Direction Our Country Is
Headed."' (Joseph Ryan, "Debate May Define Your Local Races," Chicago Daify Herald, 3/23/10)
More Financial Troubles, Walsh Failed To File Personal Financial Disclosure

Form
"A Suburban Congressional Candidate's Failure To File A Federal Financial Disclosure Form
Was A Campaign Oversight That Will Be Rectified This Week, His Spokesman Said
Tuesday." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fix 'Oversight,"' Chicago Dai!J Herald, 4/28/10)
"Joe Walsh, The Winnetka Republican Running In The 8th District, Didn't Submit A U.S.
House Financial Statement After Announcing His Candidacy Last Year." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says
He'll Fix 'Oversight,"' Chicago Dai!J Herald, 4/28/10)
"The Document, Filled Out By Candidates And Incumbents Alike, Details Sources Of
Income Such As Employment And Investments. A Chicago-Area Media Report Revealed
Walsh, Of Winnetka, Did Not Fill Out Such A Form." Ooseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fi,-x 'Oversight,"' Chicago
"On Tuesday, Walsh Spokeswoman Whitney Schlosser Said The GOP Candidate Thought
The Form Had Been Submitted By A November Deadline." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fix 'Oversight,"'
"'It Was An Oversight By The Campaign, Pure And Simple,' Schlosser Told The Daily Herald
In An E-Mail." (Joseph Ryan, "Candidate Says He'll Fix 'Oversight,"' Chicago Dai!J Herald, 4/28/10)
Walsh's Financial Disclosure Woes Followed By More Campaign Staff

Departures Citing 'Ves" And ''Deception," Asked To Withdraw From Race
"Joe Walsh, The Upset Winner Of February's Republican Primary To Take On Democratic
Rep. Melissa Bean, Appears To Be Struggling To Keep His Campaign Together." (Alexander
Bums, "Bean Opponent Staggers," Politico, 5/3/10)
• "Two aides and a group of volunteers quit Sunday, according to a local Fox affiliate, and
Walsh's former field director explained: 'We've pretty much had enough of Joe's campaign.
We've had enough of the lies, deception and his constant rhetoric and we're done."' (Alexander
Bums, "Bean Opponent Staggers," Politico, 5/3/10)
"'We're Basically Just Done,' Walsh Field Director Richard Cape Said. 'Everyone Is Walking.
We've Just Had It.'" (Kerry Lester, "Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/3/10)
"[Richard] Cape, Walsh's Former Campaign Manager, Said He And Fellow Field Director
Ted Livengood Are Among The 200 Volunteers Who Have Left The Campaign In Recent
Weeks." (Kerry Lester, "Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 5/3/10)
"The Staffers Say Walsh, The Winnetka Republican Running In The 8th District, Has Lied
Numerous Times." (Kerry Lester, "Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 5/3/10)
Old Dominion Research Group, ILC Page 69

• "Offenses include neglecting during the six-way primary battle to mention that he lost his
former home to foreclosure in 2009 and failing to submit a U.S. House financial statement
after announcing his candidacy last year." (Kerry Lester, "Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago Dai!J Herald,
5/3/10)
• ''Walsh also is being sued by a former campaign manager who quit in December and then said
the candidate owed him $20,000 for services. The case is pending in Cook County court."
(Kerry Lester, ''Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago Daily Herald, 5/3/10)
"Cape Said He Has E-Mailed Walsh A Letter Requesting That He Withdraw From The
Race." (Kerry Lester, ''Walsh's Staffers Walk Out Of Office," Chicago Daily Herold, 5/3/10)
W'ith Mounting Criticism Of Walsh, Republican Party Leaders Had A Sit-

Down W'ith The Candidate
"With Controversy Continuing To Muddle Republican Joe Walsh's Run For Congress, Party
Leaders Held A Two-Hour Sit-Down Recently With The Candidate To Vet His Viability."
Goseph Ryan and Russell Lissau, "GOP Bosses Sit Dow With Walsh," ChicagoDai!J Herold, 5/6/10)
• "'Obviously there are issues that have been raised,' said Illinois Republican Party Chairman
Pat Brady of the Tuesday meeting. 'We had a discussion about them. He is our nominee and
we support him."' Goseph Ryan and Russell Lissau, "GOP Bosses Sit Dow With Walsh," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 5/6/10)
"The Meeting In Libertyville Included Brady, The Party's Executive Director And Party
Bosses From Lake And Cook Counties, Which Cover The 8th District That Walsh Hopes To
Represent." Goseph Ryan and Russell Lissau, "GOP Bosses Sit Dow With Walsh," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 5/ 6/10)
"Walsh Campaign Manager Nick Provenzano Described The Meeting As 'A Good
Opportunity To Sit In Front Of These Guys And Talk About The Campaign.'" Goseph Ryan and
Russell Lissau, "GOP Bosses Sit Dow With Walsh," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 5/ 6/10)
"The Call For A Sit-Down Came After Two Top Walsh Staffers Resigned Sunday And Called
The Media In To Raise Questions About The Candidate's Qualifications And History." Ooseph
Ryan and Russell Lissau, "GOP Bosses Sit Dow With Walsh," Chicago Daily Herald, 5/6/10)
After Taking Criticism For Not Living In The Sh District, Walsh Moved
"It's Not The Barrington Address He Initially Promised, But Republican 8th Congressional
District Candidate Joe Walsh Has Moved Into The Area He Wants To Represent." (RussellLissau,
"Walsh Moves Into District He Hopes To Represent," Chicago Dai!J Herold, 5/12/10)
"Walsh - Who's Trying To Unseat Three-Term Incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean In The
November Election - Described The Rented House In McHenry As A 'Simple' Three-
Bedroom Home." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Moves Into District He Hopes To Represent," Chicago Dai!J Herold, 5/12/10)
• "He acknowledged the house backs up to the Chapel Hill Golf Club, an 18-hole public
course." (Russell Llssau, ''Walsh Moves Into District He Hopes To Represent," Chicago Daily Herold, 5/12/10)
Old Dominion Research Group, llC Page 70

''Walsh And His Wife, 1-{elene, Secured The House Earlier This Month And Moved In
Monday, Campaign Spokeswoman Whitney Schlosser Said." (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Moves Into District He
Hopes To Represent," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/12/10)
"Walsh Said He's Paying $2,000 A Month - Less Than The $3,300 Month He'd Been Paying
For A Rented, Colonial-Style House In Winnetka." (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Moves Into District He Hopes To
Represent," Chicago Daily Herald, 5/12/10)
Walsh Released Income Tax Returns Showing Meager Eamings
"After Releasing His Own Federal And State Tax Returns To The Daily Herald, Republican
Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Is Calling On Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean To Do
The Same." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21/10)
"Walsh And His Wife, Helene, Earned $65,227 From A Variety Of Sources In 2009, The
Documents Show. The Income Was Offset By A Reported $20,695 Loss On The Evanston
Condominium The Walshes Lost To Foreclosure In 2009." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Releases His Ta., Returns,"
"That Financial Loss And Other Deductions Left The Walshes With $41,763 Adjusted Gross
Income." (Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21/10)
"Walsh Has Told The Media He Works In Private Equity Funding, But His Tax Return
Indicates About One-Third Of His Income - $21,000 - Came While Working As A
Fundraiser For A Nonprofit Group." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21/10)
"Walsh's U.S. House Financial Disclosure Form Indicated He Earned That Sum While
Working For The United Republican Fund Oflllinois, An Independent GOP Organization."
(Russell Lissau, "Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21/10)
"Another Large Chunk Of Income, $26,000, Came From An Organization Called Everbury
Partners, Walsh's Tax Return Indicated. That's Real Estate In Which Helene Walsh Has A
Passive Economic Interest, Campaign Spokeswoman Whitney Schlosser Said." (Russell Lissau,
"Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Daily Herald, 5/21/10)
"The Walshes Owed $5,575 In Federal Income Taxes For 2009, According To The Tax
Return." (Russell Lissau, "Walsh Releases His Ta." Returns," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21 /10)
"The Walshes Also Owed $976 In Income Tax To Illinois, Their State Tax Return Showed."
(Russell Lissau, ''Walsh Releases His Tax Returns," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21/10)
The Suit Filed By Former Campaign Manager Dismissed, Refiled
"A Cook County Judge On Wednesday Dismissed A Lawsuit Against Congressional

Candidate Joe Walsh Filed By An Ex-Campaign Manager." (RusselJLissau, "Ex-Campaign Manager's Suit Against
Walsh Dismissed," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21/10)
"But Plaintiff Keith Liscio, Who Helped Walsh Launch His Campaign For The 8th District
Seat Last Year, Said He Plans To Refile The Case, Which Alleged Walsh Owed Him $20,000."
(Russell Lissau, "Ex-Campaign Manager's Suit Against Walsh Dismissed," Chicago Daify Herald, 5/21/10)

"Judge Roger G. Fein Dismissed The Lawsuit, Citing Issues With The Complaint Itself,
Liscio Said. Liscio Said He Plans To Refile Before A June 23 Deadline." (Russell Lissau, "Ex-Campaign
Manager's Suit Against Walsh Dismissed," Chicago Daily Herald, 5/21/10)
"Republican 8th District Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh's Ex-Campaign Manager Has
Filed An Amended Version Of A Previously Dismissed Lawsuit Against His Former Client
For Nonpayment Of $20,000." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
• "The original version of Keith Llscio's suit against Walsh was dismissed in part because it did
not include a copy of any written agreement between the two, Llscio said." (Eric Peterson, "Suit
Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
• "But the amended version specifies that the agreement was oral." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh
Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
"The Cook County Judge Handling The Case Also Criticized The Original Suit's Lack Of
Description Of Liscio's Duties As Campaign Manager, So The Amended Version Details The
Role He Played, Liscio Said." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 6/24/10)
• "Among these duties was driving Walsh to campaign events because Walsh's driver's license
was temporarily suspended for driving without insurance, the amended suit states." (Eric Peterson,
"Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
• "Llscio also contends that his advice influenced Walsh's decisions to run in the 8th District
rather than the 10th where he then Jived." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald,
6/24/10)
• "Liscio said he met Walsh when he signed Walsh's petition to run in the 9th District in 1995."
(Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
• "Liscio said he became a worker in that campaign and has been a friend and informal adviser
to Walsh ever since." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
"His Advisory Role Became More Formal Last Aug. 15 When Walsh Decided To Run For
Congress And Offered Liscio The Job Of Campaign Manager For $10,000 A Month, Liscio
Said." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
"Liscio Said He Was To Be Paid Twice A Month But Received Payment Only Three Of The
Seven Times He Was Supposed To Before He Stepped Down In Early December." (Eric Peterson,
"Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)
"He Said His Resignation Was Not Based On Animosity, But To Help Walsh's Cash Flow
Problems." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh Amended," Chicago Dai/y Herald, 6/24/10)
"Liscio Said He Expected To Be Paid For His Work Already Done - The Equivalent Of
Two Months - But Filed Suit In January After He Hadn't Been." (Eric Peterson, "Suit Against Walsh
Amended," Chicago Daily Herald, 6/24/10)

As General Election Campaign Raged On., Walsh Stuck To Conservative Social
Policy Positions
"The Divisive Social Policy Issues Of Abortion, Gun Control And Gay Rights Define Some
Distinct Differences Between The Three Candidates For The 8th Congressional District."
(Eric Peterson, "Stark Contrasts In 8th District On Social Policy," Chicago Daify Herald, 9/21/10)
"Republican Joe Walsh Of McHenry Said He Opposes Abortion In Every Instance And
Would Support Any Measure Making Legal Abortions As Restrictive As Possible." (Eric Peterson,
"Stark Contrasts 1n 81• Djstrict On Social Policy," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 9/21/10)
''Walsh, Meanwhile, Said He Believes The Second Amendment Is A Citizen's Most Important
Right In That It Draws A Line Between The Individual And The Government." (Eric Peterson,
"Stark Contrasts In 8"' District On Social Policy," Chicago Daify Herald, 9/21/10)
• "While most every candidate - including Bean - professes support for the Second
Amendment, Walsh believes the only real measure is supporting concealed carry laws, as he
has." (Eric Peterson, "Stark Contrasts In 8th District On Social Policy," Chicago Daify Hcmld, 9/21/10)
• "Walsh says statistics show the number of violent crimes to be dramatically lower in states that
allow concealed carry." (Eric Peterson, "Stark Contrasts In 8th District On Social Policy," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 9/21/10)
• "He believes Americans' right to bear arms is a deterrent to both terrorists and petty
criminals." (Eric Peterson, "Stark Contrasts In 8th District On Social Policy," Chziago Dai!J Herald, 9 /21/10)
"Walsh Opposes Gay Marriage. And While He Believes Openly Gay People Serving In The
Military Is Not In The Military's Best Interest, He Also Believes The Military Should Handle
Issues Of Protocol." (Eric Peterson, "Stark Contrasts In 8"' District On Social Policy," Chicago Daify Herald, 9/21/10)
With A Month To Go Before The Election., The Chicago Sun-Times Endorsed

Bean's Reelection Over Walsh
"Melissa Bean Is A Different Kind Of Democrat By Illinois Standards, More Opposed To

Taxes, More A Defender Of Big Banks And More Fiscally Conservative In General." (Editorial,
"Bean Right For Her District," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/5/10)
• "That is to say, Bean is a leading Blue Dog Democrat, a welcomed part of the congressional
delegate mix from Illinois, where one ideological size has never fit all." (Editorial, "Bean Right For Her
District," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/5/10)
"We Endorse Bean Over Right-Wing Republican Joe Walsh, A Venture Capitalist
Championed By The Local Tea Party, And Green Candidate Bill Scheurer, A Businessman."
(Editorial, ''Bean Right For Her District," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/5/10)
• ''Bean is easily the best fit for the ever-evolving 8th District, spanning the north and northwest
suburbs and not easily pegged. Though once rock-ribbed Republican, the district sent Bean to
Congress for the fast time in 2005 -- three years before the Obama tsunami of 2008." (Editorial,
''Bean Right For Her District," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/5/10)
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"Bean Has More Than Earned A Fourth Term." (Editorial, "Bean Right For Her District," Chicago S1m-Time.r, 10/5/10)
The Chicago Tribune Also Endorsed Bean,, Cited Too Many Questions About
Walsh
"Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean, Of Barrington, Faces A Serious Challenge In The North
Suburban 8th District From Republican Venture Capitalist Joe Walsh." (Editorial, ''For The u.s. House,"
Chicago Tribune, 10 /7 / 10)
"We're Sticking With Bean." (Editorial, "For The U.S. House," Chicago Tribune, 10/7 /10)
• 'We wish she had been more outspoken about deficit spending; she supported the stimulus
package. But she was an early Democratic supporter for extending federal income tax cuts at
every level, arguing that tax hikes now would stall the gasping-for-air economic recovery. She
was an early supporter of GOP efforts to reform federal mortgage lending programs. Her
most significant work this year was on the financial reform bill. We're not wild about the law,
but her contributions were in the right direction. She has the most independent voting record
of any Illinois Democrat in the House." (Editorial, "For The U.S. House," Chicago Tribune, 10/7/10)
"There Are Way Too Many Questions About Walsh." (Editorial, "For The U.S. House," Chi,:agoTribune, 10/ 7/10)
• "He lived in Winnetka, well outside the district, but moved in April to McHenry." (Editorial, "For
The U.S. House," Chicago Tribune, 10/7/10)
• "An Evanston condo he owned went into foreclosure last year, a fact he didn't disclose until
after the primary." (Editoria~ "For The U.S. House," Chicago Tribune, 10/7/10)
• "He now uses that foreclosure experience in the campaign, telling voters he understands their
struggles because he, too, has suffered." (Editorial, "For The U.S. House," C.hicagoTrilmne, 10/7/10)
• "He ran for Congress and the state legislature in more liberal city and suburban districts in the
1990s as a pro-choice candidate; he's now pro-life." (Editorial, "For The U.S. House," Chicago Tribune, 10/7 /10)
"Bean Is Endorsed Over Walsh And Green Party Candidate Bill Scheurer, A Lindenhurst
Businessman." (Editorial, "For The U.S. House," Chicago Tribune, 10/7 /10)
Chicago Daily Herald Also Endorsed Bean
"The Main Problem With Congress Is That It Operates On A Bitter Partisanship Controlled
By Special Interests." (Editoria~ "Our Endorsements For U.S. Congressional Seats," Chicago Dai!), Herald, 10/17/10)
"Luckily, True Bipartisan Independents Still On Occasion Emerge." (Editorial, "Our Endorsements for
U.S. Congressional Seats," Chicago Dai!), Herald, 10/17/10)
none Is Melissa Bean Of Barrington, A Solutions-Oriented, Cost-Conscious Blue Dog

Democrat Who Is Unafraid To Vote Against The Party Line." (Edito~ "Our Endorsements For u.s.
Congressional Seats," Chicago Dai!), Herald, 10/17/10)

• "Among several achievements she can boast is co-authorship of the Small Business Lending
Act, vital legislation that creates jobs." (Editorial, "Our Endorsements For U.S. Congressional Seats," Chicago Dai!J
Herald, 10/17 /10)
"Her Chief Opponent In The 8th Congressional District (Taking In Parts Of Cook, Lake And
McHenry Counties) Is Joe Walsh, A Rigid Conservative From McHenry." (Editorial, "Our Endorsements
For U.S. Congressional Seats," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 10/17/10)
• 'We asked him whether, if Republicans take control of Congress, they might seek a better
spirit of bipartisanship than Democrats allowed; characteristically, he replied it would 'not be
the time right now to extend your hand across the aisle."' (Editoria~ "Our Endorsements For U .S. Congressional
Seats," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 10/ 17 / 10)
"Enough Said. We Endorse Bean." (Editorial, "Our Endorsements For U.S. Congressional Seats," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 10 / 17 / 10)
Weeks Before The Election, Walsh~ Financial Woes Dating Back To 1990's
Surfaced, Including Tax Liens
"Eighth Congressional Candidate Joe Walsh Bills Himself As An Average Joe, Who, Like
Many, Fell Victim To Hard Times When His Evanston Condominium Was Foreclosed Upon
Last Year." (Kerry Lester, "8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Hemld, 10/19/10)
''Yet, Court Records Show Walsh Had State And Federal Liens For Unpaid Taxes Long
Before The Recession Began In 2007 ." (Kerry Lester, "8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's,"
"Walsh, Who Acknowledges He Has 'A Few Isolated Dings Like A Lot Of People Do,' Says
It's Not A Pattern." (Kerry Lester, "8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Dai!J Hemld, 10/19/10)
• "Instead, he points to miscalculations on tax returns and a misunderstanding about taxes on a

college fund." (Kerry Lester, "8tl, Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Herald, 10/19/10)
"Starting In 1992, Walsh Was Handed Several Liens For Failing To Pay State And Federal
Income Taxes, Together Totaling Nearly $25,000, According To Records From The Cook
County Recorder Of Deeds." (Kerry Lester, "8 Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Herald,
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10/19/10)
"The First Lien, In June 1992, Was For Failing To Pay $2,239 In Federal Income Taxes." (Kerry
Lester, "8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Dai!J Herald, 10/19/10)
"In June 1994, Walsh Was Handed A Lien For Failing To Pay $21,566 In Federal Income
Taxes, Some Going As Far Back As 1985." (Kerry Lester, "8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's,"
Chicago Dai!J Hemld, 10/19/10)
"Six Months Later, The State Placed Another Lien For Walsh's Failure To Pay $778 In State
Income Taxes. He Eventually Paid Them Off And The Last Lien Cleared In 2001." (Kerry Lester,
"8th Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daify Hemld, 10/19/10)
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"Walsh Called The $2,239 And $778 Tax Liens 'Miscalculations' On Taxes, As Far As He And
His Ex-Wife, Laura, Can Tell." (Kerry Lester, "8fu Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily
Herald, 10/19/10)
"The $21,556 Lien, The One That, As Walsh Says, 'Jumps Out At People,' Comes From
Failing To Pay Taxes On An Education Trust Fund Set Up By His Grandfather To Pay For
His Education At Grinnell College And Later The University Of Iowa In The 1980s." (Kerry
Lester, "B"' Congressional Candidate's Money Woes Date Back To 1990's," Chicago Daily Herald, 10/19 /10)
In Narrow Election Day Retums, Walsh Claimed Victory Over Bean
"Republican Joe Walsh Appears To Have Ousted Democratic Incumbent Melissa Bean By A
Slim 553-Vote Margin, According To Unofficial Results Posted Late Wednesday Afternoon."
(Eric Peterson, "Walsh Claims Victory With All Precincts Counted, But Bean Awaiting More Votes," Chicago Daify Hemld, 11/4/10)
"Bean, However, Isn't Conceding, And A Spokesman Said It Could Be Days Before Final
Results Are Known." (Eric Peterson, "Walsh Claims Victory With All Precincts Counted, But Bean Awaiting More Votes," Chicago Daily
Herald, 11 /4/10)
"With All 503 Of The District's Precincts Reporting, Walsh Had 97,403 Votes, Or 48.5 Percent
Of The Total, To Bean's 96,850, Or 48.3 Percent." (Eric Peterson, "Walsh Claims Victory With All Precincts Counted,
But Bean Awaiting More Votes," Chicago Daily Herald, 11/4/10)
''Walsh Declared Victory At 4 A.M. Wednesday, Though At The Time He Held A Lead Of
Only About 800 Votes With Six Cook County Precincts Awaiting Counting." (Eric Peterson, ''Walsh
Claims Victory With All Precincts Counted, But Bean Awaiting More Votes," Chicago Daily Hemld, 11/4/10)
"The McHenry Republican's Lead Shrunk Slightly, But Not Nearly Enough To Cause Him
TO Rethink His Claim Of Victory." (Eric Peterson, ''Walsh Claims Victory With All Precincts Counted, But Bean Awaiting More
Votes," Chicago Daily Herald, 11/4/10)
Nearly Two Weeks Later, Bean Finally Conceded Race To Walsh
"By A Margin Of 291 Votes Out Of More Than 200,000 Cast, GOP Challenger Joe Walsh
Emerged Tuesday As The Winner Over U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean In Their Nail-Biting 8th
District Congressional Race." (Dan Rozek, "Bean Concedes," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/17/10)
"Bean, A Three-Term Democrat, Made The Results Official Late Tuesday, Conceding The
Contest After Calling Walsh To Congratulate Him On His Upset Victory." (Dan Rozek, "Bean
Concedes," Chicago .Sun-Times, 11/ 17/10)
"While Walsh, 48, Claimed Victory Following The Nov. 2 Election, Bean Had Refused To
Concede Until All Votes Were Counted. Bean Is Scheduled To Speak On Her Decision
Wednesday At A News Conference." (Dan Roz~ ''Bean Concedes," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/17/10)
Walsh Thanked Supporters, Said He Will "Work" For Them

"Congressman-Elect Joe Walsh Told Supporters Sunday He's Going To Washington, D.C.
To Do What He Was Elected To Do, And If He Doesn't, The Voters Will Respond In Two
Years." (Christopher Placek, ''Walsh To Supporters: 'I Work For You,"' C.hicago Dai!J Herold, 11/22/10)
• 'Walsh addressed some 300 or so backers at a formal victory celebration at the Lakemoor
Banquets that followed weeks of counting ballots in the race for the 8th Congressional
District, which runs north from the state line down to Schaumburg, and encompasses parts
of Lake, Cook and McHenry counties." (Christopher Placek, ''Walsh To Supporters: 'I Work For You,"' Chicago Dai!J
Hemld, 11/22/10)
Walsh: "'I work for you, I listen to you, I answer to you, and the day or week or month I forget that,
take that boot, and put it where it needs to be put,' said Walsh, a McHenry Republican who beat
incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean by a mere 291 votes. 'If we Republicans don't do what we need
to do, what we were sent to do, we're gonna find ourselves kicked out of that city in two years. We
get it."' (Christopher Placek, ''Walsh To Supporters: 'I Work For You,"' Chicago Dai!J 1:-Iemld, 11/22/10)
Walsh Said He Would Sleep In His Congressional Of.ice, Tum Down

Government Bene.its
"Mr. Walsh, 48, Will Get About $1.4 Million Annually To Run His Operation And Plans As
Many As Three District Branches." (lames Warren, "Surprise Representative Plans Surprises Of His Own In Washington," The
New York Times, 12/26/10)
"He'll Sleep In His Office In Washington, While His Family Stays Here In McHenry. And
Get This: He's Turned Down The Usual Congressional Health Care, Pension And Retirement
Packages." (lames Warren, "Surprise Representative Plans Surprises Ofl:-lis Own In Washington," The New York Time,~ 12/26/10)
• '"I don't think congressmen should get pensions or cushy health care plans,' he said. His wife
is not exhilarated with the latter decision; she has a pre-existing medical condition and is now
forced to hunt for a plan." (lames Warren, "Surprise Repre.sentative Plans Surprises Of His Own In Washington," The New
York Times, 12/26/10)

Redistricting Forces Intra-Party Battle

Democrats Redrawing Illinois' Districts, Pitting Republican Incumbents
Against Each Other In Primaries
"Suburban Voters Me Likely To See Unfamiliar Names On The Ballot When They Vote For
Congress Next Year Under A Proposed Democratic Map Unveiled Friday Aimed At
Removing Most Of The Rookie Republicans Who Won Last November." (Rick Pearson, "New Map
Drawn To Erase GOP Edge," Chicago Trihune, 5/28/11)
"Six Months After Five New Republicans Were Elected To Congress, Giving The GOP An
11-8 Majority In The Illinois Delegation, The Proposal Would Pit Republican Incumbents
Against Each Other, Move Them Into Largely Unfamiliar Territory Or Force Them To Face
Democratic Colleagues In Districts Drawn To Favor Democrats." (Rick Pearson, ''New Map Drawn To
Erase GOP Edge," Chicago Tn'bune, 5/28/11)
Walsh To Face Fellow Freshman Republican Representative Randy Hultgren. "Up north,
McHenry County voters represented by either longtime Republican Rep. Don Manzullo or freshman
GOP Rep. Joe Walsh would find themselves in a single district that stretches south into DuPage
County and is home to another freshman, Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren of Winfield." (Rick pearson,
"New Map Drawn To Erase GOP Edge," Chicago Tribune, 5/28/11)
In Announcing Their Support, The Club For Growth Urged Walsh To Move
To Newly Drawn 1¢11 District
"The Club For Growth Encouraged Freshman Rep. Joe Walsh (R) Wednesday To Run In
The Redrawn 14th District Next Year-A Move That Would Likely Pit Him Against Another
Freshman Republican." ("Freshman Walsh Urged To Move To 14th District," Rd/ C.all, 7/28/ 11)
• "Illinois Democrats passed a new Congressional map earlier this year that moved Walsh and
fellow Republican freshman Rep. Randy Hultgren into the GOP-leaning 14th district. Neither
Republican committed to run in that district yet, but Illinois insiders speculated Walsh might
run in the Democratic-leaning 8th instead. Some of Walsh's current territory lies in the 8th.
The dub made it dear it would prefer Walsh to run in the 14th." ("Freshman Walsh Urged To Move To
14"' District," Roll Call, 7/28/11)
"The Club Announced Wednesday It Will 'Enthusiastically Support' Walsh's Campaign For
The 14th District If The Newly Redrawn Map Holds Up In Court." ("FreshmanWalshUrgedToMoveTo
14'" District," Roll Calf, 7 /28/11)
• '"If the district lines in Illinois as passed by the Democrats end up being upheld, then Club
for Growth PAC will enthusiastically support Congressman Walsh for re-election in the 14th
Congressional District,' Club for Growth President Chris Chocola said in a statement."
("Freshman Walsh Urged To Move To 14"' District," Roll Call, 7/28/11)

As Walsh Contemplated Next Move,, Lawsuit From Former Campaign
Manager In 2010 Election Settled Out Of Court
"A Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh By A Former Campaign Manager Who Said
He Was Owed $20,000 Has Been Settled, Said Sheldon Perl, A Lawyer For The Man Who
Brought The Case Against The Freshman Illinois Republican." (Katherine Skiba, "Walsh May Have 1 Less
Suit T o Fight," Chicago Tribune, 8/16/11)
• "Perl, who practices in Lincolnwood, said Monday he could not discuss the terms of the
settlement, which he said was reached recently. Keith Liscio, who lives in Morton Grove and
is president of the Patrickson-Hirsch consulting firm, filed the suit in Cook County." (Katherine
Skiba, "Walsh May H ave 1 Less Suit To Fight," Chicago Tribune, 8/16/11)
"Liscio Was Walsh's Campaign Manager For Some Months Until He Quit In December 2009,
Not Long Before Walsh Won The GOP Primary In February 2010." (Katherine Skiba, ''Walsh May Have 1
Less Suit To Fight," Chicago Tribune, 8/16/11)
"Walsh's Congressional Spokesman, Justin Roth, Said Monday The Suit Either Was 'Settled
Or Wrapping Up Final Stages Of Settlement."' (Katherine Skiba, "Walsh May Have 1 Less Suit To Fight," Chicago Tribtme,
8/16/11)
FoDowing Revelations That Walsh Owed More Than $100,000 In Back Child
Support, The Club For Growth Backed A way From Its Endorsement
"Rep. Joe Walsh's (R-Ill.) Ethics Problems Could Cost H im The Support Of The Deep-
Pocketed, Fiscally Conservative Club For Growth." (Cameron Joseph, " Club For G rowth Backs Away F rom Walsh,"
n ., I /ill, 8/26/11)
"Club For Growth President Chris Chocola Told The Hill That If The Reports Were True,
They Might Not Support Him After All." (Cameron Joseph, "Club For Growth Backs Away From Walsh," 1/N !Ti!!, 8/26/11)
Character Matters: "'We said that if he ran in the 14th then we would likely endorse him. But
character m atters. If these are real issues, we don't know what the answer is. He has said this isn't true,
but when it comes time to make a decision, character matters,' Chocola said on Tuesday. 'Walsh has
been a leader on the issues, and when you look strictly at his votes and at his policy positions he's
great. But character matters and we'll learn what the facts are on him."' (Cameron Joseph, "Club For Growth Backs
Away From Walsh," '/ /;, / fill, 8/26/ 11)
Former U.S. Senate Staffer Announced He Would Run For J,4M District Seat
"If A Potential Showdown Between Two Sitting GOP Congressmen In The 14th District
Actually Does Come To Fruition, The Battle For The Seat Won't End With The Primary."
(Jake Griffin, "McClatchey Announces Run For 14"' District," Chicago Daily Herald, 9/11/ 11)
"Former McHenry Alderman And U.S. Senate Staffer Frank McClatchey Has Announced His
Bid For The Democratic Nomination To Run For That Post." (Jake Griffin, "McClatchey Announces Run For
14tl, District," Chicago Daily Herald, 9/11/11)

• "The 55-year-old former small-business coordinator for the Senate said his expenence
provides him with 'insight into the federal gove1nment."' Uake Griffin, "McClatchey Announces Run For 14"'
District," Chicago Daify Herald, 9/11/11)
"McClatchey Took Several Swipes At U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, A Tea Party Favorite, Who Was
Remapped Into Rep. Randy Hultgren's District After The Latest Census Figures Were
Released And Congressional Districts Were Redrawn." (Jake Griffin, "McClatchey Announces Run For 14"'
District," Chicago Daify Herald, 9/11/11)
• ''Walsh, who is in his first term, has not announced whether he'll seek that seat. Hultgren is
gearing up for a primary battle, nonetheless." (Jake Grif:fin, "McClatchey Announces Run For 14"' District," Chicago
DaifyHerald, 9/11/11)
"McClatchey Is Aware He's Running In A District That Favors Republican Candidates, But
He Believes He's Got Time To Sway Voters." Uake Griffin, "McClatchey Announces Run For 14"' District," Chicago Daily
Herald, 9/11/11)
In Late September 2011, Walsh Announced He Would Run In The 14h District
Against Randy Hultgren For Republican Nomination
"Outspoken Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh's Decision About Where To Run For Re-Election Will
Cost Illinois One Republican In Congress." ("Walsh To Run In New 14th Congressional District," The Associated Press,
9/21/11)
''Walsh Says He's Running In The Newly Drawn 14th Congressional District In Suburban
Areas North And West Of Chicago." ("Walsh To Run In New 14th Congressional District," The Associated Press, 9/21/11)
"That Will Force A Primary Battle With Fellow Conservative Republican Randy Hultgren If
Illinois' New Congressional Map Survives A Court Challenge." ("Walsh To Run In New 14'1' Congressional
District," The Associated Press, 9/21/11)
''Walsh Made The Announcement Wednesday In An E-Mail To Supporters." ("Walsh To Run In New
14"' Congressional District," The Associated Press, 9 / 21 / 11)

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Full Name: William Joseph ''Joe" Walsh

Born: December 27, 1961

Hometown: North Barrington, Illinois

Residence: McHenry, Illinois

Religion: Roman Catholic

Family: Wife, Helene Weiner Miller-Walsh

Education: Grinnell College (attended)

Professional Experience: Ravenswood Business Advisors/Strategic Wealth Advisors, LLC,

Political Experience: U.S. House of Representatives, Congress, 1996

Occupation/ Employer: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative, 2011 -present

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