Jim Talent | |
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United States Senator from Missouri | |
In office November 23, 2002 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jean Carnahan |
Succeeded by | Claire McCaskill |
Chair of the House Small Business Committee | |
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Jan Meyers |
Succeeded by | Don Manzullo |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Joan Horn |
Succeeded by | Todd Akin |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 92nd district | |
In office January 9, 1985 – January 6, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Donna Ann Coleman |
Succeeded by | David Klarich |
Personal details | |
Born | James Matthes Talent October 18, 1956 Des Peres, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Brenda Lee Lyons (m. 1984) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Washington University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
James Matthes Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician who was a U.S. Senator from Missouri from 2002 to 2007. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office.
After serving for eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives and then working as a lobbyist, he ran for Governor of Missouri in 2000, losing to Democrat Bob Holden. Two years later, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democrat Jean Carnahan in a special election to complete the term to which Carnahan's husband, Mel, had been elected posthumously in 2000.[1] In the Democratic wave of November 2006, Talent lost his re-election bid to Claire McCaskill, 50% to 47%.
Talent, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign,[2] served as a member of Romney's 2012 economic policy team during the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign.[3] Talent is a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation[4] and a member of the Defense Policy Board.[5] He is also a co-chairman at Mercury, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.[6] Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election, Talent was rumored to be on the short list for United States Secretary of Defense,[7] a position ultimately offered to James Mattis.
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