Jim Talent

James Matthes "Jim" Talent ( born October 18, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri ) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented the state of Missouri in both chambers of Congress.

Career

His studies at Washington University in St. Louis and at the University of Chicago he worked as a clerk for Judge Richard Posner on the U.S. Court of Appeals.

The political career of talented lawyers began in 1984, when he was elected to the House of Representatives from Missouri. After he was re-elected there several times, he won the 1992 and the election to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2000, he lost the election for governor of Missouri just to Democrat Bob Holden.

Two years later he won then one of the items of the State Senator Jean Carnahan against, the widow of -down in a plane crash killed Senator Mel Carnahan. In the elections to the Senate in 2006 he ran against Democrat Claire McCaskill and was beaten by her on 7 November 2006 in a head - to-head race. Its revenues for the election campaign exceeded, thanks also to the help of Vice President Dick Cheney in fundraising, in his counter candidate.

Views

Talent is considered conservative and former Bush administration related parties. He has in the past, for example, spoken out against stem cell research and supported the proposal for a constitutional amendment (Flag Desecration Amendment), by the burning of the American flag would become a criminal offense.