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Jim Talent
Official Senate portrait
United States Senator
fromMissouri
In office
November 23, 2002 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byJean Carnahan
Succeeded byClaire McCaskill
Chair of theHouse Small Business Committee
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byJan Meyers
Succeeded byDon Manzullo
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromMissouri's2nddistrict
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byJoan Horn
Succeeded byTodd Akin
Member of theMissouri House of Representatives
from the 92nd district
In office
January 9, 1985 – January 6, 1993
Preceded byDonna Ann Coleman
Succeeded byDavid Klarich
Personal details
Born
James Matthes Talent

(1956-10-18)October 18, 1956(age 67)
Des Peres, Missouri,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Brenda Lee Lyons
​
(m.1984)​
Children3
EducationWashington University(BA)
University of Chicago(JD)
Jim Talent's voice
Jim Talent speaks on legislation to fundsickle cell diseaseresearch and treatment
Recorded February 24, 2004

James Matthes Talent(born October 18, 1956) is an American politician who was aU.S. SenatorfromMissourifrom 2002 to 2007. He is aRepublicanand resided in theSt. Louisarea while serving in elected office.

After serving for eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives and then working as a lobbyist, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, defeating DemocratJean Carnahanin 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 toClaire McCaskill,50% to 47%.

Talent, a senior adviser toMitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign,[2]served as a member of Romney's2012economic policy team during the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign.[3]Talent is a distinguished fellow atThe Heritage Foundation[4]and a member of theDefense Policy Board.[5]He is also a co-chairman at Mercury, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.[6]FollowingDonald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election, Talent was rumored to be on the short list forUnited States Secretary of Defense,[7]a position ultimately offered toJames Mattis.

Early life and education

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Talent grew up inDes Peres, Missouri,a suburb ofSt. Louis.[8]His father, Milton Oscar Talent, was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, and was the first in his family to go to college, graduating fromHarvard Law School.[9][10]Talent's mother, Marie Frieda (née Matthes), was an independent court reporter who was raised on a small farm nearDeSoto, Missouri.She was from a Christian background;[11]her German ancestors had settled inJefferson County, Missouribeginning in 1832.

Talent graduated fromKirkwood High SchoolinKirkwood, Missouri,in 1973. He earned hisB.A.inpolitical sciencefromWashington University in St. Louis,graduating with the Arnold J. Lien Prize as the most outstanding undergraduate in political science. Talent graduated Order of the Coif from theUniversity of Chicago Law School,receiving hisJ.D.in 1981. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to JudgeRichard A. Posnerof theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.Before winning political office Talent served as an adjunct professor at theWashington University School of Law.He married Brenda Lee Lyons in 1984. The Talents have three children.

Talent's interfaith family did not attend religious services,[11]and later in life Talent became a member of thePresbyterian Church in America.[12][13]He was inspired to become a Christian while listening to one ofLuis Palau's radio broadcasts in his car. He pulled over and accepted Jesus Christ into his life then. He refers to it as the moment he "passed from death to life."[14]

Political career

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Talent began his political career in 1984 when he was elected to theMissouri House of Representatives.He served four terms there, the last two as minority leader.

House of Representatives

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In the1992 House of Representatives election,Talent defeatedBert Walker,the cousin of then-presidentGeorge H. W. Bushand won the Republican nomination for the state's 2nd Congressional District, based in St. Louis's western suburbs. He went on to defeatDemocraticincumbentJoan Kelly Hornin the general election, despite being heavily outspent.

The district had been altered after the1990 censusto preserve large Democratic majorities in the neighboring1st DistrictofBill Clayand3rd DistrictofDick Gephardt.Horn had appealed for a new map, even asking for a share of St. Louis, but was rebuffed by Clay and Gephardt.

Although Talent won narrowly in 1992, he never had another close race in what became a solidly Republican district. The only challenge he faced came in the1996 House election,when Horn sought a rematch. Even though popular DemocraticGovernorMel Carnahan won the district in hisconcurrent election,Talent won the rematch with 61% of the vote.[15]

As a freshman in Congress, Talent authored and introduced the Welfare Reform Act of 1994, which was the precursor to thePersonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act.Talent served as chairman of theSmall Business Committeefrom 1997 to 2001.

Committee assignments

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2000 Missouri gubernatorial election

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Main article:2000 Missouri gubernatorial election

Talent did not seek re-election to Congress in 2000, insteadrunning for governor.He was narrowly defeated by Democratic state TreasurerBob Holden,49% to 48%.[17]

Work as a lobbyist

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For ten months in 2001, Talent worked for WashingtonlobbyingfirmArent Fox,[18]During this time, Talent was not allowed to directly lobby Congress, and he was not licensed to practice law in Washington, leading some Democratic opponents to accuse the lobbying firm of using his appointment as an illegal conduit to donate toward his upcoming Senate race.[19]Arent Fox said the idea that Talent was not paid for genuine work was "absurd", but that "Talent's Republican ties did play a role in his hiring."[20]

U.S. Senate

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2002 election

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Main article:2002 United States Senate special election in Missouri

In the November 2000 elections,Mel Carnahan,who had died in a plane crash three weeks before, remained on the ballot for election to the Senate. Missouri election law would not allow for Carnahan's name to be removed from the November ballot. Carnahan received more votes than his Republican opponent, incumbent senator (and laterUnited States Attorney General)John Ashcroft.Lieutenant GovernorRoger Wilson,as he had promised before the election, appointed Carnahan's widow, Jean, in her husband's place.

TheSeventeenth Amendmentrequires that appointments to the Senate last only until a special election is held. Talent, who received the Republican nomination, narrowly defeated Jean Carnahan in the November 2002 election, 50% to 49%. He was sworn in later that month to fill out the balance of Mel Carnahan's term.[21][22]

Jack Abramoffcontributed $2,000 to Talent's 2002 senatorial campaign[23]andPreston Gates & Ellis,a former Abramoff employer, had also contributed $1,000 to Talent's campaign.[24]Talent later returned both contributions.[25]

Talent was criticized for not returning the money received fromAmericans for a Republican Majority(ARMPAC), a PAC formed byTom DeLay.DeLay was facing charges of money laundering and violation of campaign finance laws. A spokesman for Talent has stated that Talent had not yet made a decision about whether or not to return the ARMPAC contribution, stating "Senator Talent is not ready to presume guilt or innocence and wants to give the judicial process a chance to move forward."[26]

Senator Talent addresses a group of sailors from Missouri on boardNaval Support Activity Bahrainin 2004

During his tenure, Talent served on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Special Committee on Aging, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, and Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

2006 election

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Main article:2006 United States Senate election in Missouri

Talent sought re-election in the2006 Senate election.His Democratic opponent was state Auditor Claire McCaskill. Talent held a fundraising advantage,[27]in part because of support from the Bush administration; on October 11, 2005, Vice PresidentDick Cheneyheld a fundraiser for Talent.[28]Talent accepted $5,000 from the lobbyistJack Abramoff.Talent subsequently refunded all $5,000.[29]

Talent received a number of endorsements for his re-election, including from the Missouri Farm Bureau,[30]the St. Louis Police Officers' Association,[31]the Missouri Pork Association,[32]the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors,[33]the Missouri Corn Growers Association,[34]andVeterans of Foreign Wars.[35]

In 2006, the Washington DC newspaperRoll Callreported that DC lobbying interests had pledged to raise $1 million for Talent's re-election.[36]Talent stated that he does not give favors in exchange for donations, and that he "wouldn't take five dollars from someone who expects something for it." [36]

McCaskill and Talent debated each other onMeet the Presson October 8, 2006.[37]McCaskill narrowly defeated Talent on November 7, 2006, with a 50% to 47% margin of victory.

Having lost his reelection bid, Talent was considered a possible candidate forGovernor of Missouriin 2008 after incumbent and fellow RepublicanMatt Bluntdecided to not seek re-election.[38]Talent did not enter the race, which was won by DemocratJay Nixon.

Committee assignments

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Political views

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Jim Talent visited by thenChief JusticenomineeJohn Robertsin 2005

Talent is widely regarded by political analysts as a reliableconservative,receiving a life score of 93 out of 100 from theAmerican Conservative Union.TheNational Right to Life Committeegave Talent a 100% rating.[40]In 2005, Talent was tied for the third-highest rating among all senators and representatives as determined by theRepublican Liberty Caucus,which promotes "liberty-minded, limited-government individuals to office."[41][42]

Energy

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Talent supported the newRenewable Fuel Standard,which would add 7.5 billion US gallons (28,000,000 m3) of renewable fuels to the national supply by 2012, including a measure to include tax credits for businesses offering soybean-based fuels.[43]In addition to renewable fuels, Talent supported drilling in the Arctic as a step in the direction of energy independence, which he sees as critical to national security.[44]

Health care

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Talent supported theMedicareprescription drug benefit calledMedicare Part D,the purpose of which is to reduce the amount seniors pay for their prescription drugs.[45]Talent called for waiving a one percent penalty for senior citizens who missed the deadline to sign up for the program.[46]

Talent voted against an amendment allowing Medicare to negotiate a bulk purchase discount for prescription drugs.[47]

Talent supported limiting awards in medical liability lawsuits.[48]He believes that "medical liability relief will cut costs because physicians won't have to practice 'defensive medicine.'"[33]

Talent supported and proposed legislation to allow trade organizations to sponsor health insurance plans, which he believes would provide uninsured workers the opportunity for more affordable health care.[49]

Predatory lending

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Talent sponsored legislation to cap the annual percentage interest rate forpayday loansto military service personnel from an average of around 39% to 36%.[50]

Stem cell research

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After joining the Senate in 2002, Talent supported federal legislation that would ban embryonicstem cell researchor federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. This included cosponsoring a bill (S.658)[51]sponsored by SenatorSam Brownback,which would ban all forms of human cloning including embryonic therapeutic cloning techniques that are seen as crucial to stem cell research.

On February 10, 2006, Talent withdrew his support for the bill,[52]citing the need to balance research and protection against human cloning. This move followed criticism by Talent's opponent in the 2006 election, Claire McCaskill, as well as pressure from Missouri business interests that oppose restrictions on stem cell research. Though this reversal was criticized as being politically motivated,[53]Talent told the Associated Press, "The technology is changing all the time and so I'm always considering whether there is a better way to strike the balance."[54]Talent suggested that moral concerns might be put to rest through a possible future scientific breakthrough – replicating embryonic stem cells without the use of cloned embryos.

There was a ballot-initiative in Missouri in November 2006 to amend the state constitution and allow, in line with federal law, stem cell research and treatment.[55]On May 1, 2006, Talent announced his opposition to the proposed ballot-initiative.[56]Stem cell research and treatment is working up to be a divisive issue for many Republicans and is taking a particular prominence in Missouri.[57]

In July 2006, he voted against expanding federal funds for embryonic stem cell research in cases where the embryos were donated by fertility clinics or were created for purposes of fertility treatment.[58]This bill passed the Senate 63–37, but was vetoed by President Bush, in a move that was said to have significant political implications for Talent.[59]

Minimum wage

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Talent did take a position on the ballot-initiative in Missouri, called Proposition B, that would raise the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 per hour, or to the level of the federal minimum wage if that is higher, with subsequent adjustments for inflation.[55]He said he believed it was a state issue, but stated he supports minimum wage increases if they are coupled with tax breaks for small businesses.[60]Talent believed that increasing the minimum wage could reduce the number of jobs by raising the cost of doing business.[61]

Abortion

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Talent supported a ban on abortions, with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.[62]

Bioterrorism

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Talent has been outspoken about what he sees as the nation's vulnerability to a growingbioterrorismthreat. He is Vice Chair of the bipartisanCommission on the Prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism,which has concluded that, unless action is taken, a biological attack within the United States is increasingly likely and will become a probability by 2013.[63]Together withformer Senator Bob Graham,Chairman of the commission, he has criticized the federal government's readiness to deal with major public health crisis'. On January 4, 2010, the two senators published an op-ed in theWashington Post,arguing that an unsatisfactory response to the2009 flu pandemicshows the need for better medical emergency plans.[64]

Electoral history

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  • 2006 election for U.S. Senate
  • 2002 election for U.S. Senate
  • 2000 election for Missouri Governor
  • 1998 election for U.S. House of Representatives
    • Jim Talent (R), 70%
    • John Ross(D), 28%
    • Brian Lundy (L), 2%
  • 1996 election for U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1994 election for U.S. House of Representatives
    • Jim Talent (R), 67%
    • Pat Kelley (D), 31%
    • Jim Higgens (L), 2%
  • 1992 election for U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1992 Race for U.S. House of Representatives (Republican Primary)

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