John Walsh (Montana politician)

John Edward Walsh (born November 3, 1960) is an American politician and former military officer. He was a United States Senator from Montana from 2014 to 2015.^[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2013 to 2014 under Governor Steve Bullock.^[2][3]

John Walsh
United States Senator from Montana
In office February 9, 2014 – January 3, 2015
Appointed by	Steve Bullock
Preceded by	Max Baucus
Succeeded by	Steve Daines
34th Lieutenant Governor of Montana
In office January 7, 2013 – February 9, 2014
Governor	Steve Bullock
Preceded by	John Bohlinger
Succeeded by	Angela McLean
Adjutant General of Montana
In office September 1, 2008 – March 2012
Governor	Brian Schweitzer
Preceded by	Randall Mosley
Succeeded by	Matthew T. Quinn
Personal details
Born	John Edward Walsh (1960-11-03) November 3, 1960 (age 63) Butte, Montana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Janet Walsh
Children	2
Education	Excelsior College (BS) United States Army War College (MA revoked)
Website	Official Senate Biography
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1979–2012
Rank	Colonel (U.S. Army) Brigadier General (Montana National Guard)
Unit	1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment Montana National Guard
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Bronze Star Medal Combat Infantryman Badge

In October 2013, Walsh announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2014 to replace Max Baucus.^[4] In August 2014, he dropped out of the race after The New York Times reported he had plagiarized parts of a research paper he had written at the Army War College in 2007.^[5]

References

1. Sullivan, Sean (February 7, 2014). "Montana governor appoints Lt. Gov. John Walsh to Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
   Cassata, Donna (February 11, 2014). "John Walsh Sworn In As Montana Senator, Replacing Max Baucus". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
2. Dennison, Mike (January 19, 2014). "Critical review blocked Walsh from promotion to Army general". Missoulian. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
   Kristin Price, Beartooth NBC, New Adjutant General Archived March 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, March 8, 2012.
3. Martin J. Kidston, Helena Independent Record, New Adjutant General set to Take Command of Guard, September 5, 2008.
4. Blake, Aaron, "Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh (D) to run for Senate", The Washington Post, October 3, 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
5. Volz, Matt; Brown, Matthew (October 10, 2014). "Army War College revokes Sen. John Walsh's degree". Associated Press. Retrieved June 21, 2020.