Jim Talent, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Talent

American politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1956

Place of Birth: Des Peres, Missouri, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician, adjunct professor, law clerk

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James Matthes Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician and former U.S.
Senator from Missouri.
He is a Republican and resided in the St.
Louis area while serving in elected office.
He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being outspoken on judicial appointments, abortion, flag burning, and defense issues. 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 Democrat Jean Carnahan in a special election to complete the term to which Carnahan's husband, Mel, had been elected posthumously in 2000.
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, served as a member of Romney's 2012 Economic Policy Team during the 2012 Presidential Election.
Talent is a distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
He is also a co-chairman at Mercury, a Washington D.C.
lobbying firm.
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, a position ultimately offered to James Mattis.