# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-p-teasdale
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:57:47.536Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-p-teasdale"
name: "Joseph P. Teasdale"
slug: "joseph-p-teasdale"
description: "Joseph Patrick Teasdale was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as the 48th governor of Missouri from 1977 to 1981. Teasdale was formerly a prosecutor for Jackson County, Missouri. In 1972, he made his first bid for governor, placing third in the Democratic primary, but attaining name recognition and the nickname \"Walking Joe\". In 1976, after initially running for U.S. Senate, Teasdale switched races and made a second bid for the Governor's office. He won the nomination and defeated incumbent Kit Bond in an upset. In 1980, Teasdale beat back a primary challenge from State Treasurer Jim Spainhower, but was defeated by Bond in a rematch. After leaving office, Teasdale returned to practicing law until his death."
tagline: "American politician (1936-2014)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_P._Teasdale.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1936-03-29"
deathDate: "2014-05-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.63
  momentum:             0.712468193384224
  historical:           6.148489333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Joseph P. Teasdale"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%BE%D9%89._%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84"
    title: "چوزيف پى. تياسدال"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جوزف پی. تیسدئیل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Teasdale"
    title: "Joseph P. Teasdale"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Teasdale"
    title: "Joseph P. Teasdale"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%96%D7%A3_%D7%98%D7%99%D7%96%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C"
    title: "ג'וזף טיזדייל"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosephus_Patricius_Teasdale"
    title: "Iosephus Patricius Teasdale"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q377577"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump