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Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Milwaukee County executive from 2002 to 2010.
Apr 11, 2023 · Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the anti-union zealot whose scorched-earth “ divide-and-conquer ” politics helped pave the way for Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s lurch toward...
- What He’S Doing Now
- His Current Impact on State Politics
- What’s Next– For Walker
- What’s Next– For Wisconsin
In February 2021, Walker started his current position as President of the Young America’s Foundation, a conservative group that, according to its website, “trains the next generation of America’s freedom fighters.” He also hosts a weekly five-minute podcast.
As recently as December 2022, many of Walker’s government appointees were still serving in their appointed positions– 20+ months after their terms officially ended. Three Technical College System appointees, for example, only recently submitted their resignation letters. Although their terms expired in May 2021, the three women were allowed to cont...
While he hasn’t given any indication he intends to jump in the 2024 race, Walker isn’t ruling out the possibility of a second presidential bid (he ran a short-lived campaign in 2016). In August 2022, he told a group of students, “I’m 25 years younger than Joe Biden, so I think I’ve got plenty of time to figure that one out.”
State voters not only sent Walker packing in 2018, but they also decisively reaffirmed that they want a Democrat in charge when they elected Evers to a second term in 2022. But Evers is unable to move the state in a liberal direction thanks (or no thanks) in part to restrictions implemented or upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Soon you can cha...
Jan 7, 2019 · Scott Walker is leaving a fundamentally altered Wisconsin after eight years as governor. The conservative Republican took on public sector unions immediately after sweeping into office in 2011 and along the way enacted a host of conservative priorities.
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May 9, 2024 · Scott Walker, American politician who served as governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. He sought the Republican Party’s nomination in the presidential election of 2016. Learn more about Walker’s life and career, including his political views on various issues.
Jan 4, 2019 · Eight years ago, Scott Walker was sworn in as Wisconsin's 45th governor and declared: "Under our administration, state government will do only what is necessary — no more, no less." It...
Jan 7, 2019 · MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Key moments in the life of outgoing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: Nov. 2, 1967: Scott Walker is born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to mother Patricia, a bookkeeper, and father Llew Walker, a Baptist minister. 1977: Walker family moves to Delavan, Wisconsin. 1986: Walker graduates from Delavan-Darien High School and begins ...
