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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 Governor Scott Walker, who pushed through anti-union and anti-democratic policies, faces a backlash from voters who elected a liberal judge to the state Supreme Court. The article analyzes the implications of the election for Wisconsin and the nation, and the challenges ahead for progressive reforms.
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 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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The state that first recognized collective bargaining for public workers in 1959 became the epicenter of a showdown with unions during Walker's first weeks in office. Protests snarled the state Capitol and catapulted Walker to national prominence. Walker and Republicans pushed through Act 10, which all but ended collective bargaining for most publi...
Looking back over a half-century of Wisconsin political history, Vos said, Walker and Republican Tommy Thompson stand out as governors who transformed the way government operates. "And I think Governor Walker, as you look over the next 50 years, people will say that's a guy who made a big difference in an eight-year term," Vos said. Senate Majority...
When he first took office, Walker vowed Wisconsin was open for business, a phrase he would repeat constantly during his tenure. Evers, who served with Walker and established a good working partnership, had a grudging respect for the governor's focus on business. “Certainly he has helped Wisconsin’s business climate and I think that’s an important p...
One divide has been evident in the state for years: the rural-urban split. It was most recently studied by Katherine J. Cramer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist and author of "The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker." "There have always been tensions between rural Wisconsin and ...
Noah Williams, director of the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, said that overall, "the economic record under Walker is very strong." On policy, Williams said, the Walker administration's manufacturing and agriculture tax credit helped the economy, along with "holding the line on taxes and regulations." The tax credit effectively elimi...
Jan 7, 2019 · Scott Walker, the once-rising Republican star who made his name targeting public sector unions as governor of Wisconsin, leaves office in defeat Monday.
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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.
