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'''Scott Kevin Walker''' (born November 2, 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is the current [[conservative]] [[Republican]] governor of [[Wisconsin]] and a candidate in the [[2016 presidential election]]. Previously he was executive of Milwaukee County and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and while in college he ran a student [[pro-life]] organization.
'''Scott Kevin Walker''' (born November 2, 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is the current [[conservative]] [[Republican]] governor of [[Wisconsin]] and a candidate in the [[2016 presidential election]]. Previously he was executive of Milwaukee County and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and while in college he ran a student [[pro-life]] organization.
==Early life==
Walker was born on November 2, 1967 in [[Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]].<ref name="Bio">[http://www.biography.com/people/scott-walker-20941829 Scott Walker]. ''Biography.com''. Retrieved October 20, 2016.</ref> His father was a Baptist minister, and the Walker family moved to Plainfield, [[Iowa]] and then to the small town of Delavan, Wisconsin when Walker was nine.<ref name="Bio"/><ref name="Timeline">Stein, Kate (July 19, 2015). [http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/timeline-the-life-and-career-of-scott-walker/html_4c4013e6-9bfe-5cdd-b494-2ba6bcf88827.html Timeline: The life and career of Scott Walker]. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. Retrieved October 20, 2016.</ref>
==Governor of Wisconsin==
Walker faced a [[liberal]]-promoted [[recall election]] on June 5, 2012, but won it by a landslide.<ref>Fox News: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/05/polls-close-in-wisconsin-voter-turnout-reported-heavy/ Wisconsin's Walker survives recall by wide margin] (June 5, 2012)</ref> By late May [[liberals]] were already beginning to blame each other for Walker's lead in the polls: "Top [[union]] officials are lashing out at Washington [[Democrat]]s, claiming they haven't done enough to help them unseat Gov. Scott Walker in [[Wisconsin]]'s [[recall]] election."<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/229485-unions-angry-with-washington-democrats-over-lack-of-help-in-wisconsin</ref>
Walker faced a [[liberal]]-promoted [[recall election]] on June 5, 2012, but won it by a landslide.<ref>Fox News: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/05/polls-close-in-wisconsin-voter-turnout-reported-heavy/ Wisconsin's Walker survives recall by wide margin] (June 5, 2012)</ref> By late May [[liberals]] were already beginning to blame each other for Walker's lead in the polls: "Top [[union]] officials are lashing out at Washington [[Democrat]]s, claiming they haven't done enough to help them unseat Gov. Scott Walker in [[Wisconsin]]'s [[recall]] election."<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/229485-unions-angry-with-washington-democrats-over-lack-of-help-in-wisconsin</ref>
Walker announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]] on July 13, 2015.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/13/walker-announces-2016-white-house-bid/</ref>
Walker announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]] on July 13, 2015.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/13/walker-announces-2016-white-house-bid/</ref>
==Budget deficit==
===Budget deficit===
When Scott Walker took office, Wisconsin had a budget deficit of more than $3 billion. Instead of raising taxes, the governor has set out on a mission to reduce costs across the board and to make Wisconsin a business-friendly state. The state's [[labor union]]s were in an uproar and protested Walker's decision to end union [[collective bargaining]] and force employees to fund part of their pensions, as well as to contribute to their own health and life insurance.
When Scott Walker took office, Wisconsin had a budget deficit of more than $3 billion. Instead of raising taxes, the governor has set out on a mission to reduce costs across the board and to make Wisconsin a business-friendly state. The state's [[labor union]]s were in an uproar and protested Walker's decision to end union [[collective bargaining]] and force employees to fund part of their pensions, as well as to contribute to their own health and life insurance.