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-|name=Scott Walker
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-|party=[[Republican]]
-|spouse=Tonette Walker
-|religion=Evangelical Christian
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-	|state=Wisconsin
-	|terms=January 3, 2011 - Present
-	|preceded=Jim Doyle
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-'''Scott Kevin Walker''' (born November 2, 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is the current [[conservative]] Governor of [[Wisconsin]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. 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.  He faced a [[recall election]] on June 5, 2012 and 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]] (R) in [[Wisconsin]]'s [[recall]] election."<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/229485-unions-angry-with-washington-democrats-over-lack-of-help-in-wisconsin</ref>
-Scott Walker became a leader of [[conservatives]] nationwide when he supported and then signed into law a repeal of the [[collective bargaining]] rights of most government workers.  Walker took this historic step to prevent the State from continuing on a path of financial ruin.
-Perhaps due to bad political advice, Walker first focused on union issues first and accomplished virtually nothing meaningful on the [[abortion]] issue in 2011, despite having overwhelming majorities on his side in the legislature.  But in 2012 Walker began signing into law [[pro-life]] legislation, which earned him the support of many in the [[working class]], and he then swept to a massive victory in the recall election.
-==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.
-==External Links==
-*[http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/ Governor of Wisconsin Official Site]
-==References==
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-[[Category:Republican Party]]
-[[Category:Wisconsin Governors]]
-[[category:Conservatives]]
-[[Category:Republican Governors]]

Difference between revisions of "Scott Walker"

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