Scott Walker (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician, Governor of Wisconsin
Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1967
Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
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About Scott Walker (politician)
- Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019.
- He is a member of the Republican Party. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Walker was raised in Iowa and in Delavan, Wisconsin.
- He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1992, representing a district in western Milwaukee County.
- In 2002, Walker was elected Milwaukee County Executive in a special election following the resignation of F.
- Thomas Ament; he was elected to a full term in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008.
- Walker ran for Governor of Wisconsin in 2006, but dropped out of the race before the primary election.
- He ran again in 2010 and won.
- Shortly after his inauguration in 2011, Walker gained national attention by introducing the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill; the legislation proposed to limit collective bargaining for most Wisconsin public employees.
- In response, opponents of the bill protested at the Wisconsin State Capitol and Senate Democrats left the state in an effort to prevent the bill from being passed.
- Nevertheless, the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill became law in March 2011.
- Opposition to the law led to an attempt to recall Walker from office in 2012.
- Walker prevailed in the recall election, becoming the first incumbent governor in the history of the United States to win a recall election. Walker was re-elected in 2014, defeating Democratic Madison School Board member Mary Burke.
- For a brief period in 2015, Walker was a candidate for his party's nomination in the 2016 presidential election.
- Walker sought a third term as governor in 2018, but was defeated by Democrat Tony Evers.
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