Scott Walker (politician)

Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican, he won the office in the general election on November 2, 2010, defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, 52% to 47%. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. Previously, Walker was the County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 2002 to 2010, and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 to 2002.

Early life, education and career

Walker was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Llewellyn and Patricia (née Fitch) Walker, a Baptist minister and a bookkeeper, respectively. The family moved to Plainfield, Iowa, and when Scott was ten years old, to Delavan, Wisconsin, a town of about 8,000, where his father became a prominent preacher.

While in high school, he attended two weeks of American Legion-sponsored training in leadership and government; Badger Boys State held in Wisconsin, and the selective Boys Nation held in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, he met Ronald Reagan, who became...
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