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Scott Walker
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45th Governor of Wisconsin
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Scott Kevin Walker is an American politician and governor who served as the Governor of Wisconsin. Born on November 2, 1967, in Colorado Springs, he is a member of the Republican Party. Walker attended Marquette University and has resided in Wauwatosa, Delavan, Plainfield, and Colorado Springs. He is a right-handed male who speaks English and practices nondenominational Christianity and Baptist faith.
The provided records also list a Scott Walker born in 1950, identified as an author with works including *The Graywolf Annual* and *Hell's Broke Loose in Georgia*. Additionally, a Scott Walker is categorized as a singer-songwriter with tags such as experimental, Avant-Garde, and baroque pop, associated with the United Kingdom.
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Rebecca Kleefisch
- Preceded by
- Jim Doyle
- Succeeded by
- Tony Evers
- Born
- Scott Kevin Walker , ( 1967-11-02 ) November 2, 1967 (age 58) , Colorado Springs, Colorado , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Tonette Tarantino ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
- Education
- Marquette University (attended)
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kevin
- Family name
- Walker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Colorado Springs
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- IBM
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Award
- Eagle Scout
- Official website
- www.scottwalker.com
- Image
- Scott Walker by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Madison
- Residence
- Colorado Springs
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- date of birth
- 1967-11-02
- birth name
- Scott Kevin Walker
- name in native language
- Scott Walker
- Commons category
- Scott Walker (Wisconsin politician)
- handedness
- right-handedness
- different from
- Scott Walker
- social media followers
- 286529
- P10632
- Scott Walker
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/scott-walker
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He is the most recent Republican to have served as governor of Wisconsin.
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Walker was raised in Plainfield, Iowa, and 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 Tom Ament. He was elected to a full term in 2004 and reelected in 2008. Walker ran for governor in 2006 but withdrew before the primary election. He ran again in 2010 and won, defeating Democrat Tom Barrett.
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