Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Kevin Walkeris the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin. First elected governor in the 2010 Wisconsin general election, he survived a 2012 recall election and was reelected governor in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the Milwaukee County Executive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth9 January 1943
CountryUnited States of America
reality illinois leader
Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks.
mean wisconsin
We showed that when we say 'Wisconsin is open for business', we mean it.
illinois wisconsin contrast
There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois.
writing thinking musical
When I'm writing a lyric, I totally forget about the music. I'm just looking at the lyric and thinking about it almost as a separate entity. And then I'll go to my keyboard with all the lyrics printed out and try to think of how to make this a complete musical thing. I've got a very basic keyboard with some presets.
leader boss unions
My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer.
country jobs unemployment
Like many places across the country, Wisconsin lost more than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. Unemployment during that time topped out at over 9%.
play impact midwest
I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact.
hard ifs
It all starts from the lyric with me. If I work really hard on the lyric and get it right, then it will tell me whatever else to do, where to go.
wife made kill-me
I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that.
government shrinking want
But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips.
moving differences together
It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward.
want keyboards studios
About 70 percent of everything is really sketched out on my keyboard beforehand, because I do want accidents to happen in the studio.
children men years
What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures.
hands voice giving
Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people.