Scott Walker (politician)

Some of the key events about Scott Walker (politician)

• 1993

  Elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly at the age of 25
• 2002

  Elected as Milwaukee County Executive, becoming the youngest person to hold that position
• 2006

  Implemented a successful welfare reform program in Milwaukee County
• 2010

  Won the Wisconsin gubernatorial election
• 2011

  Signed legislation to eliminate the state's budget deficit without raising taxes
• 2011

  Introduced and signed legislation to severely limit collective bargaining rights for most public employees in Wisconsin
• 2011

  Cut $800 million from state education funding
• 2012

  Survived a recall election, becoming the first U.S. governor to do so
• 2012

  Became the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election, which was initiated due to controversial policies
• 2013

  Signed a $100 million property tax cut into law
• 2013

  Rejected federal Medicaid expansion funds under the Affordable Care Act
• 2015

  Signed right-to-work legislation in Wisconsin
• 2015

  Signed a state budget that cut $250 million from the University of Wisconsin System
• 2015

  Signed a law banning non-emergency abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy
• 2015

  Approved a state budget that eliminated tenure protections for University of Wisconsin faculty from state law
• 2016

  Endorsed Ted Cruz for president, then later endorsed Donald Trump, drawing criticism for inconsistency
• 2017

  Secured a $10 billion investment from Foxconn to build a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin
• 2018

  Oversaw the lowest unemployment rate in Wisconsin's history at 2.9%
• 2018

  Lost re-election bid for a third term as Wisconsin governor to Democrat Tony Evers
• 2018

  Signed lame-duck legislation to limit the powers of his successor and the incoming Democratic attorney general

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