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Scott Walker (Wisconsin state legislative candidate)

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Scott Walker
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Beloit College, 1979

Medical

Case Western Reserve University, 2003

Personal
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wis.
Profession
Physician
Contact

Campaign website

Scott Walker (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 49. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Walker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Scott Walker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Walker's career experience includes working as a physician. He earned a bachelor's degree from Beloit College in 1979 and an M.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 2003.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 49

Incumbent Travis Tranel defeated Scott Walker in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 49 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Travis Tranel
Travis Tranel (R)
 
63.0
 
19,701
Image of Scott Walker
Scott Walker (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.9
 
11,546
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
29

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,276
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 49

Scott Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 49 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Scott Walker
Scott Walker Candidate Connection
 
98.4
 
4,005
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
64

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,069
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 49

Incumbent Travis Tranel advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 49 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Travis Tranel
Travis Tranel
 
99.6
 
3,591
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
14

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,605
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Walker in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Scott Walker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Walker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a physician who understands the importance of respecting a woman's right to choose to have an abortion. I know firsthand the people who need to see us expand Badgercare; they are my patients, at the low-cost clinic I run for the uninsured and underinsured. I believe the greatest threats facing Wisconsin are climate change, the housing shortage, and PFAS and agricultural contaminants in the ground water. Our greatest opportunities lie in improved public education for our children and the possibility of expanding markets for our corn farmers. Voucher schools should demonstrate adherence to the same performance standards that the public schools must meet.
  • Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin.
  • Wisconsin will be a healthier place once we expand Badgercare.
  • The State must fully fund our public schools, allowing for higher teacher salaries and smaller class sizes. And we need more Civics instruction in the curriculum, so we all better understand our form of government.
Health care, human rights, and workers' rights. I provide care to people whom fall through the cracks of our current health care finance system. Women's rights are human rights; when we try to place laws on their bodies, we diminish women. Workers have the right to organize for better pay and benefits.
Jimmy Carter is said to have been the only person to use the Presidency as a stepping stone to higher service. From the time I finished medical school over 20 years ago, I have been pursuing service opportunities. I have worked in underserved places (like right here in rural Wisconsin) and for underserved populations, (like Amish and Native Alaskans). As Jimmy Carter did, I would work to update our primary and secondary schools.
"Theory of Justice," by John Rawls.
Truth is the first of all virtues. Second, one should be a "systems thinker," willing to see many sides of an issue or argument, to arrive at policy decisions that deliver the greatest good to the greatest number. Third, in spite of the fact that politicians speak a language of public policy that the electors mostly don't, it's important to remember that policy decisions will be seen through the lens of what the electorate know, not what the policy professionals know. Frequent communication and ongoing, mutual education are the hallmarks of effective representative government.
I am a very good listener, and my MD demonstrates that I can learn a great deal quickly. Because I think in terms of "systems," I can bring together groups with different aims and values, and identify common interests.
To educate the electorate about the impacts of public policy options, and to represent the views of an informed electorate in decisions about current and proposed public laws.
JFK's assassination. It was my birthday.
Dishwasher, 1 year
Doctor Doolittle!
I have been a single parent for the last 7 years.
The role of the governor is greatest early in the public policy process, where they can provide problem recognition, problem definition, and option generation. The Legislature works best to generate additional options for solutions to problems; select an option, and order the implementation of solutions. Implementation is the role of the executive branch.
1) Protecting our groundwater, 2) coming to agreement regarding our constitutional requirement to provide an education to our children, and 3) ensuring that Wisconsin law and policy treats all our residents equally.
For those who wish to serve in leadership in the chamber, experience is crucial. For others, not so much.
Legislating comes down to building coalitions, one law at a time. It's easier to build coalitions with people with whom you have a relationship, but the pre-existing relationship isn't needed when a mutual benefit can be shown.
Jimmy Carter, who made tremendous improvements to the Georgia public school system during his time as a state legislator.
No.
Here's a story: on the State of Wisconsin, the rate of colon cancer goes up sharply at age 65. That's because poor people can't afford to be screened until they turn 65 and enroll in Medicare. THEN they get coloniscopy and find they have colon cancer, which could have been treated more easily had it been discovered a year earlier. Sometimes those age 65 colon cancer diagnoses come too late, and we lose a father, a mother, a worker to an illness that could have been cured a year or two earlier. I find that motivating and impactful.
The Executive Branch is better able to manage emergencies.
A bill to codify Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in Wisconsin.
PPAWI, AFL-CIO
These are essential components of public service.
Very good! Our state is diverse and diffuse, making it difficult for the "Astroturf" ballot industry to work here.

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Campaign finance summary

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Scott Walker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wisconsin State Assembly District 49Lost general$17,903 $17,903
Grand total$17,903 $17,903
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 7, 2024


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