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Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016/Budgets

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Scott Walker suspended his presidential campaign on September 21, 2015.[1]



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Former presidential candidate
Scott Walker
Political offices:
Governor of Wisconsin
(2011-2019)
Milwaukee County Executive
(2002-2010)
Wisconsin State Assembly
(1993-2002)
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See also: Wisconsin state budget and finances
  • Scott Walker signed a bill on August 12, 2015, authorizing up to $400 million in taxpayer money be spent on a new arena for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. Asserting the construction of the new arena would bring in $3 for every $1 spent, Walker said, “We think this is a good, solid move, as good stewards of the taxpayer's money. I think anybody investing in the world of small business would say that's a good return on investment."[2]
  • On July 12, 2015, Walker signed Wisconsin's biennial budget after vetoing 104 items, around double the number of vetoes Walker used in his 2011 and 2013 budgets.[3]
  • Walker established a Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in January 2011. The committee "identified $266,555,737 in potential annual savings for state agencies — all from streamlining and improving current practices," according to the Wisconsin Reporter.[4]
  • In 2012, Walker's budget reform bill, Act 10, was estimated to have saved taxpayers more than $1 billion.[5]
  • In 2009, Walker rejected federal economic stimulus funds. He said, "All we are asking for is 'do no harm.' I'm not asking for any new projects or things to be done here."[6]
  • As county executive, Walker proposed privatizing the Milwaukee County Zoo in 2009.[7]
  • Walker privatized the county janitorial services and courthouse security, which was later reversed by an arbitrator in 2009.[8][9]
  • During his tenure as Milwaukee county executive, Walker returned $60,000 of his salary per year for several years. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Walker chose to return the money "when he was first elected in 2002 on a reform platform that included criticism of the pay level for county executive and other county jobs."[10]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ New York Times, "Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Run for President," September 21, 2015
  2. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Scott Walker Signs Arena Deal, Handing $400 Million To Billionaire NBA Owners," August 13, 2015
  3. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Scott Walker signs state budget with 104 vetoes day before 2016 kickoff," July 12, 2015
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Reporter, “Walker's commission finds $260 million in potential savings for taxpayers," July 13, 2011
  5. ↑ Office of the Governor, Scott Walker, “Savings from Governor Walker’s Budget Reforms Top $1 Billion in Savings for Taxpayers," April 23, 2012
  6. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Walker says no thanks to federal stimulus dollars," January 6, 2009
  7. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Walker to propose privatizing Milwaukee County Zoo," September 20, 2009
  8. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Privatization of custodial services irks County Board," December 9, 2009
  9. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Milwaukee County must offer to reinstate courthouse security guards," January 10, 2011
  10. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Walker would lower salary givebacks," March 19, 2008
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