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The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature,to convene the legislature,and to grant pardons,except in cases of treason and impeachment. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7,1848,the year Wisconsin became a state. Prior to statehood,there were four governors of Wisconsin Territory.
James Scott McCallum is an American businessman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin,ascending from the Lieutenant Governorship when Tommy Thompson resigned in 2001 to accept appointment as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Prior to becoming Governor,McCallum served 14 years as Thompson's Lieutenant Governor and 10 years in the Wisconsin State Senate.
Thomas Mark Barrett is an American politician who has served as the 44th Mayor of Milwaukee since 2004. A member of the Democratic Party,he was previously elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly (1984–1989),Wisconsin Senate (1989–1993) and U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2003).
Scott Kevin Walker is an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin is the Wisconsin affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The state party chair is Paul Farrow. The state party is divided into 72 county parties for each of the state's counties,as well as organizations for the state's eight congressional districts.
Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald is an American politician and former newspaper publisher. A Republican,he represents Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs,such as Waukesha,West Bend,Brookfield,and Mequon. He represented the 13th District in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1995 to 2021. After the 2018 elections,in which Democrats were elected governor,attorney general and secretary of state in Wisconsin,Fitzgerald pushed for legislation to remove powers from the incoming Democratic administration.
Mark Gottlieb is an American civil engineer who served as a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 60th Assembly District and was Secretary of the Department of Transportation from 2011-2017.
The 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. The primary elections on September 14 determined which candidates advanced to the general election.
Dan Meyer is a Wisconsin Republican politician,legislator,and businessman. In 2017,Meyer was appointed Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources by Governor Scott Walker.
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Anthony Steven Evers is an American politician and educator who has served as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since January 7,2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Evers previously served as the Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction for ten years.
David Craig is an American Republican Party politician and former state legislator. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election was a special election to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters re-electing incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker over the Democratic candidate Tom Barrett by a larger margin than he had in 2010,in which Walker had also faced Barrett. Recall organizers opposed Walker's agenda,particularly his limiting of collective bargaining rights for state employees and they collected over 900,000 signatures to initiate the recall election process. There was also a recall for Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She won her race,defeating Democrat Mahlon Mitchell,making her the first lieutenant governor to run in and survive a recall.
The 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to determine the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It occurred concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 4,2014. Wisconsin's Governor,Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Secretary of State,and State Treasurer were all up for election,as well as Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives. The November general election in 2014 also featured a statewide referendum on an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin. The 2014 Wisconsin Fall Primary Election was held on August 12,2014.
The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state,elections to the state's U.S. House seats,and various other elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term,and was challenged by Democratic candidate and then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers,as well as Libertarian Phil Anderson and independent Maggie Turnbull. Evers,along with his running mate Mandela Barnes,managed to defeat Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch in a closely fought and widely watched race,ending unified Republican control of the state.
Ellen Nowak is an American attorney and politician,serving as Wisconsin Secretary of Administration since March 2018. On December 4,2018 the Wisconsin Senate confirmed Nowak to chair the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. In the spring of 2016,Nowak was one of 11 candidates named as possible replacements for retiring Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser Jr.,but she was ultimately not selected by the appointment advisory committee.
Linda Jane Seemeyer is an American health care administrator and politician. She served as the Wisconsin Secretary of Health Services under Governor Scott Walker starting in August 2016.
The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th quadrennial presidential election,scheduled for Tuesday,November 5,2024. It will be the first presidential election after electoral votes are redistributed according to the post–2020 census reapportionment. Incumbent president Joe Biden has stated that he intends to run for reelection to a second term,although no official statements have been released as of yet.
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- ↑ "Dave Ross, secretary". Department of Transportation. State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Dave Ross Named New Department of Transportation Secretary". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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