Scott Walker

Scott Kevin Walker (b. November 2, 1967) is the 45th and current Governor of Wisconsin. A member of the Republican Party, Walker was first elected Governor in 2010 and was sworn in on January 3, 2011.

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More than a million protesters marched this weekend, but will they go anywhere?

Monday, January 23, 2017

Groups scrambled so fast to arrange the massive demonstrations that they have had limited time to determine how to channel the energy into additional action.

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Hundreds of LGBT people held a dance party outside Mike Pence’s house

Thursday, January 19, 2017

They came, they saw, they danced their queer asses off.

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Antigay writings take center stage in Wisconsin court race

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

A tight Wisconsin Supreme Court race erupted this week when decades-old opinion pieces by Justice Rebecca Bradley surfaced.

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Scorecard: How the GOP candidates fared in their 2nd debate

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Here's a look at how the eleven Republican candidates for president fared on Wednesday night.

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Scott Walker on the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay leaders

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Says he doesn't know whether being gay is a choice.

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Supreme Court decisions highlight political challenges facing GOP

Sunday, June 28, 2015

For the second time in two days, the Supreme Court struck at the heart of the Republican Party platform. Yet the response to Friday's same-sex marriage ruling was mild in comparison with the outrage that followed…

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Scott Walker calls Supreme Court marriage decision a ‘grave mistake’

Friday, June 26, 2015

Walker said in a statement Friday that the states should have the right to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage. He also says the Constitution should be amended to include a definition of marriage as between…

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Walker supports constitutional amendment to allow state bans on same-sex marriage

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a likely 2016 GOP presidential candidate, said Sunday he supports a constitutional amendment that would allow states to ban same-sex marriage.

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GOP 2016 hopefuls emphasize staunch opposition to same-sex marriage in Iowa stump

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Republican presidential hopefuls emphasized their staunch opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion rights Saturday before a crowd of social conservatives who hold significant sway in the state's leadoff presidential caucuses.

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Navigating same-sex marriage debate a difficult issue for GOP White House hopefuls

Friday, April 24, 2015

For Democratic politicians, same-sex marriage has become an easy issue: They're for it. Many Republican VIPs - notably the presidential hopefuls - face a far more complicated landscape.

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