Scott McCallum

Scott McCallum

Infobox Governor
name= Scott McCallum


order=43rd
office= Governor of Wisconsin
term_start= February 1, 2001
term_end= January 6, 2003
lieutenant= Margaret Farrow
predecessor= Tommy Thompson
successor=Jim Doyle
birth_date= birth date and age|1950|05|2
birth_place= Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
death_date=
death_place=
spouse= Laurie McCallum
profession= Business manager
party= Republican
religion=Christian Scientist
footnotes=

Scott McCallum (born May 2, 1950) is a member of the Republican Party who served as the 43rd Governor of U.S. state of Wisconsin from 2001 to 2003.

Background

McCallum was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the eldest of four children. He graduated from Macalester College in 1972 with a degree in Economics and Political Science. He obtained his masters degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University in 1974. He is a Christian Scientist.

Political career

In 1976, McCallum won a seat in the Wisconsin State Senate.McCallum won the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1982, but lost in the general election to incumbent William Proxmire.

During his 10 years (1976-1986) as state senator, McCallum was allied with the New Republican Conference, a now-dead movement of GOP activists who were fiscal conservatives, but liberal on social issues.

In 1986, McCallum ran for Lieutenant Governor on the Republican ticket with Tommy Thompson running for Governor. The Thompson-McCallum ticket served the state of Wisconsin for over a decade; they were elected for four terms in office.

In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Thompson to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, making McCallum Governor of Wisconsin. McCallum then selected State Senator Margaret Farrow of Pewaukee, Wisconsin to be his new lieutenant governor.

McCallum was defeated in the 2002 election. McCallum ran against Democrat Jim Doyle and Libertarian Ed Thompson (brother of Tommy). He was defeated by Doyle.

McCallum is currently CEO of Aidmatrix, a non-profit based in Texas that helps match charitable corporate donations of surplus food and supplies with organizations that need them. He lives in Lodi, Wisconsin.

Family

McCallum is married to Laurie McCallum. They have three children: Zachary, Rory and Cara.

Laurie is an attorney and has served as a commissioner of the Wisconsin Personnel Commission and the Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission. Zach is scheduled to graduate from Marquette University Dental School in 2007. Zach played soccer for four years for Marquette and was named to the Conference USA academic all-conference team. Rory is scheduled to graduate from Drake University with a degree in business administration in 2007. Rory played on the Drake University Soccer men's soccer team and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference academic honor roll. Cara is a pre-dental student at Marquette University, playing on the Marquette women's club soccer team.

Electoral history

Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jim Doyle
votes = 800,971
percentage = 45
change =
Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Scott McCallum (incumbent)
votes = 732,796
percentage = 41
change =
Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Ed Thompson
votes = 185,085
percentage = 11
change =

Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = William Proxmire (incumbent)
votes = 983,311
percentage = 63.6
change =
Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Scott McCallum
votes = 527,355
percentage = 34.1
change =

ee also

*Northeast Wisconsin Economic Development Partnership

References


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