Scott Walker Quotes

A collection of quotes by Scott Walker.

Scott Walker is a former American politician, born on November 2, 1967, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. Walker, a member of the Republican Party, rose to prominence by championing conservative policies and leading efforts to restrict collective bargaining for most public employees.

Prior to becoming governor, Walker served as the Milwaukee County Executive from 2002 to 2010, during which he gained a reputation for his fiscal management and reforms. He launched his first gubernatorial campaign in 2006 but was unsuccessful. However, in 2010, he won the election for Wisconsin's highest political office, and then successfully defended his seat in the 2012 recall election.

During his tenure as governor, Walker pursued a variety of controversial policies, such as implementing tax cuts, tightening voter ID laws, and opposing the expansion of Medicaid. He also worked to weaken the power of labor unions and introduced legislation to curtail collective bargaining rights, sparking massive protests and national attention.

Walker's political career witnessed both triumphs and setbacks, as he ran for the Republican Party's nomination in the 2016 United States presidential election but dropped out before the primaries. After serving two terms as Wisconsin's governor, he left office in 2019. Since then, Walker has remained involved in conservative political advocacy and has been a prominent public figure within the Republican Party.

I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not o

I'd like now and into the future to play a bigger role not only in Wisconsin and the Midwest, but nationally. I'd like to have an impact.

I think most people believe success in government is how man

I think most people believe success in government is how many fewer people are in government, not because you kick them off of benefits like unemployment but they've been able to control their own destiny because private sector employers have created more jobs.

I believe that smaller government is better government. But

I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better.

We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do thi

We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers.

So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big govern

So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don't like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker something that's truly about freedom.

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.

I hate big government, but I really hate a government that d

I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.'

What makes America amazing is that there have always been me

What makes America amazing is that there have always been men and women of courage who were willing to think more about the future of their children and grandchildren than they did about their own political careers.

But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or priva

But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips.

The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and

The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.

People create jobs, not the government.

People create jobs, not the government.

I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would

I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that.

More people on unemployment benefits is not success in Ameri

More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America, fewer people on not because we kicked them off but because they have been able to get a job in the private sector, because government got out of the way.

What has made America amazing has been the fact that through

What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures.

One of those promises was to limit the size of government an

One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around.

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up,

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice.