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Scott Walker Failure Files

Scott Walker’s Record on the Issues

Comprehensive Research Into Scott Walker's Record On Issues Facing Wisconsin

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Safety Net & Social Services

Gov. Scott Walker’s political career has been marked by efforts to dismantle safety net programs or, if not dismantle, run them into the ground.

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Ethics

Scott Walker's political philosophy can be summed up in three easy steps: (1) Reward my donors, (2) Increase my power, and (3) Punish my enemies.

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Voter Suppression

With Scott Walker leading the charge, Wisconsin Republicans have systematically sought to make voting more difficult and manipulate state law.

Infrastructure

Gov. Scott Walker is all for transportation infrastructure as long as he doesn’t have to be responsible for finding a way to responsibly pay for it.

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Foreign Affairs & Veterans

One does not expect a Governor to be an expert on foreign and military affairs. However, neither does one expect the buffoonery we have gotten from Scott Walker.

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Agriculture

When it comes to actually supporting our home state agriculture industry Scott Walker is largely absent.

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Religious Issues

Have decisions to try to undermine state law requiring contraceptive equity and lawsuits to block marriage equality been informed by political ambition?

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Criminal Justice & Public Safety

As chair of the State Assembly Corrections Committee in his early years Scott Walker toed the early 1990’s GOP party line on crime.

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Privatization

From educating our children to incarcerating criminals and everything in between Scott Walker is willing to outsource public functions to private contractors.

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Mismanagement

While Gov. Scott Walker is an expert at campaigning, his time in office shows that he is not an expert at governing

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Local Government Issues

A consistent theme throughout Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has been power grabs, particularly from local government.

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Guns

His flip flop on the issue depending on his electoral audience is yet another example of Scott Walker’s willingness to do or say anything to get elected.

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Politics

Gov. Scott Walker is a masterful career politician, willing to do or say anything to get elected, and carefully cultivates relationships with key players.

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Environmental Issues

When Gov. Scott Walker has taken action on environmental issues, it has been to the detriment of environmental protections and sustainability efforts.

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Working Families Issues

Scott Walker’s policies have been a disaster for working families in Wisconsin, consistently favoring tax breaks that benefit the wealthy.

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Higher Education

Gov. Scott Walker likes to tout his tuition freeze, but what he isn’t telling you is that the freeze came after he had already increased tuition substantially.

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K-12 Education

Gov. Scott Walker’s education policies would earn him an F grade from anyone concerned with quality public education

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Budgets

As governor, Scott Walker’s approach has been to reward the wealthy and corporations with tax cuts, both in the budget and through special legislation.

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LGBTQ Issues

Scott Walker's standard response to LGBTQ question had been that because he does not have a role in court decisions, and his opinion does not matter.

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Race & Ethnicity

Despite the numerous studies showing that Wisconsin has a serious problem with racial disparities, Scott Walker has not led on this issue.

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Labor Issues

Gov. Scott Walker vaulted to national prominence over his attacks on the rights of 175,000 Wisconsin workers shortly after taking office in 2011.

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Justice System Issues

For Gov. Scott Walker, the justice system is not about ensuring all are equal before the law, but rather how can he manipulate the system for his benefit.

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Health Care

When it comes to Wisconsinites’ health and wellbeing, Gov. Scott Walker knows what should come first - his own political ambitions!

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Jobs & the Economy

Scott Walker’s signature promise was to create 250,000 jobs in Wisconsin in his first term. He fell nearly 50% short of that goal.

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Women’s Issues

Gov. Scott Walker’s actions have repeatedly undermined women in Wisconsin when it comes to healthcare and economic freedom.

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