Scott Walker's campaign baffles Wisconsin voters who mistake him for more famous namesake
Scott Walker is running for the Wisconsin Legislature
By TODD RICHMOND
Published - Sep 12, 2024, 12:03 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:19 PM EST
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Scott Walker loves unions, thinks women should have the right to an abortion and wants to expand health care coverage.
If you're confused, get in line.
This Scott Walker isn't the former Wisconsin governor whose battles with teachers and other public unions made him one of the most polarizing political figures in the battleground state's recent history. That was Scott Kevin Walker. This is Scott Abbot Walker, a Democratic country doctor running for the state Legislature.
"Sometimes you get people who are openly hostile," Walker said of voter reactions when he introduces himself. "Sometimes they're closing the door as I say my name because they're unhappy.”