Scott McCallum

Quick Facts

Full Name	Scott McCallum
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 2, 1950(1950-05-02)
Age	74
Birthplace	Fond du Lac
Country	United States
Birth City	Wisconsin
Horoscope	Taurus

Scott McCallum Biography

Scott McCallum is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 2, 1950 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. James Scott McCallum (born May 2 1950) is an American businessman and politician who was a former. A part of the Republican Party, he was the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin rising from the post of Lieutenant Governor after Tommy Thompson resigned in 2001 to be appointed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Before becoming the Governor of Wisconsin, McCallum has served as Thompson’s deputy Lieutenant Governor for fourteen years. He also was a member of Wisconsin State Senate. Wisconsin State Senate.

The year 1986 was the time that McCallum candidly ran as lieutenant governor for the Republican ticket along with Tommy Thompson, who was running for governor. Both candidates were successful. McCallum was chair of the National Council of Lieutenant Governors and was appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s advisory council by President George H.W. Bush. The Thompson-McCallum ticket governed Wisconsin for 14 years. Wisconsin over 14 years and was again elected in 1994, 1990 and 1998. In 2001 the president George W. Bush appointed Thompson to serve as the Secretary for Health and Human Services. McCallum was subsequently in office for the remaining 2 years in Thompson’s fourth term and was appointed state senator Margaret Farrow of Pewaukee, Wisconsin as the first woman to be the state’s lieutenant governor.

As the Wisconsin governor, McCallum was cited by the Wall Street Journal during the economic slowdown in 2001 as being one of the ‘political tough guys’ for balancing the budget without raising taxes. As a governor he was commander-in-chief of the Wisconsin National Guard, directing emergency operations following the September 11 attacks, which resulted in him receiving the 2002 U.S. National Guard Award for his work.

As governor he created the Department of Electronic Government and the state’s first CIO through consolidation of various departments. This action saved $50 million in first year while expanding service. Today, the department is known as the “Division of Enterprise Technology” of the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Governor McCallum aggressively used the veto pen to cut expenditures throughout his time in office. It was estimated that Wisconsin taxpayers saved $62.9 million through this action. McCallum ran for a full term in 2002, but was defeated in the election by Democratic Attorney General Jim Doyle. The other major party candidate running in 2002 was Libertarian Ed Thompson (brother of Tommy Thompson).

At 26 years old, McCallum won a seat in the Wisconsin State Senate, defeating an incumbent who had been in office for 20 years. McCallum was awarded his Republican nominating contest for United States Senate in 1982 and lost an election in the general elections against the incumbent William Proxmire. In his tenure of 10 years (1976-1986) as a state senator McCallum worked with New Republican Conference, a now defunct group of fiscally conservative, yet socially liberal GOP activists. McCallum’s legislative achievements include increasing punishments for DUI violations and assaults on guards in prison and the creation of an insurance risk pool for health insurance for those who were deemed uninsurable repealing outdated laws; and indexing individual income tax to take into account the rising cost of living.

Scott McCallum Net Worth

Scott McCallum is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Scott McCallum 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

James Scott McCallum was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the eldest of four children. His father was an industrial worker, while the mother worked as a homemaker as well as a bank teller. He was a student in 1967 and enrolled in the youth leadership program, Badger Boys State, as a student representative selected by his school.

The graduate graduated of Macalester College in 1972 with the degree of economics along with political science. He obtained his master’s diploma in international economics at Johns Hopkins University in 1974. He belongs to his Christian Science religion. McCallum has been married for a while to Laurie McCallum; they have three children. They live within Lodi, Wisconsin.

In 2001, McCallum launched “Invest Wisconsin,” a new program to focus on the needs of state businesses and communities for investment capital. The public and private partnership was designed to increase awareness of business financing options by engaging statewide networks and professional associations.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Scott McCallum height Not available right now. Scott weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Scott McCallum Dating?

According to our records, Scott McCallum married to Laurie McCallum. As of December 1, 2023, Scott McCallum’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Scott McCallum. You may help us to build the dating records for Scott McCallum!

Facts & Trivia

Scott Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Scott McCallum celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.