Scott McCallum
Scott McCallum | |
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18th district | |
In office January 6, 1977 – January 5, 1987 | |
Preceded by | Walter G. Hollander |
Succeeded by | Carol Roessler |
Personal details | |
Born | James Scott McCallum May 2, 1950 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Laurie McCallum |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Macalester College (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (PhD) |
Profession | Businessman |
James Scott McCallum (born May 2, 1950) is an American businessman and former politician. A member of the
Early life and education
James Scott McCallum was born in
He graduated from Macalester College in 1972 with a degree in economics and political science. He earned his master's degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins University in 1974. He earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[4] He is of the Christian Science religion.[5] McCallum is married to Laurie McCallum; they have three children and reside in Lodi, Wisconsin.[6]
Political career
Early career
In 1976 at the age of 26, McCallum won a seat in the
Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Wisconsin
In 1986, McCallum ran for
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.]
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.[12]
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 its first year while expanding service. Today, the department is known as the "Division of Enterprise Technology" of the
Post-political career
After his public sector service, McCallum was president and CEO of Aidmatrix for nine years.
McCallum was named a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute. He is also an adjunct professor and honorary fellow in the School of Public Health and Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[17] McCallum has also taught executive MBA marketing courses at Sun Yat-sen University and Harbin University.[18]
In March 2013, McCallum was named by Government Technology magazine as one of the "Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers" in US technology. McCallum has also received the 21st Century Achievement Award from Computerworld, the Distinguished Citizen Award from Macalester College, and the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[19]
McCallum is now an adjunct professor of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[20]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Senate (1976, 1980)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Primary election, September 14, 1976 | |||||
Republican | Scott McCallum | 8,102 | 40.38% | ||
Republican | Walter G. Hollander (incumbent) | 8,019 | 39.97% | ||
Republican | Edward H. Hoban | 795 | 3.96% | ||
Democratic | Daniel L. Klawitter | 3,148 | 15.69% | ||
Total votes | '20,064' | '100.0%' | |||
General election, November 2, 1976 | |||||
Republican | Scott McCallum | 39,194 | 66.14% | ||
Democratic | Daniel L. Klawitter | 20,062 | 33.86% | ||
Total votes | '59,256' | '100.0%' | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Primary election, September 9, 1980 | |||||
Republican
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Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 11,723 | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | '11,723' | '100.0%' | |||
General election, November 2, 1976 | |||||
Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 47,647 | 100.0% | ||
Total votes | '47,647' | '100.0%' | −19.59% | ||
Republican hold |
United States Senate (1982)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Primary election, September 14, 1982 | |||||
Democratic | William Proxmire (incumbent) | 467,214 | 57.39% | ||
Republican | Scott McCallum | 182,043 | 22.36% | ||
Republican | Paul Thomas Brewer | 86,728 | 10.65% | ||
Democratic | Marcel Dandeneau | 75,258 | 9.24% | ||
Libertarian | George Liljenfeldt | 1,421 | 0.17% | ||
Constitution | Sanford G. Knapp | 1,397 | 0.17% | ||
Total votes | '814,061' | '100.0%' | |||
General election, November 2, 1982 | |||||
Democratic | William Proxmire (incumbent) | 983,311 | 63.65% | ||
Republican | Scott McCallum | 527,355 | 34.14% | ||
Labor–Farm
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William Osborne Hart | 21,807 | 1.41% | ||
Libertarian | George Liljenfeldt | 7,947 | 0.51% | ||
Constitution | Sanford G. Knapp | 4,463 | 0.29% | ||
Total votes | '1,544,883' | '100.0%' | |||
Democratic hold |
Wisconsin Senate (1984)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Primary election, September 11, 1984 | |||||
Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 6,385 | 59.24% | ||
Democratic | Peg Lautenschlager | 3,733 | 34.64% | ||
Democratic | John Daggett | 660 | 6.12% | ||
Total votes | '10,778' | '100.0%' | |||
General election, November 6, 1984 | |||||
Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 34,296 | 54.03% | ||
Democratic | Peg Lautenschlager | 29,177 | 45.97% | ||
Total votes | '63,473' | '100.0%' | +33.22% | ||
Republican hold |
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor (1986)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lieutenant Governor primary election, September 9, 1986 | |||||
Republican | Scott McCallum | 134,099 | 26.08% | ||
Democratic | Sharon K. Metz | 101,753 | 19.79% | ||
Republican | Patricia A. Goodrich | 65,628 | 12.76% | ||
Democratic | Gervase Hephner | 52,313 | 19.79% | ||
Republican | Robert Nolan | 51,836 | 10.08% | ||
Democratic | Cletus J. Johnson | 50,795 | 9.88% | ||
Democratic | Taylor Benson | 29,353 | 5.71% | ||
Republican | Drew W. Heiden | 19,451 | 3.78% | ||
Democratic | Arlyn F. Wollenburg | 7,984 | 1.55% | ||
Labor–Farm
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John Ervin Bergum | 1,012 | 0.20% | ||
Total votes | '514,224' | '100.0%' | |||
General election, November 4, 1986 | |||||
Republican | Tommy Thompson Scott McCallum |
805,090 | 52.74% | +10.80% | |
Democratic | Tony Earl (incumbent) Sharon K. Metz |
705,578 | 46.22% | −10.53% | |
Labor–Farm
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Kathryn A. Christensen John Ervin Bergum |
10,323 | 0.68% | ||
Independent
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Darold E. Wall Irma L. Lotts |
3,913 | 0.26% | ||
Independent
|
Sanford Knapp Verdell Hallingstad |
1,668 | 0.11% | ||
Scattering | 1 | 0.00% | |||
Total votes | '1,526,573' | '100.0%' | −3.40% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Wisconsin Governor (2002)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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General election, November 5, 2002 | |||||
Democratic | Jim Doyle | 800,515 | 45.09% | +6.39% | |
Republican | Scott McCallum (incumbent) | 734,779 | 41.39% | −18.28% | |
Libertarian | Ed Thompson | 185,455 | 10.45% | +9.82% | |
Green
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Jim Young | 44,111 | 2.48% | +2.48% | |
Reform
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Alan D. Eisenberg | 2,847 | 0.16% | ||
Independent
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Ty A. Bollerud | 2,637 | 0.15% | ||
Independent
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Mike Managan | 1,710 | 0.10% | ||
Independent
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Aneb Jah Rasta | 929 | 0.05% | ||
Scattering | 2,366 | 0.13% | |||
Plurality | 65,736 | 3.71% | −17.27% | ||
Turnout | 1,775,349 | 45.43% | +1.10% | ||
Republican
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See also
- Northeast Wisconsin Economic Development Partnership
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