Scott McCallum

James Scott McCallum (born May 2, 1950) is an American businessman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 43rd Governor of Wisconsin, ascending from the Lieutenant Governorship when Tommy Thompson resigned in 2001 to accept appointment as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Prior to becoming Governor, McCallum had served 14 years as Thompson's Lieutenant Governor and served 10 years in the Wisconsin State Senate.[1][2]

Scott McCallum
43rd Governor of Wisconsin
In office February 1, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Lieutenant	Margaret Farrow
Preceded by	Tommy Thompson
Succeeded by	Jim Doyle
41st Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 5, 1987 – February 1, 2001
Governor	Tommy Thompson
Preceded by	James Flynn
Succeeded by	Margaret Farrow
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 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 (1950-05-02) May 2, 1950 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Laurie McCallum
Children	3
Profession	Businessman

Early life and education

James Scott McCallum was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin,[3] the eldest of four children. His father worked as a construction worker and his mother was a homemaker and bank teller. In 1967, he attended a youth leadership program, Badger Boys State, as a representative chosen from his high school.

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 is of the Christian Science religion.[4] McCallum is married to Laurie McCallum; they have three children and reside in Lodi, Wisconsin.[5]

Political career

Early career

In 1976 at the age of 26, McCallum won a seat in the Wisconsin State Senate, defeating a 20-year incumbent. McCallum won the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1982, but lost in the general election to incumbent William Proxmire. During his 10 years (1976–1986) as state senator, McCallum was allied with the New Republican Conference, a now-defunct movement of fiscally conservative, but socially liberal, GOP activists.[6] McCallum's legislative accomplishments included increasing penalties for drunk driving offenses and assaults on prison guards; creating a health insurance risk pool for people considered uninsurable; sunsetting outdated legislation; and indexing individual income taxes to account for inflation.[7]

Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Wisconsin

In 1986, McCallum ran for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket with Tommy Thompson, who was running for governor; both candidates won. McCallum chaired the National Council of Lieutenant Governors and was appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency's advisory council by President George H.W. Bush.[8] The Thompson-McCallum ticket served the state of Wisconsin for 14 years, having been reelected in 1990, 1994 and 1998. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Thompson to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. McCallum thus served out the final two years of Thompson's fourth term, and appointed State Senator Margaret Farrow of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, to be the state's first female lieutenant governor.[9]

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.[10] 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.

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.[11]

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.[12] 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).

Post-political career

After his public sector service, McCallum was president and CEO of Aidmatrix for nine years.[13] The company is a non-profit based in Texas that matches charitable corporate donations of surplus food and supplies with organizations that need them.[14] Currently, Governor McCallum owns and operates The McCallum Group, a consulting firm in the State of Wisconsin.[15]

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.[16] McCallum has also taught executive MBA marketing courses at Sun Yat-sen University and Harbin University.[17]

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.[18]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Senate (1976, 1980)

Wisconsin Senate, 18th District Election, 1976[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
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

Wisconsin Senate, 18th District Election, 1980[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Primary Election, September 9, 1980
	Republican	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)

United States Senate Election in Wisconsin, 1982[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
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%
	Wis. Labor-Farm	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)

Wisconsin Senate, 18th District Election, 1984[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
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)

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 1986[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
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%
	Wis. Labor-Farm	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%
	Wis. Labor-Farm	Kathryn A. Christensen John Ervin Bergum	10,323	0.68%
	Independent	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)

Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election, 2002[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
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	Jim Young	44,111	2.48%	+2.48%
	Reform	Alan D. Eisenberg	2,847	0.16%
	Independent	Ty A. Bollerud	2,637	0.15%
	Independent	Mike Managan	1,710	0.10%
	Independent	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%
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• Northeast Wisconsin Economic Development Partnership

References

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External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

Party political offices
Preceded by Stanley York	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (Class 1) 1982	Succeeded by Susan Engeleiter
Preceded by Tommy Thompson	Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin 2002	Succeeded by Mark A. Green
Wisconsin State Senate
Preceded by Walter G. Hollander	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district 1977 – 1987	Succeeded by Carol Roessler
Political offices
Preceded by James Flynn	Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1987 – 2001	Succeeded by Margaret Farrow
Preceded by Tommy Thompson	Governor of Wisconsin 2001 – 2003	Succeeded by Jim Doyle