Wednesday, November 3, 2010
1:01 AM
Walker one of youngest guvs post World War II, first from Milwaukee since '38
Scott Walker is the first Milwaukee-area figure elected governor since manufacturer Julius P. Heil, a Republican, won the office in 1938, defeating incumbent Progressive Philip F. La Follette. He held the office for two terms (1939-1943).
Walker, who turned 43 on Election Day, is also one of the youngest elected Wisconsin governors in the post-World War II era. Dems Gaylord Nelson and John Reynolds also were in their early 40s when elected in the 1960s.
Martin Schreiber, a Milwaukee Democrat, became governor in 1977 at age 38 when Pat Lucey left office to become U.S. ambassador to Mexico. Later trying to win election to the office, Schreiber was beaten by Lee Sherman Dreyfus.
-- By Staff
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