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5 unusual facts about Scott McCallum


Ed Thompson

Thompson became the Libertarian party nominee in April and ran against Democrat Jim Doyle, the state Attorney General, and incumbent Republican Governor Scott McCallum, former Lieutenant Governor who had assumed the office in 2001 after Governor Tommy Thompson left to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

June 18, 2001, tornado outbreak

Following the Siren tornado Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum viewed the damaged areas via helicopter, and declared a state of emergency.

Scott McCallum

McCallum is currently CEO of Aidmatrix, a non-profit based in Texas that matches charitable corporate donations of surplus food and supplies with organizations that need them.

In 1986, McCallum ran for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket with Tommy Thompson running for governor.

Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.


Arlyn F. Wollenburg

They lost to the Republican ticket made up of future United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson and future Governor of Wisconsin Scott McCallum.


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