Tony Evers

Tony Evers
Tony Evers
46th Governor of Wisconsin
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 7, 2019
Lieutenant	Mandela Barnes; Sara Rodriguez
Preceded by	Scott Walker
26th Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction
	In office; July 6, 2009 – January 7, 2019
Governor	Jim Doyle; Scott Walker
Preceded by	Elizabeth Burmaster
Succeeded by	Carolyn Stanford Taylor
Personal details
Born	Anthony Steven Evers; November 5, 1951 (age 73); Plymouth, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Education	University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA, MA, PhD)

Anthony Steven Evers (born November 5, 1951) is an American politician and educator. He is the 46th and current Governor of Wisconsin. He was elected Governor on November 6, 2018, defeating Scott Walker.

Before becoming Governor, he served as the 26th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin from 2009 to 2019. Evers serves as President of the Council of Chief State School Officers and was Wisconsin's Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2001 to 2009.^[1]

Evers was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2018 gubernatorial election.^[2] His running mate is community organizer Mandela Barnes. Evers won the election by 1%.^[3]

Evers was re-elected governor in 2022, defeating businessman Tim Michels.

Evers had esophageal cancer before undergoing intensive surgery in 2008.^[4]

References

↑ "CCSSO - Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
↑ Marley, Patrick; Beck, Molly (August 14, 2018). "Wisconsin primary: Democrat Tony Evers to face GOP Gov. Scott Walker in November". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
↑ "Democrat Tony Evers ousts Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker". Politico. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
↑ Journal, Molly Beck | Wisconsin State. "Tony Evers seeks a third term after battles with conservatives, cancer and Common Core". madison.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

Other websites

Governor Tony Evers official State of Wisconsin website

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[1] "CCSSO - Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.

[2] Marley, Patrick; Beck, Molly (August 14, 2018). "Wisconsin primary: Democrat Tony Evers to face GOP Gov. Scott Walker in November". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

[3] "Democrat Tony Evers ousts Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker". Politico. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[4] Journal, Molly Beck | Wisconsin State. "Tony Evers seeks a third term after battles with conservatives, cancer and Common Core". madison.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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