Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is best known for his controversial 2011 budget proposal, in which he wanted to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin state employees. Walker is also the first governor in U.S. history to win a recall election.
Reports are circulating that Vice President Mike Pence's personal website had been hacked, due to the bizarre content being featured. It turned out that viewers were confused by a parody site attributed to the VP, created by Funny or Die.
A pending Ohio state legislation would make possessing or acquiring an assault weapon a felony, proposed by two Democratic state senators. Ohio governor and former Republican presidential contender John Kasich has not voiced an opinion either way.
George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. He led his country's response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and initiated the Iraq War in 2003.
Chris Christie is best known for his combative style as the Republican governor of traditionally Democratic New Jersey.
Sarah Palin’s oldest son Track was arrested on domestic violence charges in Alaska -- the second time in two years. Charges included felony burglary, misdemeanor reckless assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief.
Nikki Haley is the United States Ambassador to the United Nations appointed by President Donald Trump. She was governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, and was the first female and Indian-American to serve in this office.
John Hancock was an 18th century U.S. merchant who was president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
George C. Wallace was a four-time governor of Alabama and three-time presidential hopeful. He is best remembered for his 1960s segregationist politics.
Patrick Henry was a brilliant orator and a major figure of the American Revolution, perhaps best known for his words "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Former governor Eliot Spitzer had a promising career until his frequent use of prostitutes was discovered, forcing him to resign.
President Ronald Reagan helped redefine the purpose of government and pressured the Soviet Union to end the Cold War. He solidified the conservative agenda for decades after his presidency.
Thomas Jefferson was a draftsman of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president (1801-09). He was also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
Andrew Cuomo, the 56th governor of New York, is the son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and brother of news anchor Chris Cuomo. He formerly served as New York's attorney general and U.S. secretary of HUD.
Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States, and the second to be impeached. He oversaw the country's longest peacetime economic expansion.
Tom Vilsack has served as mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, state senator and governor of Iowa. He became the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in 2009.
American Founding Father Samuel Adams helped organize the Boston Tea Party and signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
A rising star in the Republican Party, Bobby Jindal became the first Indian American to be elected governor in the United States in 2007.
When Kathleen Sebelius, daughter of a former Ohio governor, was elected governor of Kansas, they became the first father-daughter governors in U.S. history.
Pinckney Pinchback is best known as the first person of African-American descent to become governor of a U.S. state.
Robert M. La Follette was an American Republican best known as a proponent of progressivism and a fierce opponent to corporate power.
The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe is known for his "Monroe Doctrine," disallowing further European colonization in the Americas.
Ambrose Burnside is best known for his leadership as a major general of the Union Army in the Civil War and for originating the fashion of sideburns in the United States.
Feisty politician Ann Richards came to national attention as a keynote speaker in the 1988 Democratic National Convention and later as governor of Texas.