Kurt Bills Congratulates Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Recall Election Victory

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the first governor in the country to win re-election after facing a recall on Tuesday night. The embroiled Republican bested DFLer Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee, by a 53 percent-46 percent margin.

Walker had come under fire for his stance on union employees and battled for legislation that reformed collective bargaining and right-to-work laws.

Kurt Bills, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate facing DFL incumbent Amy Klobuchar, weighed in on Walker's victory in a message to supporters on Wednesday. Bills, a union member, is an economics teacher at and the current Minnesota House District 37B representative.

Bills campaigned for Walker in Hudson, WI, on Monday in advance of the recall election.

His message to supporters is below:

Last night, Wisconsin proved to the country that Americans want our representatives to make tough decisions, which benefit us today and also lead us to a brighter future. Wisconsin proved that reining in spending rather than raising taxes is the right plan for economic recovery. Wisconsin also proved that Americans are looking for statesmen in office, like Governor Walker, to put our country back on the path to prosperity.

"As a lifelong union member, I am proud to stand with Governor Walker and glad that our neighbors to the east stand with him as well. The citizens of that state voted for fiscal restraint and more responsibility in government, and I believe Minnesotans will choose the same when they go to the polls this November," said Bills.

Wisconsin is proof that momentum is shifting to Americans ready to support fiscal conservatives who will implement a plan to rein in debt, reduce unemployment, and return the private sector to economic prominence.