Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is coming to Milwaukee in March to endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker at a fundraiser.
The event is scheduled for March 8 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
Jill Bader, Walker's spokesperson, said Bush and Walker were first introduced last year at a Republican Governors Association conference and ""hit it off really well.""
""They've been corresponding ever since, and Governor Bush was very impressed with Scott and offered to do an event in support of his candidacy,"" she said.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Graeme Zielinski said he thinks the fundraiser hosted by Bush is a ""curious"" choice.
""I don't think Jeb Bush knows how to create Wisconsin jobs, but for that matter, I don't think Scott Walker knows how to create Wisconsin jobs either,"" he said.
Zielinski thinks Walker and Bush are out of touch with Wisconsin voters and said guests at Walker's event have the option to take a photo with Bush for $1,000.
""[Walker's] Facebook friends are gagging at the prospect,"" he said in reference to negative comments posted on Walker's Facebook page regarding the photo opportunity's price tag.
Bader said Walker has support from past Republican party chairpersons and 75 percent of current Republican elected officials in Wisconsin.
She said Walker had a fundraising event hosted by former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich last year and expects the March event to be successful.
""We expect a great crowd,"" she said. Tickets for the event are $250 per person.
—Hannah Furfaro
