This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a bobblehead of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. The bobblehead is the first of the Badger State’s 46th governor who assumed office on January 7, 2019. Evers has made difficult decisions and taken bold actions through “Safer at Home” orders in an effort to keep citizens of Wisconsin safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. These actions have drawn praise from many and criticism from others who argue that the measures are having an adverse impact on the state’s economy.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum will be donating $5 from every Governor Evers Bobblehead sold to the Protect The Heroes fund in support of the 100 Million Mask Challenge, which is the same cause that the Hall of Fame and Museum has raised over $160,000 for through the sale of Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx bobbleheads.
The bobbleheads are only available through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store. They are $25 each plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order and will ship in July. On a base bearing his name, the bobblehead features Evers wearing a suit and seated at a table as he makes an announcement during a press briefing. The bobblehead of Governor Evers joins bobbleheads of California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo, and Ohio’s Governor, Mike DeWine which are all being released today.
The 68-year-old Evers, a native of Plymouth, Wisconsin, defeated two-term Republican incumbent Scott Walker in the general election for Governor of Wisconsin on November 6, 2018. Evers cited his 2017 re-election as state superintendent with over 70 percent of the vote and his criticism of Walker’s education policies as the key reasons for deciding to run. He said his top three priorities are improving the Wisconsin public school system, making health care more affordable and fixing Wisconsin’s roads and bridges.
Educated at the University of Wisconsin in Madison where he eventually received a Ph.D, Evers worked as a teacher for several years before becoming a principal and district superintendent. Evers ran for state superintendent in 1993 and 2001, but lost both elections. He was appointed deputy superintendent, a position he served from 2001 to 2009. In 2009, he finally won the election for state superintendent and was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.
“During these unprecedented times, we want to continue to raise funds for an amazing cause while putting a smile on people’s faces with bobbleheads,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “We received a lot of requests to make a bobblehead of Governor Evers and other Governors who have been instrumental in the continued fight against COVID-19, so we’re excited to be unveiling the bobblehead today.”
