4 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Wisconsin , ▁serving ▁from ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁governor ship , ▁he ▁defeated ▁inc umb ent ▁Governor ▁Scott ▁Mc Call um ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁to ▁ 4 1 ▁percent ; ▁the ▁Libert arian ▁Party ▁candidate ▁Ed ▁Thompson ▁carried ▁ 1 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Although ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Democr ats ▁increased ▁their ▁number ▁of ▁governor ships , ▁Do yle ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁un se at ▁a ▁sitting ▁Republican ▁governor . ▁Do yle ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Wisconsin ’ s ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁before ▁becoming ▁Governor . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁an ▁att orney ▁' of ▁coun sel ' ▁in ▁the ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁F ole y ▁& ▁L ard ner ▁and ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁board ▁of ▁Ep ic ▁Systems . ▁ ▁Personal ▁background ▁Jim ▁Do yle ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ruth ▁Bach h uber ▁Do yle ▁and ▁James ▁Edward ▁Do yle , ▁who ▁were ▁influ ential ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁post - 1 9 4 6 ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁James ▁E . ▁Do yle ▁Sr . ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁was