Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has taken two steps closer to running in the 2016 presidential election.

According to Fox News, Kirsten Kukowski, a spokeswoman for Walker's Our American Revival organization, confirmed the hiring of two new senior staffers for his campaign. Walker hired Veteran New Hampshire Republican strategist Andy Leach and former Michigan GOP political director Michael Bir.

Leach will be senior adviser and Bir will handle day-to-day campaign operations.

Walker has made an early start in his campaign with visits to Iowa and becoming the first GOP candidate to open offices in the state.

On Jan. 16, the governor announced he formed the PAC Our American Revival.

"Our American Revival encompasses the shared values that make our country great: limiting the powers of the federal government to those defined in the Constitution while creating a leaner, more efficient, more effective and more accountable government to the American people," Walker said in a statement.

The governor also hired other strategists and advisors in January as well as former Republican National Committee political director Rick Wiley.

Huffington Post previously reported on additional hirees in January. Andrew Hitt was hired as the PAC's treasurer. Hitt previously worked with Walker as the governor's senior adviser and counsel from 2011 to late last year.

CNN reported Mark Stephenson, who previously worked on Iowa Senator Joni Ernst's successful senate campaign, signed on as Walker's chief data officer.

Kukowski previously worked for the Republican National Committee as press secretary for the organization. She also worked on John McCain's 2008 campaign.

Walker, 47, began his second term as governor in January. Four years ago, Walker's named gained national headlines during the battle against public union rights. He managed to survive a recall election in 2012.

He will travel to New Hampshire next month to deliver a keynote speech at a GOP event in Concord.

New Hampshire will hold the first presidential primary on Feb. 9, 2016. The New Hampshire and the Iowa Feb. 1 primary are the first steps in determine a campaign's viability

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