Walker to attend Southern Republican Leadership Conference

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is headed to Oklahoma to speak at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in May.

The Oklahoma Republican Party announced Wednesday that Walker planned to attend to conference that runs May 21 to May 23. Other potential 2016 presidential candidates who are slated to appear include former Sen. Rick Santorum, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Ben Carson.

Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman Dave Weston calls Walker a "rising star in the Republican Party and has demonstrated more than most how to win against the toughest Democrat competition."

Walker's travel schedule is picking up as he looks seriously at a White House bid. He was in Iowa last week, he's scheduled to give a speech in Washington, D.C., on Friday and he's going to New Hampshire in March.