Holperin "Voluntarily Forfeited His Right To Serve"

From the Vilus County Republicans who back the  recall. Where are the other county republicans? 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 24, 2011
Contact: James Maillette, Chairman, Vilas County Republican Party
715‐891‐0719, jamesmaillette@gmail.com
VILAS COUNTY REPUBLICANS CONDEMN OUR SENATOR, JIM HOLPERIN
Membership Unanimously Votes to Condemn Sen. Holperin and Support His Recall

EAGLE RIVER, WI – Members of the Vilas County Republicans met Monday evening, February 21, 2011,
and voted unanimously to condemn our Senator, Jim Holperin, for leaving the Senate floor, vacating the
Wisconsin State Capitol, and for fleeing to Illinois.

Our members have demanded that he return to work in Madison to serve all his constituents of the 12th
Senate District or to resign, but he has failed to do either.

Vilas County Republicans then held a second vote and agreed unanimously to support the Recall of
Senator Jim Holperin. Our county organization agrees to support the independent efforts of Concerned
Citizens of the 12th Senate District who developed an Exploratory Committee to Recall Holperin and are
following up with activities to gather signatures and complete the recall process. More information on
those efforts can be found on‐line at www.vilas.wisgop.info and at www.recalljim.com.

When St Germain small business owner, Mark Rogacki, was asked why he supported the motion to
recall Senator J. Holperin he said, "I've been around long enough to know the difference between right
and wrong. When Senator Holperin ran to Illinois and stayed there to avoid voting, he was wrong.
To my way of thinking he has already voluntarily forfeited his right to serve as our State Senator. This
recall simply confirms that decision."

Newly elected Vilas County Republican Chairman, James Maillette, addressed the unanimous vote
condemning Senator Holperin’s failure to represent his district and the subsequent unanimous vote in
favor of supporting the recall effort by saying "We weren't expecting either of these actions when I took
over this position a little more than two weeks ago, or for that matter, even when Governor Walker
proposed this legislation. Senator Holperin has brought this upon himself by failing to properly
represent his constituents. I can understand that he holds a different opinion than we conservatives do
when it comes to dealing with the financial situation here in Wisconsin, but I don’t believe that fleeing
the state is the right thing to do just because things aren’t going your way. For a long time, the
democrats have had control of the state of Wisconsin, and republican representatives like Dan Meyer
have stood in there and done their best to represent their districts, all while democrats forced bill after
bill through with little or no discussion. I mean what choice does Jim Holperin’s flight to Illinois leave us
as voters in his district? Even if he comes back, how do we know that he won't leave again? I believe
that we (the Vilas County Republican Party) are taking the steps necessary to ensure that in the future,
we will have representation in Madison."