Newsmakers, June 9, 2011

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A summer recall election in western Wisconsin’s 32nd senate district is heating up. State Representative Jennifer Shilling (La Crosse-D) announced weeks ago that she would challenge incumbent State Senator Dan Kapanke (La Crosse-R) in the recall.

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  • Western Wisconsin's 32nd District Recall Election Heating Up Part I

    A summer recall election in western Wisconsin’s 32nd senate district is heating up. State Representative Jennifer Shilling (La Crosse-D) announced weeks ago that she would challenge incumbent State Senator Dan Kapanke (La Crosse-R) in the recall — but prior to any recall, it now appears there will be a primary election to choose a Democratic to run against Kapanke. In this part of this Newsmakers we hear from Shilling.

    The entire interview with Jennifer Shilling can be heard here

  • Western Wisconsin's 32nd District Recall Election Heating Up Part II

    In part two, we meet James Smith who says he’s preparing to challenge Jennifer Shilling for the chance to represent the Democratic Party in the recall; and then we get incumbent Dan Kapanke’s perspective on how things are taking shape.

    The entire interview with James Smith can be heard here; the full interview with Dan Kapanke is available here.