Two more Republican state senators will face recalls after campaign organizers against them announced Monday they have collected the requisite signatures.
Petitioners against state Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, submitted their petition with the Government Accountability Board Monday, while the group organizing the recall for state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, announced on their Facebook page Monday evening they also collected the required signatures and will submit their petition Tuesday.
Organizers from both campaigns were able to collect around 23,000 signatures for each two weeks before the petition due date.
Recall petitions were also filed in early April for Sen. Dan Kapanke, R-La Crosse, and Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac. Oshkosh Deputy Mayor Jessica King announced last week she will run against Hopper in the recall election this summer.
Olsen's chief of staff Heather Smith said the recall is part of the democratic process.
""We're going to keep moving forward and do our jobs,"" Smith said.
State Senate Democratic Committee director Kory Kozloski said he feels ""very good"" about the Democrats chances to beat Olsen in a recall election.
""The fact that 23,000 of Luther Olsen's constituents felt they needed to take this extreme step of removing him from office is pretty telling of how exactly people feel up there,"" Kozloski said.
According to Kozloski, the Democrats will announce who will be running against Olsen on Thursday.
Spokesman for the Recall Senator Harsdorf campaign Joel Kulow said they were surprised by how many signatures they were able to collect and how much local opposition there was to Harsdorf in the district.
Kozloski added recall petitions are also close to being completed for state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and state Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Green Bay.
