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Hudson School District recall, Wisconsin (2025)
| Hudson School District recall |
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| Officeholders |
Kate Garza Molly Powers Megan Rozowski |
| Recall status |
| Signature requirement |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Wisconsin Wisconsin recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Bob Baumann, Kate Garza, Molly Powers, and Megan Rozowski from their positions on the Hudson School District school board is underway.[1]
Recall supporters
The recall effort began after the school board voted 6-1 to close Willow River Elementary and Houlton Elementary. Baumann, Garza, Powers, and Rozowski voted in favor of the closures.[1]
Recall opponents
In a letter to the Star-Observer, Baumann, Garza, Powers, and Rozowski wrote in part, "We are aware of the recall effort targeting the four of us. It’s important to clarify that this effort has no basis in any criminal or unethical conduct but rather a disagreement with the decision to close schools." They also stated, "We are concerned that misinformation — not facts — is driving this movement. Our community deserves the truth about why we voted to close schools."[2] The letter can be read in full here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin
No specific grounds are required for recall in Wisconsin. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 60 days.[3]
2025 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia has tracked 25 school board recall efforts against 49 board members in 2025. Recall elections against three board members were approved by voters on April 22, 2025, and June 10, 2025, removing all three from office. One recall election against a board member was approved on November 4, 2025, and one recall effort against a board member was defeated. Recall elections against three other members were also held on November 18, 2025, with voters retaining all three members.
The chart below details the status of 2025 recall efforts by individual school board member.
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Hudson School District, Wisconsin
- Hudson School District, Wisconsin, elections
- Recall campaigns in Wisconsin
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star-Observer, "After board votes to close two elementary schools, residents organize a recall petition," October 24, 2025
- ↑ Star-Observer, "From Hudson School Board members facing recall: Why we voted to close Houlton and Willow River," November 14, 2025
- ↑ Wisconsin Statutes, "9.10 Recall." accessed October 17, 2023
