Jim Holperin's Record

Voters in the recall election of DEMOCRAT state senator Jim Holperin have a great opportunity on Tuesday, August 16.

They can do themselves a favor, as well as the people of Wisconsin, and vote Holperin out of office.

A quick review of his record shows why we need to rid the state legislature of Jim Doyle Democrats.

Holperin's record in Madison (and Illinois) is abysmal.

Kim Simac is an exceedingly better choice. She offers the sort of change that will keep Wisconsin on the right track.

Rhinelander, WI - Through all the rhetoric, the millions in outside money and the personal attacks against Kim Simac, Jim Holperin’s record in Madison is still at the heart Tuesday’s recall election. But Holperin is on the wrong side of the issues: jobs, debt, the economy and taxes.

“If you haven’t noticed, Jim Holperin and his friends are running on just about everything but the issues. There wouldn’t be all these wild distractions - and attacks on my family business - if Jim Holperin weren’t terrified of his own job-killing record in Madison,” Kim Simac said.

On Tuesday, the voters in Madison will have their say on the real issues. Jim Holperin’s record in Madison includes:

Jobs: with Jim Holperin and Jim Doyle in charge, Wisconsin lost 150,000 jobs, unemployment was in double digits in much of his district, and for the first time in state history, government jobs outnumbered manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin.

Taxes: Jim Holperin voted for billions in job-killing tax hikes, including higher taxes on small businesses and job creators in the middle of the recession.

Debt: Jim Holperin voted for a budget with the highest general obligation bonding in Wisconsin history - pushing the burden onto future generations.

Property Taxes: Jim Holperin voted in favor of $1.5 billion in property tax hikes, and against a property tax freeze that helps seniors stay in their homes.

Runaway government... Runaway senator: Holperin’s budget took stimulus money, increased spending and grew the government by 6 percent - at a time when the recession was forcing everybody else to cut back. Then, worst of all, he fled to Illinois for a three-week vacation on the taxpayers' dime, instead of fixing the mess he helped create.

“When it comes to the Northwoods, Jim Holperin abandoned his constituents long before he fled to Illinois. Sadly, when you look at the record of what he actually has done in Madison, he might have been doing us all a favor by leaving. On Tuesday, we can finish the job by voting him out of office,” Simac said.

This is really a no-brainer.

A vote for Holperin is a vote for higher taxes, debt, and a bad economy.

A vote for Kim Simac is a vote for responsible government, respect for the taxpayer, and a thriving economy.

The choice is obvious. Vote for Kim Simac.
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Here's video of the disgraceful Jim Holperin in Rockford, Illinois, NOT fulfilling his duties as a public servant of the people of Wisconsin. This was early in the 14 AWOL DEMOCRAT state senators' stint in Illinois. The negligence of Holperin and his DEMOCRAT comrades, servants of Big Labor, had only just begun.