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Petition filed to recall Madison mayor

Says she did not "do enough to protect the city"
Posted at 11:53 AM, Jul 09, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-09 12:56:02-04

MADISON — A Madison hotel manager has filed a petition to recall Madison's mayor, saying she did not do enough to protect the city during recent civil unrest.

Jon Rygiewicz told the Wisconsin State Journal that Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway did not keep the city safe during recent protests when demonstrators tore down statues, punched state Senator Tim Carpenter, and threw a Molotov cocktail into the City-County Building on June 23.

Rygiewicz and his group have 60 days to collect more than 36,000 signatures before the petition can move forward.

Rhodes-Conway says she won't be "distracted by a small group of people who want to divide this community.”

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