Difficult but not impossible Successful recalls[edit] 1911 recall of Hiram Gill, Mayor of Seattle, Washington[19] 1913 recall of a judge in San Francisco[20] 1916 recall of J. W. Robinson, Mayor of Boise, Idaho[21] 1921 recall of Lynn Frazier, Governor of North Dakota 1928 Lester R. Rice-Wray, Los Angeles, California, City Council member 1932 recalls of three judges in Los Angeles[20] 1938 recall of Mayor Frank_L._Shaw in Los Angeles, California 1977 recall of County Judge Archie Simonson, Madison, Wisconsin 1977 recall of Five members of the La Crosse School Board, La Crosse, Wisconsin[22] 1983 recall of Michigan state senators Phil Mastin and David Serotkin due to their support for a state income tax hike. Loss of these two Democratic lawmakers, along with two special elections won by Republicans, flipped the state senate to GOP control, where it has remained ever since (as of June 2017). 1987 recall of Mike Boyle, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. 1987 recall of James Holley, Mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia 199  4034  2 recall of Four Members of the La Crosse School Board[23] 1994 recall of officials in River Vale, New Jersey: Mayor Walter Jones, Councilwoman Patricia Geier, and Councilman Bernard Salmon[24] 1995 recall of California State Assemblyman Paul Horcher 1995 recall of California State Assembly Speaker Doris Allen 1996 recall of Carrollton Texas Mayor Gary Blanscet and council members Linda Caldwell, Bernis Francis, Stan Hampton, Bob Novinsky and Bert Colter & Stan Sewell 1996 recall of Wisconsin State Senator George Petak[25] 1998 recall of Tim Peters, mayor of North Pole, Alaska.[26] 2002 recall of Woodrow Stanley, mayor of Flint, Michigan. 2002 recall of multiple Milwaukee County, Wisconsin elected county officials including Executive F. Thomas Ament (resigned before election); Board Chair Karen Ordinans; and Board Supervisors Penny Podell, LeAnn Launstein, David Jasenski, Kathy Arciszewski, James McGuigan, and Linda Ryan. All were recalled due to a retirement pension controversy.[27] 2003 recall of Gray Davis, Governor of California 2003 recall of Wisconsin State Senator Gary George[25] 2005 recall of James E. West, Mayor of Spokane, Washington. 2006 recall of Neil Marko, Mayor of Roosevelt, New Jersey. 2008 recall of Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, Mayor of Arlington, Oregon. 2010 recall of James Holley, Mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia. 2010 recall of Jane Murray, Mayor of Portsmouth, Ohio 2011 recall of Carlos Alvarez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2011 recall of Natacha Seijas, Miami-Dade County Commissioner. 2011 recall of Wisconsin State Senator Randy Hopper 2011 recall of Wisconsin State Senator Dan Kapanke 2011 recall of Neal Knight, Mayor of Cornelius, Oregon, and city councilors Mari Gottwald and Jamie Minshall, less than a year after their election, due to unhappiness over their votes to fire the city manager.[28] 2011 recall of multiple Killeen, Texas elected city officials including Mayor Pro Tem Scott Cosper and four city council members.[29] 2011 recall of Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce. 2011 recall of Michigan State Representative Paul Scott 2012 recall of Fullerton, California City Council members Don Bankhead, F. Richard "Dick" Jones and Patrick McKinley. 2012 recall of Bob Ryan, Mayor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin[30] 2012 recall of Wisconsin State Senator Van H. Wanggaard[31] 2012 recall of Janice Daniels, Mayor of Troy, Michigan[32] 2012 recall of Melinda Myers, Clerk & Recorder of Saguache County, Colorado. 2013 recall of Colorado Democratic State Senator John Morse[33] 2013 recall of Colorado Democratic State Senator Angela Giron[33] 2013 recall of Deedy Slaughter, Mayor of Port Allen, Louisiana[34] 2013 recall of Leslie Knope, Councilwoman of Pawnee, Indiana 2014 recall of Fall River, Massachusetts Mayor William A. Flanagan 2014 recall of Mayor Marilynn Lynn of Bridgeport, WA 2015 recall of four selectmen in Saugus, Massachusetts 2015 recall of three school board members in Jefferson County, Colorado[35] 2016 recall of Mayor and City Council President in East Cleveland, Ohio[36] 2018 recall of Bowie, Maryland city councilwoman Diane Polangin, over her vote to approve a controversial development project located in her district[37] 2018 recall of California superior court judge Aaron Persky of Santa Clara County over his sentencing decision in People v. Turner[38] 2018 recall of California State Senator Josh Newman over his vote to raise the gas tax[39] 2018 recall of Toledo, Oregon mayor Billie Jo Smith and two City Council members over allegations of malfeasance, wrongful termination of city employees, and conducting city business at secret meetings [40] 2018 recall of Mahwah, New Jersey mayor William Laforet. 2019 recall of Rusk, Texas city council members Jan Pate and Ken Ferrara for conduct unbecoming of a council member (May 4, 2019 Cherokeean Herald May 9, 2019)