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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says in an interview being broadcast Sunday he is "seriously considering" running for governor should there be a recall election.

"I know there are other Democrats running and I have respect for them. But I think that this governor has done so much damage to this state, I want him to be gone from this job," Barrett said.

Barrett appears on "Up Front with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV (Channel 12) in Milwaukee.

A Democrat who is running for re-election for the nonpartisan office of mayor in April, Barrett has often been mentioned as a possible candidate to challenge Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election. Walker defeated Barrett in the 2010 gubernatorial race.

Democrats who have said they will run in a recall election are former Dane County executive Kathleen Falk of Madison and state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout of Alma.