Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then Republican state Sen. George Petak, right, campaigning to retain his position in a 1999 recall election, talks with Howard ...

Former State Sen. George Petak has passed. In the 1990s, Petak cast the deciding vote to fund the construction of Miller Park. Petak lost a recall election over that single vote. In the 1990s, ...

RACINE, Wis. -- Former Wisconsin State Sen. George Petak died Tuesday at the age of 75, his son said. "My Dad certainly fought the good fight and finished his race well," Petak's son Brian Petak wrote ...

(WLUK) -- Two former lawmakers who played key roles in pivotal moments in Wisconsin history have died. Gov. Tony Evers' office announced the deaths of former Sens. George Petak and Tim Cullen on ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Former Wisconsin state Sen. George Petak has died. Wisconsin GOP chair Brian Schimming shared the news in a post on social media Tuesday, Dec. 24. While representing Racine in ...

MADISON (WKBT) -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed Executive Order 252 on Friday which orders that all flags in the state be at half-staff on Monday, Jan. 6 to honor former Wisconsin Senator ...

MADISON (WKOW) — George Petak, a former Wisconsin state senator, has died. He was 75. Gov. Tony Evers released the following statement on Petak's passing: “Kathy and I join the people of Wisconsin in ...