In October 1995, George Petak Jr. changed the course of Major League Baseball in Wisconsin. As a Republican state senator at the time, Petak cast the deciding vote to provide public funding for ...

RACINE - Sixteen years ago, former state Sen. George Petak, R-Racine, voted on one issue that lost him his job. He voted yes, to allow Racine County to become a part of the Brewers stadium sales ...

This story has been republished upon news of the death of former Sen. George Petak on Dec. 24, 2024 at age 75. Petak represents No. 22 out of the Top 50 moments in Wisconsin sports history.

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 ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- With one vote in October of 1995, George Petak made Wisconsin history twice. He cast the deciding vote to provide public stadium funding that kept the Brewers in Milwaukee ...

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 ...