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Revision as of 05:24, 13 October 2013 by TommyBoy (talk | contribs) (Add category)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)George Petak (November 6, 1949) is a Republican Wisconsin politician.Born in Warren, Ohio, Petak graduated from Kent State University. He moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he was a quality control manager. Petak was elected to the Racine School Board. In 1990, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1995, Petak, changed his vote on a controversial funding bill for the Miller Park stadium, after initially promising that he would vote against the bill. Petak's deciding vote supported the one-tenth of one percent sales tax. Nine months later, Petak was recalled from office. This resulted in Petak becoming the first Wisconsin legislator to be successfully recalled from office. In 2009, Petak opened a consulting business in Madison, Wisconsin.
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- http://wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2506&search_term=petak
- Walters, Steve. "Wisconsin's Recall Free-For-All". State Legislatures. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- Madison. "Petak Recall Counter to History". JournalTimes.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- http://www.derekmiller.us/baseball/miller.shtml
- http://legis.state.wi.us/LRB/gw/gw_13.pdf
- Jones, Stephanie. "Recalled Sen. Petak's Advice to Recall Candidates: "Take nothing for granted"". JournalTimes.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- Walters, Steve. "Wisconsin's Recall Free-for_All". State Legislature. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- http://news.racinepost.com/2009/03/former-sen-george-petak-opens.html
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